Özel Marmara Lisesi
Marmara Private High School is a co-educational boarding school with
a capacity to board 750 students. It was founded in July 1991 and
accredited by the Turkish Ministry of Education in August 1991. It
is a part of the Marmara Schools, which is located on its new campus,
Marmara Education Village. Marmara Schools acting on the motto 'From
Nursery to University' is at the service of students with the kindergarten,
Primary School, three high schools - one of which specialising in
Science, another specialing for Radio-TV and Journalism. Maltepe University
is also part of the group. There are also the Marmara Schools in Bodrum
with a kindergarten, primary school and a high school.
Marmara Private High School offers a university preparatory education
with a bilingual academic programme; an intensive study of the English
language starting as early as kindergarten prepares the students
for a bilingual national curriculum where some subjects are taught
in English. Starting with grade 5, German is taught as a second
language.
In additon to the Turkish Curriculum, the International Baccalaureate
Programme is offered at Özel Marmara Lisesi. To be able to
offer IBPYP in 2004-2005 academic year, feasibility studies and
teacher trainings are in progress. Marmara schools has already started
implementing IBMYP. In addition to IBO qualifications, students
take UCLES and TOEFL English proficiency examinations.
The Marmara Education Village has utilised the latest building
techniques and incorporates these components; modern laboratories,
a planetarium-observatory, an information technology centre, testing
and assessment centres, a multimedia centre, libraries with internet
connections, a health centre, conference halls, radio and television
studios, a cinema and theatre, an amphitheatre, indoor Olympic swimming
pool, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, football fields, squash
courts, a gymnasium, fitness centers, an ice rink, zoo, a paddock,
greenhouses and botanic gardens, a guest house, Alumni Association
Centre and an internet café at Marmara Private High School.
Students at Marmara Private High School are encouraged to take
part in extra-curricular activities such as art and crafts, drama,
music, dance, sports, ecology, chess, billiards, publication, competitions,
quiz shows and debates. Marmara Schools have international ties
with organisations like Life Link, Young Reporters for the Environment,
Eco-Schools, Science Across Europe and SEMEP. Students are encouraged
to take part in short and long term Exchange programmes. Within
the international links, the school also conducts Comenius Projects.
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