Location: The outskirts of Zalaszentgrót
Age group: Sounds like a learning centre for your child? We welcome applications from children in Grades 1-3 for our mixed-age groups.
Financial contribution: scholarship and supporter
A szülői hozzájárulásról az alábbi oldalon tudsz tájékozódni bővebben.
For the founders of BPS Zala, emotional security and predictability are among the most important core values they seek in a school. They believe that both children and teachers can enjoy going to school, that curiosity can be preserved throughout the school years, and that it is possible to grow up without performance anxiety overshadowing the joy of learning. They want their children to spend plenty of time in nature and value 21st-century learning approaches along with the development of social skills. This is why, in the fall of 2023, they began planning the establishment of a micro-school in Zalaszentgrót, based on the BPS model.
The goal is for children to remain open to the diversity of the world, to collaborate effectively with others, and to develop the ability and willingness to reflect on themselves and grow.
In September 2024, this learning hub opened in a green environment: with a small garden, a soccer field, and a magnificent pine tree providing shade.
BPS Zala operates as the newest learning point of the already 800-member Budapest School starting from September 2024. Our teachers lead the school based on the BPS model.
At our school, children enjoy coming. They are liberated, happy, and creative. They take care of their own health, future, and each other, connecting with themselves and their peers. It is important to us to provide an anxiety-, abuse-, and humiliation-free, emotionally secure environment where conflicts are not swept under the rug, and where everyone is an accepted member of the community. We believe that this is the only way to learn joyfully together.
In Budapest School, children consider creativity and learning as their own affair. They study because they are driven by curiosity and interest, because they experience the joy of challenges and progress, because they are in the flow. This is not a competitive arena, but rather a creative, boldly experimental, and inquisitive community of "out of the box" thinkers. In Budapest School, children dare to dream, set goals, and act for themselves and others.
As parents, we can have an impact on our children's education at Budapest School. Teachers treat parents as partners, and parents and teachers collaborate for the benefit of the children. As parents, we can also be part of a strong community experience, with plenty of opportunities for connection, but it's not obligatory to portray the school in a certain way. Instead, let's just enjoy spending time with similar families like ours.
Creativity is just as important in schools today as literacy. Therefore, it should receive equal emphasis.