{"id":2511,"date":"2024-07-02T19:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilingual.hu\/bilingual-education\/altalanos-iskolai-program\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T23:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:52:50","slug":"primary-school-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bilingual.hu\/en\/bilingual-education\/primary-school-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary School Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 <\/a><\/span> Bilingual education<\/a><\/span> Primary School Program<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Primary School Program Essentials<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A core pillar of the Bilingual Program at all levels is the Bilingual Family Model: our one-person\/one-language model of co-teaching. The approach is straightforward: the Hungarian co-teacher speaks only Hungarian and the Bilingual teacher speaks only English, thus maximizing the language immersion and language learning opportunities for our students.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another core pillar of our program is English and Civilization classes and tutorials, where  lessons are run exclusively in English. Finally, students interact with their teachers outside of lesson times, too, during breaks, at special school events, and in camps, to name a few.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course, entry into primary school introduces a great deal more structure into the children\u2019s lives, broadening the ways in which they acquire their English. Focused and sustained study of lexical items begins in first grade, reading and writing in English begins at the start of second grade (allowing students a smooth path into Hungarian reading and writing in first grade), and English grammatical structures are introduced in increasingly explicit ways from third grade onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet the methodology we use \u2013 what gets the job done \u2013 remains, in its essence, the same throughout the entirety of our program. We employ the techniques and insights of what we call the Active Classroom: a student- and communication-centered teaching and learning environment where students think, speak and act. We combine this general approach with the logic and strategies of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to combine language and content when we co-teach with our Hungarian partners; and in all subjects we develop our students\u2019 thinking skills with the precepts of Computational Thinking, giving them the tools to succeed in any school or work environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we measure our success?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How well are the students doing? Are they learning enough? These are key questions for anyone participating in or considering joining our program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambridge English Qualifications – the premier external benchmark:<\/p>\n\n\n

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