Istanbul International School:
Istanbul International School in Turkey offers affordable, parent-friendly, child centred, professional, sensible, multicultural, secular education by dedicated, talented staff on the Asian side of Istanbul. Experienced, native English speaking teachers. Istanbul International School preschool, primary and secondary education follows the models and experiences in education described and applied by educational innovators such as Dewey, Bruner and Gardner and applications such as in Reggio Emilia, Italy, all who owe their inspiration to child development studies especially by Vygotsky.
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K12 - kindergarten-playgroups, Bilingual School (Turkish-English); Language Classes: Finnish, Korean, Spanish; Cambridge University International Exams; Weekend playgroups; Summer school - UK summer camps
Early Learning Programme
Our Early Learning Programme is organised to provide educational development in the following five key areas.
1. Social & personal learning Your child will learn to be self-confident, take an interest in things, know what their own needs are, tell the difference between right an
d wrong, and be able to dress and undress.
2. Language learning & communication Your child will learn to talk confidently and clearly, enjoying stories, songs and poems, hearing and saying sounds, and linking them to the alphabet. They will read and write some familiar words and learn to use a pencil.
3. Early mathematical understandings Your child will develop an understanding of maths through stories, songs, games and imaginative play. They will become comfortable with numbers and with ideas such as 'heavier than' or 'bigger'. They will be aware of shapes and space.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the world: Your child will explore and find out about the world around them, asking questions about it. They will build with different materials, know about everyday technology and learn what it is used for. They will find out about past events in their lives and their families' lives. They will find out about different cultures and beliefs.
5. Creative development: Your child will explore colours and shapes, trying out dance, making things, telling stories and making music.
6. Health and physical learning Your child will learn to move and control his/her body with confidence as well as the equipment that may be involved. The goals do not put pressure on your child as most of the time they feel they are just playing and having fun. Sometimes they will choose what they want to do. At other times they take part in activities that helps them learn how to concentrate or develop a particular skill.
Primary School Programme
İstanbul International School is the only school in Turkey where a national and international programme are provided under the same roof with the deliberate intention of creating settings in which children meet each other as equals and share learning experiences together. In the programe two distinct curricula operate – one national, representing the Turkish school programme regulated by the Natio
nal Board of Education . The other is an international curriculum which is British based but suitably flexible to incorporate an eclectic approach to education and choice of materials. Though the two programmes have distinct national features to meet the needs of Turkish or foreign students,they identify themselves as members of the IIS learning community. Assemblies are conducted jointly, club activites are mixed as are as much as possible Music, PE and Art lessons. Turkish children learn English and foreign children are taught Turkish.
The programme focuses on the development of the whole child in the classroom and also in the outside, through environments where children learn.
The educational framework meets children’s various needs – academic, social, physical, emotional and cultural. Learning is child centred and value based. Central to the programme are the elements of knowledge, skills, attitudes and action. These are encouraged through a suitable broad area of studies and answer questions and needs such as: who we are, where we are in place and time, how we express ourselves, how the world works, how we organise ourselves. Finding a way to answer the most basic questions, we have emphasised the importance of teacher, learning and teaching methodology and the importance of learning environment.
As for the programme we have designed it to focus on three major areas of interest
- ENVIRONMENT: science history, geography, religion, technology
- EXPRESSIVE ARTS: music, art and design, drama, physical education
- LIFE STUDIES: mother language, foreign languages, mathematics, personal development.
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