FEDE General Assembly
Avicenna International College president is attending the FEDE General Assembly on Wednesday, April 3rd, and Thursday, April 4th, 2024, in Barcelona.
The commemoration of March fifteenth
On March 15th, we gather to commemorate the Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian War of Independence against the Habsburg monarchy, a pivotal event in our quest for independence and democratic rights. The students in grade 10 made it their goal that, in the short time they had, they would strive to make it as outstanding as possible, including songs, poems, and re-enactments of historical events to help demonstrate and provide a better understanding. Initially, their ideas were scattered, so they sought to find a central theme upon which to build their performance. This central theme was [...]
My first ever Job Shadowing experience, 18-22 March 2024, Nocera Umbra, Italy
Experience description – Job Shadowing in Istituto Omnicomprensivo D.Alighieri, Nocera Umbra, Italy As the Erasmus coordinator at my school the AIC, I couldn’t do without this novel experience to try myself to teach at another EU high school. I picked a partner school with which we have been in close cooperation with over the last 3 years, ever since we started our Erasmus programmes at AIC. Beside being the principal, I am also a Biology teacher, so I took advantage of both and planned my activities at the Istituto Omnicomprensivo Dante Alighierei accordingly. I knew the school itself as [...]
Project Day Math Competition
Knowledge of finance and marketing is vital for high school students to be successful in both their personal and professional lives. Schools play a decisive role in preparing students for attainment in the modern economy by providing them with knowledge about finance and marketing. This understanding is essential for personal financial management, career readiness, economic mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking skills. Setting a math contest focused on finance and marketing can help students improve important skills, gain practical knowledge, and prepare for future accomplishment in a broad range of professions. We set the project day as [...]
Successful achievement at the Kontra József National Chemistry Competition
Successful achievement at the Kontra József National Chemistry Competition Cintia Tamás, a G9 student, secured the ninth position in the semi-finals of the Kontra József National Chemistry Competition. The two rounds of the competition featured calculation problems with varying levels of general chemical knowledge and theoretical questions requiring deeper understanding. Although only the top five participants will advance to the finals, we are not disappointed and are looking forward to next year competition with renewed enthusiasm and the experiences gained. We congratulate Cintia for her outstanding achievement and wish her continued success in her studies. Ms. Ildikó Győri Chemistry [...]
Chinese Lunar New Year and European Carnival season at AIC
The month of February is the beginning of an exciting season that leads up to all the festivities in the world ushering in the spirit of the new year and the coming of the spring. Such is the Lunar New Year widely celebrated in Asia and here at Avicenna by our Chinese and Vietnamese students. Grade 11 students were asked to prepare ppt presentations to show to their classmates during two specially dedicated Master Classes in 2 weeks, coming from other ethnic backgrounds how they actually celebrate it, what the most important attributes and customs are, [...]
Erasmus – Stress Relief and Well-being Strategies for Teachers
My choice of course was a different one regarding structured educational visits but unfortunately that one was cancelled with my accommodation and flight ticket already booked so I had to look elsewhere and I found this. I knew the location and as it turned out the trainer Olga as well, from a previous course which was an unexpected surprise. My 8 classmates came from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Poland, one of them was also a school director, in this case a primary school director. When you join these Erasmus courses you can expect one [...]
Biology lesson, G9 students have their first lesson about nucleic acids
During Biology lesson, G9 students have their first lesson about nucleic acids that includes DNA and RNA. After completing all required knowledge about the structure and types of nucleic acids, students compete in 3 groups working together to find the match of different terms with the right responses.
Turkish students at Avicenna
AIC had the pleasure to welcome 20 Turkish students and 4 accompanying teacher Colleagues from Kilis on our premises and to spend the whole week together with exciting academic and social programmes from 19 to 23 February for the entire working week. It was an all-time first for us to welcome a group of Turkish high school students at Avicenna. The Turkish students were placed into 4 different study groups that fitted their age and study profile the best. They attended scheduled classes with Avicenna students in grades 9, 10 and 11 in the morning from [...]
Visit to Rock Hospital
AIC opened the New Year with a very unique cultural program located under Buda Castle to improve the knowledge of the graduating class about modern history. Out of 29 students and adults,13 grade12 and six Italian Erasmus students visited the Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum (Hungarian: Sziklakórház Atombunker Múzeum) with six Erasmus teachers from Italy and four accompanying teachers from Avicenna Bilingual High School. The aim of the interactive program was to help students understand the brutality of wars, widen their knowledge of modern history among students about to graduate and also narrow the [...]