Gandhi High School
| Gandhi Közalapítványi Gimnázium és Kollégium | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1992 |
| address |
Komját Aladár u. 5, |
| place | Pécs |
| County | Baranya |
| Country | Hungary |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 5 ′ 31 ″ N , 18 ° 16 ′ 1 ″ E |
| Website | www.gandhigimi.hu ( Hungarian ) |
The Gandhi-Gymnasium ( Hungarian Gandhi Közalapítványi Gimnázium és Kollégium ) in Pécs in Hungary is the first gymnasium in Europe that was founded and attended by Roma .
history
In 1992 the school was donated by various Roma organizations. The grammar school has been in operation since 1994. It was named after the Indian Mahatma Gandhi , which is intended to emphasize the Indian origin of all Roma groups. The co-founder and first director of the school was János Bogdán, who comes from Somogy County . After an apprenticeship , he studied history as well as Hungarian language and literature at the Janus Pannonius University for teaching at grammar schools. He developed the basic pedagogical concept of the Gandhi-Gymnasium and worked out the first curricula for the school. The high school is financed by state funds, funds from the European Union and donations.
In the first school year of 1994, 56 pupils attended the school. In 2010, a total of 41 students graduated from high school, 38 of whom started their studies; in 2011 the school had around 250 students. As of 2000, nearly 400 students have completed full-time education and over 300 of them have graduated from high school.
In February 2013, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, who gave the school its name, was inaugurated on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the school's twentieth anniversary.
Goals and curriculum
One aim was to create a way for Roma children to take a high school diploma in order to improve the situation of the ethnic group in Hungary through education, since the current proportion of Roma academics in Hungary is only around one percent. Furthermore, the young people should be made aware of their own culture. In addition to the usual subjects, Roma culture and the teaching of the two Roma languages Beás and Lovári are anchored in the curriculum . English and German are offered as foreign languages . The school's equipment is contemporary with a large, well-stocked library, IT rooms and a sports hall. A boarding school is now also attached to the school , in which up to 340 students live.
The Gandhi-Gymnasium sees itself as an open school and can also be attended by non-Roma. In addition, it is also possible for Roma and non-Roma adults who have not completed their education for various reasons to make up for the Matura, which is possible through evening classes as well as distance learning.
See also
Web links
- Rare species of Roma academics. Augustin, November 1, 2010, accessed August 17, 2013 .
- Roma want to help themselves with elite schools. In: Der Tagesspiegel. January 5, 2011, accessed August 17, 2013 .
- Get out of the vicious circle. In: The Standard. October 31, 2011, accessed August 17, 2013 .