A unique afternoon British school in Budapest that teaches English through an innovative programme.
We are a unique institution in Budapest: a mini British school, running an innovative programme for students who attend non-English speaking schools. ESB provides many of the advantages of a British education after students have benefited from their daytime Hungarian school.
Why ESB?
Our school was founded with a basic principle in mind: to gain the best of British in addition to a student’s Hungarian education
Native speaking Teachers
Every single teacher in our school is a native English speaker. This helps children getting familiar with the perfect pronunciation but teachers also bring in their own unique cultural elements to the classroom.
Courses for all levels
We teach English Language and Literacy to children aged 4 to 18. There are classes for second language learners (all levels), native speaker children (all ages) and exam classes (B2 & C1) for teenagers.
Easy to reach locations
ESB has two school locations: in II district at 2-4 Tárogató út which is at the bottom of Hüvösvölgyi út, close to Pasaréti tér and the Budagyöngye shopping centre. The second location is at Apor Vilmos Ter in district XII, close to MOM shopping centre.
The ESB experience
English School of Budapest is not just an afternoon school. It’s so much more! Children will learn English in a fun way while also getting educated on a range of practical topics thanks to our unique approach and curriculum.
Teachers and our team
We are proud to have a teaching staff that is young, enthusiastic and very, very friendly!
- Full time dedicated, qualified teachers - our unique strength is that our team can fully focus on teaching only
- Teachers are continuously trained throughout the year - our staff are coached by Hungary's leading thinker, speaker and trainer who has a great knowledge about teaching second language students
- We are specialists, dedicated to teaching English only - our curriculum, support materials, staff are all chosen with this speciality in mind. We are experts at what we do. Teaching children English is the only thing we do!
Meet our Educational Director
Daniel Russell is American born, has his Master of Arts in Teaching and has years of experience both at the secondary and primary level in the United States and abroad. Since 2017, Dan has been a part of the ESB team!
Great resources are the foundation of success
Enroll in ESB and enjoy the benefits of our resources!
Our very own library
Students will find every material readily available to further deepen their knowledge.
Individualized reading program
We use a progressive reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading
Extra curricular activities
Several programmes are organised over the year to allow a broader range of experiences through events, typical of a UK school.
Frequently asked questions
Teachers provide two pieces of homework each week, usually a reading assignment and a worksheet to extend learning in class at home.
Yes, as long as they have the same level of English skills.
Absolutely! Research shows that it’s possible to acquire all language skills while learning multiple languages at the same time. 60% of the world’s population grow up speaking 2 or more languages.
No. ESB is a mini British school, and has developed a curriculum similar to that of Britain and teaches through Western methodologies.
At the age of 14. ESB teaches a language exam preparation class. We advise taking this class the year the examination takes place.
We plan to achieve 12 children per class. An assistant is provided in class sizes larger than 12.
Our community is very important for us and we believe that communication with parents is a key component in forming a strong, proactive school community. At ESB we use CLASS DOJO as an effective communication tool with an easy to use application for your phone.
Initial assessments are free of charge.
Teachers are not obliged to provide lesson materials for students that miss lessons, unless that student has been off sick.
No. All of our teachers are Native English speakers.
Yes. At ESB we have rolling admissions and it’s possible to join our school at any time of the year.
No, we don’t accept monthly payments. There are two options: semester or yearly.
No. Our curriculum sets measurable outcomes and it’s important that your child practises their language skills 4+ hours a week. Thus, in order to progress to the next level by the end of the school year, we highly recommend that your child attends our English lessons twice a week.
Meet the team
Hello! We are looking forward to meeting you in person – until then, here is our short introduction.
Let us show you how we can help besides teaching English!
ESB is exactly for you if...
you want your child to...
- be recognised for what they believe, not how they express their beliefs
- be top of their class
- develop better skills than classmates
- take responsibilty for their own success
- be a problem-solver
your child is...
- unmotivated, always sitting at the computer
- failing at English class
- not pro-active, waits to be spoken to
- has low self-confidence
We know it is not easy. Read our director's message for you
Through our years of experience, we learned what parents are struggling with… and we are here to help!
Dear Parents! I know how you feel!
As a father of 5 children my main parental role has been the family taxi driver. Barely appreciated by my 5 loyal clients and not even a hint of a tip!
Although they have now grown up, the weekly schedule of trying to plan everybody’s after school schedule was a challenge. Football, fencing, folk dancing and a continuing list of absolutely “Daddy, I have to go to…” activities, all impossibly available for the same afternoon. We taxi drivers are stressed!!
At ESB we recognise these dilemmas and have 20 different classes from Monday to Saturday at two different locations to give parents the greatest number of options.
Our classrooms at Tarogato u ( II) and Apor Vilmos ter ( XII) are planned to be no more than 10 minutes drive from your Buda home or school. Of course we will recommend which classes are best for your children but importantly, there is a choice.
ESB is all about options and opening doors...
Squeezing in yet another extra curricular activity for your children is not easy but we are happy to help!
Reachable in 10 minutes
Our locations at 2nd and 12nd district were carefully selected with the purpose of not being more then 10 minutes drive from your local Buda home or school.
Scheduling is a breeze
We offer 20 different classes from Monday to Saturday at 2 locations to give parents the greatest number of options.
ESB is great value
Our true competition are actual British private schools in the UK. Same level of care, same quality but at a fraction of the price (and of course those are not 10 minutes away!)
Our Location
Testimonials
We are grateful for the kind words from the parents of the hundreds of children who already attended ESB.
There are more than 1,2 billion* English speakers worldwide. We help children be part of the global community by teaching how to understand and be understood.
*estimation by ethnologue.com
