About us
Learn more about our programme, vision and meet the management and teachers of ESB!
Our unique Programme
These are the main reasons ESB is completely different from any other school in Budapest!
Practical teaching method
ESB's teaching method greatly differs from the one used in public schools based on Prussian, content-driven "whiteboard and chalk" style method. We want to develop not only the English spelling and vocabulary but communication and cognitive skills as well, primarily the critical and creative thinking. Our classrooms are vivid and teaching raises attention.
Unique School
We are a unique school in Budapest: A mini British school, running an innovative programme for students who attend Hungarian or non English speaking schools. Our school allows children to gain all the benefits of their own national education system, but combines this with a British education. Our programme costs less than tenth of a full time British international school, so we are able to be affordable to a much wider part of the community.
Performance Events
Our students also explore children’s literature, especially drama and poetry. This Literature programme leads to performance events: a Winter Show and a whole school Poetry Recital Competition.
Engaging Teaching
Our classrooms are vibrant, teaching is highly engaging: activities range from mummifying a tomato, to making a digital party political manifesto and campaign broadcast, or creating a human museum of Celtic gods. We skype between our two school sites to allow inter-class projects.
English-speaking Community
Our children and their parents see our school as their English-speaking extended family. We are very pro-active users of social websites, posting weekly photographs of learning activities and our events. The community is also built through these events. We hold an annual Halloween Celebration, Winter Show, Poetry Recital Competition and Family Summer Fayre.
Summer Programmes
We offer a rich variety of summer camps, including an annual themed camp, a Young Business Entrepreneurs Camp and a 3D Art Camp, all hosted by English native speaker experts.
Native teachers-British Curriculum
Our English native speaker, trained classroom teachers, use a cross-curricular approach to learning founded on the best practice of the New National Curriculum for England. This means that grammar, spelling, phonics and vocabulary development are embedded into the teaching of non-fiction topics, chosen for their ability to engage students. In Foundation classes children learn to communicate on a range of practical topics. In Literacy classes children explore the sciences and humanities. They therefore develop the ability to use English for both general and academic purposes.
Skills Focus
Alongside developing children’s English, we aim to foster communicative and cognitive skills, especially critical and creative thought, using iPad research, group and class projects, planning and giving presentations using digital technology and collaborative/competitive interactive whiteboard learning.
Home Learning
ESB provides students with the opportunity to reinforce key concepts from class in a creative way through weekly home learning tasks. Examples of assignments may include drawing a picture of vocabulary words, uploading a video of an interview with a family member, creative writing, etc. These tasks are posted each week on ClassDojo by your student's teacher as a portfolio. This can be accessed through your child's ClassDojo account. In addition to weekly home learning assignments, students are encouraged to engage in at home reading. ESB utilizes various platforms such as ReadWorks.org, Openlibrary.org, Oxford Reading Tree, and others in addition to books assigned from our own ESB library.
Join us!
Registration is possible throughout the year, so do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a meeting, when we will introduce you to the school and our learning programme, as well as assess your child’s level of English and recommend the right class. Come and join us and experience a genuine community of English speakers and English learners in action.
The English School of Budapest Vision
Envisioned future
ESB teaches English to children in a uniquely effective and innovative way. We will become recognised as Hungary’s centre of excellence for teaching and learning English for children and educators.
Teaching and Learning
The English School of Budapest is a community for effective teaching and learning. We believe in pupil-centred learning, which is rigorous, creative and structured.
Personal Development
At ESB we value honesty, courtesy, active participation in school life, enthusiasm to learn and cooperation with others.
Participation
We aim to maximise student participation at school and at home. We encourage families to see the school as their English-speaking community.
Our Purpose
ESB provides to children in Hungary a British education focusing on English and literacy learning through cross curricular methodology and active student engagement.
ESB Commitment
The teachers at ESB are dedicated to supporting and inspiring the students and each other. Our whole team • Commits to excel • Builds a creative English world to engage children • Educates for both skills development and language knowledge
Communication
ESB recognises the importance of communication. We encourage and support effective communication between all members of the school community.
Meet the team
Testimonials
We are grateful for the kind words from the parents of the hundreds of children who already attended ESB.
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