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İzmir Özel Türk Koleji Primary Schools

İzmir Özel Türk Koleji Primary School offers an educational environment that nurtures our students’ natural curiosity, enables them to express themselves with confidence, and allows them to discover and develop their individual talents.

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Strong Foundations That Nurture Curiosity

By recognizing the decisive impact of this period on child development, we adopt a holistic approach that strengthens academic foundations, develops thinking skills, instills a sense of responsibility, and makes learning an enjoyable process.

Modern Teaching Approaches

In order to ensure that our students come to class prepared, participate actively, and develop individual learning responsibility, Flipped Learning and UbD (Understanding by Design) are implemented in our lessons starting from Grade 1. In this way, our students understand knowledge instead of memorizing it, connect learning to real life, explore big ideas, establish relationships between topics, and experience deeper learning.

An Approach That Prioritizes Reading Culture

At our school, reading is not merely a habit; it is a fundamental culture that nurtures our students’ thinking, comprehension, and imagination skills. From primary school onward, we adopt a planned and sustainable approach that also includes family participation to strengthen our students’ relationship with books.

Through our projects, we transform reading culture into a strong collaboration between home and school. At all grade levels, we enable our students to explore selected books together with their authors. In our workshops, we aim to foster a love of reading through the Kamishibai method and to naturally increase reading motivation with rich content that differentiates at every level.

Student-Centered Education Model

Every student has a different learning style. Therefore, we use various instructional materials, games, songs, projects, and creative thinking activities in the teaching process. We create learning environments where students can express themselves freely, ask questions, and take an active role.

Foreign Language Education

An English-focused program is adopted from an early age, and through activities that support natural language use, students effectively use the language both academically and in social life. In addition to English, German, French, and Spanish are offered as second foreign language options.

A Program That Builds Technology Competence at an Early Age

From primary school onward, students learn effective time management and healthy technology use. The goal is to educate individuals who can create their own animations, code their own games, and perform 3D modeling. This production-based approach ensures that students take an active role as producers rather than consumers of technology.

Inquisitive and Research-Oriented Students Through STEM Education

Starting from age 5, a preparatory process for STEM courses begins in Science laboratories under the guidance of subject teachers and continues throughout primary school. Lessons are based on scientific questions, planned activities, and structured content open to inquiry. Students address the problems they encounter with an interdisciplinary perspective and produce scientific solutions.

Experienced and Strong Academic Staff

One of our school’s greatest values is its team of expert, experienced, and innovative teachers. Our teachers receive continuous in-service training on current teaching methods, follow international educational approaches, and integrate them into classroom practices. With a student-centered approach, they closely monitor each child’s individual development. Our qualified staff is the fundamental strength that ensures the sustainability and effectiveness of our educational approach.

International Projects, Social Life, and School Culture

Our school has a strong school culture and a sense of belonging.
Students are active not only academically, but also in the fields of arts, sports, science, and social responsibility.
Traditional practices such as the school band, creative clubs, end-of-year performances, music, and performing arts activities support students’ social development.

Activities and Competitions

Cultural and arts festivals, creative workshops

Reading projects, science and software activities

Mathematics, STEM, coding, and design activities

Sports competitions and performing arts organizations

This dynamic environment strengthens students’ cognitive as well as social skills.

Clubs

Turkish Language Clubs

English Clubs

Social Studies Clubs

Philosophy Clubs

Mathematics Clubs

Science Clubs

Information Technologies Clubs

Music Clubs

Visual Arts Clubs

Physical Education Clubs

DAILY PROGRAM

Our children support their development throughout the day through structured and free activities.

Welcome and Start of the Day

Students begin the day by meeting their teachers. The daily flow, activities, and announcements are shared, allowing students to start the day in an organized manner.

Class Hours and Subject Lessons

Alongside academic lessons, a learning process enriched with laboratory studies, creative workshops, arts, and movement activities is carried out.

Club and Social Activities Time

During hours allocated to science, arts, sports, and technology clubs, students participate in activities aligned with their interests.

Foreign Language Studies

Throughout the day, English and second foreign language activities, presentation studies, and game-based language practices are conducted.

Study and Academic Support Time

With additional study hours that support individual follow-up, areas in which students need support are strengthened.

Social Sharing and Community Activities

Through classroom management duties, small group work, and social sharing activities, students develop responsibility-taking and communication skills.

Sports and Arts Workshops

At suitable times during the day, sports, gymnastics, dance, music, and visual arts activities are implemented. In this way, students experience a balanced development process.

Strong Academic Foundations and Holistic Development

Our primary school program is designed with modern teaching approaches that develop thinking skills, foster learning responsibility, and establish strong academic foundations.

Advanced Foreign Language Education

An intensive English program is implemented at an early age, and strong proficiency in a second foreign language is ensured through German, French, and Spanish options.

Scientific, Technological, Social, and Artistic Enrichment

Through STEM studies, coding and robotics applications, and arts and sports activities, students demonstrate multidimensional development, and each student becomes part of a production process.

Modern Learning Environments and a Strong Teaching Staff

With technology-supported classrooms, laboratories, creative workshops, and an experienced teaching staff, students are educated in a safe, productive, and inspiring learning environment.