AUSKOLA - JULY

This AUSkola day was mostly about play and crafts.At the very beginning of the day, for the first time this school year, we joined the others in a common warm-up game. Both the younger and older children enjoyed this equally. After that, we moved into our own, familiar classroom, and during morning tea, we talked about how everyone’s winter break had gone. We continued with “Hairdresser” math and a visual memory game. For the craft activity, I originally planned to make butterflies from ginkgo leaves, but the creativity of our little team soared beyond butterflies — soon flower-filled meadows and ladybugs were also being created. We stayed with the tiny insects theme and “built” an underground ant house from crumpled paper. Of course, not everyone was equally drawn to the ants, so with them, we folded fortune cookies from origami paper and even hid messages inside them. By this time, we were all quite hungry, but the pizza was still on its way, so we called out: Table, be set! — lunchboxes appeared again, and while snacking together, we waited for lunch. Don’t worry — there was still room left for the pizza slices.After the break, we explored finger coordination and focus games. At the end of the day, we rejoined the others to watch and try to interpret the shadow play performance of the senior group. We closed the day with a birthday greeting and one last surprise treat. See you in August!

Kuki Edina

The most recent session in the MID group was filled with meaningful and engaging activities.We began the morning in a cheerful mood with group singing — familiar children’s songs rang out, one of which we accompanied with playful movements, adding a physical element to the musical experience and deepening the children’s engagement and joy.After morning tea, crafting followed under Juli’s guidance: the children created colorful cubes and triangles using origami techniques. During the activity, they demonstrated exceptional skill and perseverance — everyone worked with focus and enthusiasm, happily watching as the paper transformed into geometric shapes.After lunch and a well-deserved break, we moved on to an educational segment, centered around the mysterious creatures of the seas: octopuses. The children learned many fascinating facts about these unique animals, and afterwards, connected to what they had learned, they created their own colorful, long-tentacled octopuses using various materials.This creative process not only stimulated their imagination but also developed their fine motor skills. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the shadow play performance by the senior and middle groups. The children watched attentively and with interest — the play of silhouettes and this unique form of storytelling captivated everyone, offering an inspiring experience.Finally, we wrapped up the day with a group dance session led by Fanni. The children moved freely to the rhythm of the music, happily encouraging and following one another while learning new steps.

Andrell Erika

The July session was built around the opposites of light and darkness.The middle and senior groups worked together on this topic, as many children had traveled to Hungary. After a movement-based warm-up, we invited the children to imagine a fast-paced city where many blind people live, and to depict situations from the everyday life of this unusual city through shadow play.The work was done in pairs, with mixed boy-girl teams. The focused preparations were followed by deeply expressive presentations.A special highlight of the day was that the other school groups also came to watch the performances at the end of the day.In the afternoon, after a science discussion related to light and shadow, the children also had the chance to create their own designed candle holders.

Csata István and Lenihan Dóra

In July, in the middle of winter and due to school holidays and travels, we gathered in smaller numbers — but with even more enthusiasm — at the Hungarian school.We started the day as usual with a cheerful, movement-based warm-up game. The children formed pairs for the game. One partner formed a large circle in the room, standing in a straddle position, creating little “gates.” The other partner walked around outside the circle. When the clap signal was heard, their task was to run back to their partner as quickly as possible, crawl through their legs, and grab a foam block from the center of the circle.They had to lift the foam block high in the air to signal successful completion of the task. After practicing the movements, the “real” game began: this time, one less foam block was placed in the center than the number of pairs, so in each round, one pair was left without a block. They were out, and the game continued until only one winning pair remained.After that, a big favorite returned: the "smoothie, canoe, pancake" game — which the children already loved on the first day of school — and this time was no different!After the group play, the children split into age-based groups. The youngest playgroup welcomed two new babies, not even one year old yet — it was lovely to see the families getting to know each other.The older kids colored, folded paper boats, and created art. In the afternoon, I joined the senior group, who were working on shadow play. They showed incredible creativity — cutting, gluing, designing their own little stories, then performing them in pairs, of course without sound, using only shadows to tell their tales. These short shadow plays were not only entertaining but also meaningful!We even had enough energy left at the end of the day for a little dancing. We jumped around to Dübörög a ház, spun and twirled to Ciao Bella, and this is how we closed our July Hungarian School Day.

Fanni Csényi

KCSP scholarship holder