Tarabya British Schools

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Coordinates41°08′22″N 29°03′03″E / 41.1395°N 29.0508°E / 41.1395; 29.0508
Established2013; 13 years ago (2013)
School districtTarabya, Sarıyer
Tarabya British Schools
Tarabya İngiliz Okulları
Location
Tarabya, Yeniköy


Turkey
Coordinates41°08′22″N 29°03′03″E / 41.1395°N 29.0508°E / 41.1395; 29.0508
Information
TypePrivate coeducational
Established2013; 13 years ago (2013)
School districtTarabya, Sarıyer
ChairmanMehmet Gültekin
GradesKindergarten, 1-4, Middle School, Prep, 9-12
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue, red & gold
     
AccreditationCambridge Associate School
AffiliationsCOBIS,[1] MAIS, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, British Chamber of Commerce Turkey[2]
Websitetarabyabritishschools.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.

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

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]

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,[6][7] second year in a small village of Zeyrek, Erzurum province in Eastern Turkey.[8] 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.[9][10] 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, Earl of Wessex.[4][11] The school was the regional winner in the third stage of the School Enterprise Challenge 2014[12][13][14] and is among 8 schools of the Erasmus+ Eurobalades project.[15][16][17][18]

Zografyon Greek Primary School for Girls

See also

References

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