Dr. Ambedkar School

Beste studenten en docenten van Dr. Ambedkar

2009.02.17. Categorized: Front Page, Library Tagged: Alfa-College, Groningen, Jan Pieter Struiving

We hebben jullie school enkele malen bezocht nadat Zoltán Ulicska van Sulinova ons gezegd had dat jullie vast wel contact wilden met andere scholen omdat jullie in moeilijke omstandigheden onderwijs verzorgen. Die moeilijke omstandigheden zijn een eufemise. De stap die de zigeunergemeenschap moet zetten is gigantisch groot en de situatie is niet eenvoudig te veranderen. Zigeuners hebben het nergens gemakkelijk maar in het voormalige Oost-blok is sinds de val van de Muur de achterstand groter geworden in plaats van kleiner.

Christmas dance party with our dutch
friends at Sajókaza. Photos: Manfred Grit

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Ons bezoek aan Hongarije in 2007 bracht ons echter in contact met mensen die doelbewust werken aan het verbeteren van de situatie van de Roma door dat te verzorgen wat voor nodig is voor iedereen die zichzelf wil respecteren: onderwijs. De manier waarop en vastberadenheid waarmee dat gebeurt was voor ons aanleiding om steeds terug te komen en daarmee te proberen jullie een beetje te helpen.

We got the donations of Alfa College from
Groningen for the people of Sajókaza.
Photos: Manfred Grit

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Wat voor ons begon als een door schoolvernieuwing van bovenaf ingegeven ‘maatschappelijke stage in het kader van Burger - schaps - competenties’ is nu uitgegroeid tot een zaak waarvoor wij ons graag inzetten.

We hopen dat jullie succes zullen hebben. Niemand kan dat garanderen, maar de inzet waarmee en de manier waarop jullie de problemen aanpakken geven recht op hoop.

Jan Pieter Struiving
Docent Alfa-College

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	Our School (1st Part) Our school is named after Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891-December 6, 1956) an Indian jurist, scholar and political leader. Born into a poor, dalit (untouchable) family and subjected to intense socio-economic discrimination, Ambedkar spent his life fighting against the Indian caste system and the idea of untouchability. We see his message being relevant for gypsies in our country today.


	Our School (2nd Part) Our school is serving in a region of northern Hungary where the proportion of high school graduates having matriculation examination is under 1%. At the gypsy settlements of Sajokaza, Lak, Alsovadasz, Homrogd there are thousands of people without the chance of secondary education. We believe, that the application of proper pedagogy will result in the elevation of above mentioned ratio similar to any other group of today's society, and our students so become competitive participants of the labour market.


	Our School (3rd Part) Our school offers person centered pedagogy, informatics, English language and sciences. By activating dormant energies of unused manpower we bring high grade secondary education to the poorest communities of our homeland.


	Our School (4th Part) The objective of our school is to show the way out of poverty and make environmental stimuli enjoyable for everybody. We knowingly have encouraged our children to make friends with students of other schools years before founding the school. Our task is to transmit the essence of better life standards of more prosperous social strata to our students and their families. It is especially important in health issues, for we do not study to die early as the poor of the villages.


	Our School (5th Part) Even though the school is situated in segregated environment, our efforts are to integrate. The goal is to bring high standard education to a totally unprovided area. The want should be satisfied. The effects of this service then attract non-Romany inhabitants, and lead to building valuable relationships around the segregated community. We believe in the possibility of dark spots on the map today to become bright stars tomorrow.


	Our School (6th Part) We emphasize the values of Romany lifestyle. Even though the life is changing in Alsovadasz, Sajokaza, Lak, Homrogd and the other villages, people are going to have large families with lots of cousins, uncles and aunts for a few more decades. However nice and precious it is, the public opinion of the rest of the county might be different. One of the pedagogic tasks of the school is to provide students with well based confidence to commit to their own chosen lifestyle.


	Our School (7th Part) The aim that our students want to achieve is high school graduation. Trade is offered only to those who want it along with graduation. Even for people fell out of primary education but wanting to learn we make understand that the goal is not just completing primary school but to change their social stand.