New elite school to open in Budapest

If everything goes according to plan, Budapest School will commence its operation in September with approximately 50 students. They already have their building on Belgrád quay. Their foci are preparing students to get into university, get a great job, or even start their own businesses.

The method

Founders believe that the problem with education in the 21st century is that students need to be prepared for positions that might not exist yet, and they are likely to work with technologies that have not been invented yet. Budapest School aims to prepare its students for this scenario by teaching them how to adapt to ever-changing situations.

Pénzcentrum interviewed Ádám Babocsay, Head of Marketing & Strategy at Budapest School. He talked about the main principles they aim to follow at Budapest School; what their approach to teaching looks like, and how much it costs to get in.

“It is not the quality of education that has been degrading but rather the job market’s expectations changed a lot. What really matters is not what you actually know but how well you can adopt to change … We teach kids how to learn so that they will be able to adapt to new situations easily.”

At Budapest School, students will form a community and learn together. 12 to 14 year-olds will learn together. Founders believe that the different age groups learning together will help everyone’s development. The older ones can always help the younger ones. There might be cases when younger students are faster/better at learning something, and they can support their older classmates.