The weekend offered a rich variety of inspiring community and professional experiences for the students at the Pécs Community House. The parallel sessions — ranging from personality-development drama and ICDL exam preparation to scientific research — all served the purpose of supporting students’ growth in diverse ways.
The Pécs Group 3 participated in a personality-development drama session led by Hanga. At the same time, Pécs Group 1 prepared for the ICDL exam under Kata’s guidance. For Pécs Group 2, the weekend’s project activities were especially memorable, as they spent them with Amber and the junior mentors. Throughout the sessions, everyone could feel the special value of having a subject teacher who is a native speaker: the students were able to develop their skills in a natural, real-life language environment. The atmosphere remained relaxed and motivating — both teacher and students took part in the joint work with great enthusiasm.
At the end of Friday, a joint parent meeting was held, where we discussed the details of the Family Day scheduled for 22 November. The friendly, cooperative discussion laid the groundwork for the event’s success.
On Saturday, Pécs Groups 1 and 3 continued their scientific research activities under the guidance of Dr. Zoltán Wilhelm. At the beginning of the session, the students recalled the global issues discussed earlier, with special attention to the challenges of food production. The central elements of the session were excerpts from the documentaries Food Inc. and Farm of the Future. These selected segments provided insight into the workings of industrial-scale food production and introduced the innovative, sustainable technologies that may shape the agriculture of the future.
After watching the film extracts, the students used the previously distributed worksheets to collect the key messages, compare traditional and modern, eco-friendly methods, and analyse the advantages, risks, and ethical considerations. The group discussion that followed sparked a lively conversation about how agriculture should develop in the future. In a reflective task, students wrote down their fresh thoughts and newly acquired knowledge — many reported that their views on the future of food production had changed. By the end of the lesson, the next project assignment had also been formulated: designing an organic garden adapted to their own environment, highlighting its essential elements.
Photos from the weekend’s project activities can be viewed in the Gallery.