Tarabya British Schools

Tarabya British Schools
Tarabya İngiliz Okulları
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Tarabya / Yeniköy

Istanbul

Turkey
Coordinates41°08′22″N 29°03′03″E / 41.1395°N 29.0508°E / 41.1395; 29.0508
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TypePrivate Coeducational
Established2013
School districtTarabya, Sarıyer
ChairmanMehmet Gültekin
GradesKindergarten, 1-4, Middle School, Prep, 9-12
CampusUrban
Colour(s)Blue, Red & Gold
     
AccreditationCambridge Associate School
AffiliationsCOBIS,[1] MAIS, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, British Chamber of Commerce Turkey[2]
Websitehttp://www.tarabyabritishschools.com

Tarabya British Schools (often abbreviated as TBS) also Özel Tarabya İngiliz Okulları (Turkish) is a private School in Tarabya and Yeniköy, Istanbul, that offers both national and international education through an integrated curriculum to both international and Turkish students. It was established in 2013 by the Horizon Group aimed at preparing students to study at internationally recognized and prestigious universities through the Cambridge International A-Level Examinations.

Campuses

The school has four campuses: the Tarabya campus in Tarabya, Sarıyer; the Yeniköy Campus in Yeniköy, Sarıyer; the Çengelköy Campus in Çengelköy, Üsküdar, and the Etiler Campus in Etiler, Beşiktaş.[3]

Curriculum

High school

The curriculum for the Turkish students includes both MEB Anatolian High School programme and CIE International A-Levels, which provides the graduates with dual diplomas. Students without a sufficient command of the English language are placed into the Prep Class, where they study mostly English to meet the schools requirements.

Secondary school

A secondary school is slated to open in September 2016.

Primary school

Opened in September 2015, with a ceremony with the presence of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.[4] It is located in the renovated building of a Greek Primary School that functioned between 1870 and 1980 in the neighbourhood of Yeniköy.[5][6] Also integrates Cambridge International Primary and Checkpoint with the national curriculum.

Projects

Tarabya British Schools started various social projects such as 'Make a Wish', aimed at raising money through organization of various activities in order to make the wishes of underprivileged children come true. First year the project took place in Ağrı,[7][8] second year in a small village of Zeyrek, Erzurum province in Eastern Turkey.[9] There are student clubs such as MUN and UNICEF, organizing trips to the debates taking place in other countries and in Istanbul, and arranging benefit concerts.[10][11] TBS is an active participant of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award program, for which it has been visited on 15 of October 2015 by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex.[4][12] The school was the regional winner in the third stage of the School Enterprise Challenge 2014[13][14][15] and is among 8 schools of the Erasmus+ Eurobalades project.[16][17][18][19]

Zografyon Greek Primary School for Girls

In the premises of the Tarabya British Schools in the Yeniköy District is the Zografyon Greek Primary School for Girls. It was built by the Ottoman Greek architect Konstantinos Dimadis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δημάδης) in 1871. He also built the Phanar Greek Orthodox College. The school was closed in 1980 and due to intentional destruction, neglect, improper additions to the structure and incorrect repairs suffered significant damage. After restorations which was funded by the Yenikoy Panayia Greek Church and School Foundation, the building was reopened in 2017 and now houses a school for pupils at kindergarten and primary school age.[20][21] In 2018, the restoration won the 2018 European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award in the category Conservation.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COBIS Tarabya British Schools page". COBIS.
  2. ^ "Tarabya British Schools". British Chamber of Commerce Turkey 1887.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Tarabya British Schools. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ a b "Prince Edward expresses sympathies over Ankara attack during Istanbul visit". Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. ^ "İstanbul Rum Azınlığı, İstanbul Rum Minority". www.istanbulrumazinligi.com (in Turkish). p. Look under "Özel Yeniköy Rum İlköğretim Okulu". Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  6. ^ "Yeniköy'ün Tarihi Simge Binası Tarabya İngiliz Okulları İlköğretim Kampüsü Oluyor - Milliyet.com.tr". Milliyet Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  7. ^ "Resim Çizerek Anlattıkları Dilekleri Gerçek Oldu". Haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  8. ^ "Ağrılı çocukların hayallerini gerçekleştirdiler". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  9. ^ ""Dilekler Gerçek Oluyor" Projesi". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  10. ^ "Soma'ya destek için konser düzenlediler". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  11. ^ "Tarabya İngiliz Okulları öğrencileri Emre Aydın konseri düzenliyor!". Dha.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  12. ^ "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). DofE Turkey (in Turkish): 10. December 2014.
  13. ^ "Winners 2014 | School Enterprise Challenge". www.schoolenterprisechallenge.org. p. Under the section "Stage Three Winners – Final Report". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  14. ^ "Tarabya İngiliz Okulları'na Dünya Girişimcilik Ödülü". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  15. ^ "Tarabya İngiliz Okulları'na dünya girişimcilik ödülü". Hürriyet Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  16. ^ "Eurobalades". eurobalades.eu (Under the name of "Horizon International College") (in French). Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  17. ^ "Tarabya İngiliz Okulları'nda öğrencilerle tohum dikme projesi". Terraqua Design. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  18. ^ "Brochure turquie 1" (in French). 2015-05-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "Guide de communication" [Communication Guide] (PDF). Eurobalades Guide de Communication: 65. May 2015.
  20. ^ Zografyon Greek School
  21. ^ Zografyon Greek School, Istanbul, TURKEY
  22. ^ The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards