239 result(s) for high school teachers
Holy Mass in English Every Saturday In Downtown Budapest
- 22 Mar 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Weekly Roman Catholic Holy Mass in English at 5pm every Saturday, at the Jesuit Fathers' Church of the Sacred Heart. The young Transylvanian-born Father Lajos Kovács, S.J. delivers carefully prepared homilies that deal with current social problems and personal faith. Organ-accompanied traditional Anglo-American hymns are sung by the community. Lectors are members of the expat community, with ...
H.E. Ilan Mor, The Ambassador Of The State Of Israel Visited Vác And Százhalombatta
- 19 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ilan Mor, the Ambassador of the State of Israel accredited to Hungary continues his visits to the countryside where he is about to meet with responsible leaders in all fields of life. This time he visited Vác on March 13. In the Mayor's Office he met Mayor Attila Fördős, Deputy Mayors Tibor Pető and Zoltán Mokánszky, Lajos Varga Assistant Bishop, Zoltan Nemeth President of Vaci Gypsy Minority ...
Ombudsman Slams Hungarian School Gyms
- 5 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
"Conditions of physical education and student sport in schools are not adequate and this impedes the right to high level physical and mental health, ombudsman Máté Szabó said on Wednesday. His Office said in a statement that most gymnasia in schools are out of date, neglected and potentially hazardous, while lockers and basic hygienic conditions are absent.
Hungary Makes Basic Education Paramount
- 26 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Experts have welcomed the Hungarian Government’s initiative to boost basic education. Less than a decade ago an independent European survey showed that Hungarian children under the age of 15 barely understand what they are reading.
Duodji - Sami Handicrafts At Museum of Ethnography Budapest
- 10 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Duodji - Sámi Handicrafts by Ilmari Tapiola in the Museum of Ethnography. Ilmari Tapiola (b. 1955; Sámi name Gáva-Jon Ilmar) comes from a village of Kaava (Gávva) on the Teno River (Deatnu) in the municipality of Utsjoki. Tapiola is both a reindeer herder, an entrepreneur in the field of fishing tourism and a maker of handicraft.
America Day In Mezőberény, Hungary
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"On September 30, a group from the American Embassy and the Hungarian-American Partnership Association travelled to Mezőberény to attend the "America Day" program organized by Petőfi Sándor High School. Approximately 500 students participated in the day-long program.
Susan Ballantyne Joins The English Learning Centre In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"She joins the growing team at ELC Budapest as Educational Co-ordinator. Until this summer, Susan was the School Principal at the International School of Budapest at Csillebérc. She has over 30 years primary school teaching experience, 10 years of which has been as a school principal. Her role will be to ensure that ELC develops a high level of professional teaching competence so that we achieve ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...
Holy Mass in English Every Saturday In Downtown Budapest
- 22 Mar 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Weekly Roman Catholic Holy Mass in English at 5pm every Saturday, at the Jesuit Fathers' Church of the Sacred Heart. The young Transylvanian-born Father Lajos Kovács, S.J. delivers carefully prepared homilies that deal with current social problems and personal faith. Organ-accompanied traditional Anglo-American hymns are sung by the community. Lectors are members of the expat community, with ...
H.E. Ilan Mor, The Ambassador Of The State Of Israel Visited Vác And Százhalombatta
- 19 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ilan Mor, the Ambassador of the State of Israel accredited to Hungary continues his visits to the countryside where he is about to meet with responsible leaders in all fields of life. This time he visited Vác on March 13. In the Mayor's Office he met Mayor Attila Fördős, Deputy Mayors Tibor Pető and Zoltán Mokánszky, Lajos Varga Assistant Bishop, Zoltan Nemeth President of Vaci Gypsy Minority ...
Ombudsman Slams Hungarian School Gyms
- 5 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
"Conditions of physical education and student sport in schools are not adequate and this impedes the right to high level physical and mental health, ombudsman Máté Szabó said on Wednesday. His Office said in a statement that most gymnasia in schools are out of date, neglected and potentially hazardous, while lockers and basic hygienic conditions are absent.
Hungary Makes Basic Education Paramount
- 26 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Experts have welcomed the Hungarian Government’s initiative to boost basic education. Less than a decade ago an independent European survey showed that Hungarian children under the age of 15 barely understand what they are reading.
Duodji - Sami Handicrafts At Museum of Ethnography Budapest
- 10 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Duodji - Sámi Handicrafts by Ilmari Tapiola in the Museum of Ethnography. Ilmari Tapiola (b. 1955; Sámi name Gáva-Jon Ilmar) comes from a village of Kaava (Gávva) on the Teno River (Deatnu) in the municipality of Utsjoki. Tapiola is both a reindeer herder, an entrepreneur in the field of fishing tourism and a maker of handicraft.
America Day In Mezőberény, Hungary
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"On September 30, a group from the American Embassy and the Hungarian-American Partnership Association travelled to Mezőberény to attend the "America Day" program organized by Petőfi Sándor High School. Approximately 500 students participated in the day-long program.
Susan Ballantyne Joins The English Learning Centre In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"She joins the growing team at ELC Budapest as Educational Co-ordinator. Until this summer, Susan was the School Principal at the International School of Budapest at Csillebérc. She has over 30 years primary school teaching experience, 10 years of which has been as a school principal. Her role will be to ensure that ELC develops a high level of professional teaching competence so that we achieve ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...