This document provides information about the Szigetbecse-Makád Közös Igazgatású Közoktatási Intézményi Fenntartó Társulás Óvodája és Általános Iskolája in Szigetbecse, Hungary. It discusses the location of Szigetbecse on Csepel Island near Budapest. It then summarizes the sights and history of Szigetbecse, including memorials to André Kertész and Béla Bartók who spent time there. It provides details about the local Catholic church, German houses, village museum, and cemetery. The

1. Szigetbecse-Makád Közös Igazgatású
Közoktatási Intézményi Fenntartó Társulás
Óvodája és Általános Iskolája
SZIGETBECSE

2. Szigetbecse is located on the
south part of Csepel-island,
next to the dead channel of
the Ráckevei-(Soroksári)
Danube , 48 km from the
capital city of Hungary.
There live 1381 people.
Communal crest

3. Szigetbecse is pride of
o Memorial of André Kertész
o Lifetree
o Lake by the Balassi square
o Catholic church
o Nepomuki Szent János statue
o German national houses
o Village museum
o Petőfi Sándor community centre
o Szent Vendel statue
o Cemetery
o Dead channel and its neighborhood
o Lakeside Kindergarten
o German Nationality Elementary School

4. Memorial house of André Kertész
André Kertész was a photographer, who spend his childhood specially
the summers in Szigetbecse. The memorial house opened on the
30.05.1987. The photographer donated 120 signaled pictures.

5. Lifetree and the Lake by the Balassai square
The village won in 2006 the „Cultivated
settlements milieu” I. price in the shire.
That was the reason, why we made
Lifetree in Szigetbecse. You can read
every names of children on little slabs,
who was born after 2000.
The recovery of the lake was finished
in 2005. This embellished square is
the scene of the village day in the
summer, and we can skate on it in
the winter.

6. Catholic church
Our church was built between 1800-1803
with the support of Maria Christians'
husbands – prince Albert -. The most
people in Szigetbecse are catholic.
János Saint Nepomuki was the patron
saint of water, that's why we set up the
baroque statue again next to the dead
channel in 1993.

7. German houses
The houses whit beautiful verandah and iron
fences from the ages 1800-1900 are gem our
village.
In this street celebrate we the egg run
on Easter Sunday, which is our living
tradition.

8. Village museum and
Petőfi Sándor community centre
The Village house was opened in 2011. There you can see
objects, pictures and documents from the past of Szigetbecse.
In the community centre you can take part on many
events for example: shows, pensioner club, chorus in
action, balls…

9. Saint Vendel statue, and
Cemetary
Right at the start of the Akácfa street, you can find
the Saint Vendel statue, who is the patron saint of
animals. Till 1863 there were many ranges, and the
owner drive the beefs to graze.
The well-kept graves shows the honor our beloved
relation.

10. Sights of the dead channel
It is in every season
beautiful.

11. Lakeside Kindergarten
Three groups are in two building of the Kindergarten,
which are 300 m far from each other.
Children’s day
Walking on the path

12. German nationaly school in
Szigetbecse

13. Old part
The old part of the school was built in 1973 with then
pupils. Until the building of the new part , the old
one was renovated, that is why it seems like a new
one.
New part
With the subsidy of the European
Union and Hungarian State was the
school extensions completed in
2008.

14.  In our school there are 8 classes, 3 day care groups and 1 schoolroom
group.
 The member of pupils are 191.
 The pupils learn the Hungarian and the German language , mats and
informatics in little groups.

15. School staff
 Headmaster: 1 person
 Educators: 17 persons
 Director of admissions: 1 persons
 Staff of marketing Office: 2 persons
 Kitchen workers: 2 persons
 Housekeepers : 4 persons
 Gardener, stoker: 1 person

16.  The building is surrounded by large yard.

17. The little pupils likes the play Castle, which they
use after the lessons.
The older plays rather
football.

18.  Eight classrooms,
 gym,
 language lab,
 computer science room…

19. You can find this modern language lab in the new part of the school.
20 pupils can learn there in the same time.
More pupils won prices in different languages contest.

20. Chooseable science projects
•Talent development occasions in mats, Hungarian and
German language
•Volleyball, Football, Karate
•Craft work
•Chess
•Pupils Sport
•Swimming lessons

21. .
32 pupils can eat there in the same time.

22. Lots of pupils are coming
by bicycle to school.
In the gym we take repertoires,
events, like:
•Lanterns procession on Martin day
• historical memorial events
•Advent
•Christmas
•Carnival
•Graduation
•Opening convocation, speeches

23. Who would you be able to…
Pupils can shows, what they particularly
can do
Carnival
The 8. grade students open the
festival with dance.

24. Our school inside
We have a plenty of plants.

25. Our school took part in two Comenius
projects. We enjoyd them

26. We await everybody to come to
know our school closer.