Buyuk Kolej

Büyük Kolej was founded in 1951 under the name Büyük Dersane. It has grown to become one of Turkey’s pioneering schools. The school opened elementary and middle schools in 1986-87 academic year and in 1990 with the opening of the high school it expanded. Since then, hundreds of students have graduated and have gone on to very successful careers. As the school has grown, so have its facilities. In 1996, the school opened a new building located across from the main building that serves the needs of Early Years and 1st grade students. In 2011, the school opened a new division, the Büyük Science High School. The school is determined to be a leader in the science field and the opening of this new division is just the first step to reaching this goal.

Büyük Kolej is an exemplary institution where content, successful and innovative world citizens are fostered in an environment of mutual respect and tolerance.

It is the aim of Büyük Kolej K 12 Schools to fulfill this vision by:

• Instilling in the learners the conscious aim of contributing to world peace, while at the same time maintaining a sense of their own cultural identities
• Endowing the learners with the means to develop their intrinsic motivation in order to manifest their desire to learn
• Providing world standard education in English and Modern Languages in order to promote international understanding
• Encouraging international awareness in the learners by developing an international point of view and intercultural understanding, and providing opportunities to the learners to gain the skills and knowledge to participate in a global society
• Offering programs to foster self-confidence, high moral values and environmental sensitivity in individuals who will make positive contributions to the well-being of the world
• Executing curricular studies that furnish students with state-of-the-art academic knowledge that will enable them to be successful in national and international examinations
• Organizing activities that will equip learners with highly developed proficiency in the areas of the arts, sports and social subjects comprising 21st century skills
• Securing an effective learning environment that caters for individual learning styles and differentiated learning within a student-centered approach
• Implementing a program of continuous professional development for the school community in a quest for excellence in training and education
• Creating a non-discriminatory atmosphere where a full equality policy is practiced in all spheres from enrollment to graduation
• Adhering to an overall educational policy that is devoted to fulfilling the accreditation requirements of the Council of International Schools (CIS)