The School's 25th Anniversary

Karinthy Frigyes school celebrated it's 25th anniversary on Saturday.  The festivities started at 10:00 and the entire community had an open invitation to come and partake.

It started with a Brazilian drum band which led us on a circuit around the building.  This had a real latin feel to it and I found myself marveling at the fact that Hungarians could appreciate that beat as well.  These guys knew how to work the crowd!  Pretty soon a few brave women started a conga line!  I could have listened (and moved) with them for hours!

After the steel band finished there were activities all over the school including a play (which looked to be some sort of fairy tale or folk story based on the costumes), a May pole where messages could be written, different entertainment centers throughout the building, a slide show with 25 years of memories on a constant loop, kids displaying their artwork and what I found to be really interesting, a human foos ball game.  If you look at the picture which I have included, the kids are tethered inside an expandable "cage"  and they attempt to get a ball into the goal of the opposing team.  When I asked some of my students why the kids were clamped onto a rope, they explained to me that it was supposed to be a living (insert Hungarian word here).  They loved it and I remarked to Jack that we could use such a system in our classrooms for the kids who always need to be moving!

The party went on for hours, we stayed for two, and were given a souvenir book and t-shirts with the school name and logo imprinted on them.  It was a fun time for all and demonstrated that Hungarians can organize a big event when  they have to because in our experience, and we were told this by our Hungarian trainers in August, organization is not a strength for them!