TED Üsküdar College

At TED Üsküdar College Primary School, in line with the general aims and core principles of Turkish National Education, the aims and duties of primary education are:

(1) to teach students Atatürk’s principles and reforms, Atatürk’s nationalism and the truths at the root of our national struggle,

(2) to give children the basic knowledge, skills, behaviours and habits they need to grow up as good and useful citizens,

(3) to develop children in line with their interests and abilities and prepare them for social life and further education,

(4) to develop children’s aesthetic sense, enable them to see what is true, beautiful and good, and nurture noble feelings such as acting together, cooperation, mutual help, friendship and love of humanity.

In the light of science, love, respect and tolerance — the principles at the heart of our education system — students are offered a democratic and modern learning environment. The school aims to raise individuals who socialise through teamwork as well as individual learning, have well-developed thinking skills, are aware of their responsibilities, respectful and rule-abiding, communicate effectively with family, friends, teachers and others, and keep learning, growing and becoming more aware as they learn.

The primary school building has well-equipped classrooms suited to different learning styles, electronic classrooms, specialist classrooms, a science and technology laboratory, a computer laboratory, an information centre (library), club rooms, a gymnastics hall and a sports hall.

At TED Üsküdar College Middle School, in line with the general aims and core principles of Turkish National Education, the aims and duties of secondary education are:

(1) to ensure and protect social and cultural integration in line with Atatürk’s nationalism,

(2) to give all students a common minimum general culture at secondary level, and with it the awareness and ability to recognise individual and social problems, seek solutions to them and contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of society,

(3) to develop students according to their interests and abilities through various programmes that also take the needs of the economy into account, and to prepare them for higher education, for both a profession and higher education, or for social life and the world of work.

TED Üsküdar College aims to raise individuals who are committed to Atatürk’s principles, embrace national and universal values, have a sense of responsibility, are healthy in mind and body, willing to share, and self-confident.

The middle school building has well-equipped classrooms suited to different learning styles, electronic classrooms, a science and technology laboratory, a computer laboratory, specialist classrooms, an information centre (library), club rooms and a gymnastics hall.

At TED Üsküdar College High School, the aims and duties of secondary education are:

(1) to ensure and protect social and cultural integration in line with Atatürk’s nationalism,

(2) to give all students a common minimum general culture at secondary level, and with it the awareness and ability to recognise individual and social problems, seek solutions to them and contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of society,

(3) to develop students according to their interests and abilities through various programmes that also take the needs of the economy into account, and to prepare them for higher education, for both a profession and higher education, or for social life and the world of work.

The high school building has high-tech classrooms suited to different learning styles, specialist classrooms, a computer laboratory, physics, chemistry and biology laboratories, an information centre (library), club rooms and a sports hall.