Activities

Below are some of the activities that are organized by Eyübo?lu Educational Institutions every year.

Parents Symposium

As an activity pioneered by Eyübo?lu, the Parents Symposium has attracted increasing numbers of participants since it was first organized. The symposium consists of 40-minute concurrent presentations grouped into three time slots during the day. The topics of the presentations which are delivered by Eyübo?lu teachers are chosen from areas that are of special interest to the parents. The parents are free to choose which ones to participate in from among the presentations that are intended for the parents of students from Primary School all the way to High School.

TOK -Theory of Knowledge / Knowledge and Culture

The main objectives of the TOK Conference themed “Knowledge and Culture” are: To have IB students from different cultures come together and investigate in detail some of the assumptions and beliefs of their own cultures and those of others; and to allow students to work more interactively with the material of TOK—and each other—in a real-world context. Its primary purposes are twofold. The first is to have students investigate in detail some of the assumptions and beliefs of their own cultures and those of others. This makes them more aware of their own point of departure in some investigations. It also helps them to understand the investigative points of departure of other enquirers. This enables students to search more effectively for places where views might intersect—a valuable skill in the arbitration of compromise and agreement—and allows them to see themselves in a larger tapestry of cultural perspectives. The second purpose is simply to allow students to work more interactively with the material of TOK in a real-world context. They will be in a collaborative work environment where they will interact with the people and views that they are thinking about. The beauty of this is that thoughts about issues of knowledge and culture are simultaneous with interaction with people of other backgrounds and cultures. This removes the issues from their theoretical starting point and brings them to life for the participants of the conference. Being the first and only Annual International Students’ TOK Conference, this organization is of great significance in terms of representing Eyübo?lu Educational Institutions in the international arena. The participants coming from different parts of the world are accommodated in Eyübo?lu students’ and teachers’ homes.

Literature and Book Days

Eyübo?lu Literature and Book Days are organized based on the fact that reading books is crucial for accumulating knowledge, developing the ability to communicate and perceiving the world. In the Literature and Book Days which are organized with a different theme and slogan each December, the objective is to contribute to students’ developing the pleasure and habit of reading. During the three-day event, the students get the opportunity to meet, discuss with and get autographs from visiting authors. Throughout the three days, a range of books are available at publishers’ exhibition stands for the students and parents to purchase.

Chess Tournament

Eyübo?lu Friendship Chess Tournament is the most extensive chess tournament organized in Turkey . The tournament is held in three categories, i.e. Junior, Juvenile and Youth with the participation of State and Private School students. The junior category includes students in Grades 1 to 5, The Juvenile Category includes students in Grades 6, 7 and 8 and the Youth Category includes students in High School.

College Night

College Night aims to bring together Eyübo?lu graduates who are studying at overseas universities with Eyübo?lu students who plan to study abroad. Organized in academic year 2004-2005 for the first time, this event takes place with the participation of universities’ representatives in addition to Eyübo?lu graduates. Students come to College Night accompanied by their parents and get the opportunity to receive information not only about education, but also other aspects such as social life and accommodation possibilities abroad.

Mathematics Festival

The Mathematics Festival is organized every year by the Mathematics Department based on the understanding that mathematics is not only a calculation, drawing and measuring technique, but a thinking and perception system that covers all of these aspects. The aim of the Mathematics Festival is to enable the students test their knowledge and to develop collaborative skills by establishing team spirit. The organization brings together students from schools in and outside of Istanbul .
The Mathematics Festival which includes two categories, i.e. 7 th Grade and High School 2 nd consists of two sections. During the first section which takes place in the morning the students try to answer the mathematics questions individually. During the section which is held in the afternoon, teams of three students determined by drawing of names come together to answer the questions which they are given. The questions are selected from the questions which have been sent by the participating schools. The successful students receive their awards at a ceremony organized at the end of the competition.

Sky Festival

Eyübo?lu Sky Festival is organized with the purpose of informing the students about astronomy and enabling them to develop an interest and liking for astronomy. During this annual activity, a planetarium show is organized for students between the ages of 7 and 13. Throughout the day, the Science High School 2 nd Grade and the High School 10 th Grade students who take the Astronomy course present their projects and the festival ends with a night-time observation at Eyübo?lu observatories.

Science Festival

The Science Festival which is organized every year by the Science Department is an event during which students from different schools exhibit their science projects and various scientific performances, competitions, fun experiments and presentations are held. Students’ projects are evaluated in categories such as experimental, modeling, environment and health. The winners are presented their awards at a ceremony held at the end of the day.

Spring Festival

The spring festival is organized to develop love and friendship among the kindergarten and primary school students; to provide them with opportunities to express themselves and to raise our students as individuals who can use their creativity in various aspects of life. Schools from Istanbul participate in the spring festival during which poetry, art, story-writing competitions are held. The winners are presented their awards at a ceremony organized on the last day of the festival. Throughout the festival, concerts and music, ballet, modern dance and folk dance performances are held.

Visual and Performance Arts Week

The Visual and Performance Arts Week includes the two extensive activities of Eyübo?lu Educational Institutions, i.e. Theater Festival and Arts Festival.

Theater Festival

Theater Festival is organized by the Turkish Language and Literature Department in May every year and takes place at Eyübo?lu Hall. Groups from different schools perform plays during the festival. The performances and the actors/actresses are evaluated by a jury consisting of State Theater artists. Two plays are staged on each day of the festival. The winning performances and the actors/actresses are presented their awards at a ceremony organized on the last day of the festival. As the hosts of the event, Eyübo?lu High School Theater Club students do not join the competition, but perform their play before the award ceremony.

In addition to best production, best actress, best actor, best supporting actress, best supporting actor, best décor, best costume, best original music, jury special award and gentlemanliness awards, a Theater Artist of the Year Award is granted to an experienced theater artist who is determined through a survey among Eyübo?lu students each year. An Honorary Award and a Contribution to Theater Award are also presented to the masters of the art of theater.

Art Festival

Eyübo?lu Traditional Arts Festival is an organization in which numerous art and music activities are held. Among such activities are exhibitions, concerts, workshops and Inter-school Active Art Competition. Another feature of the Art Festival consists of Eyübo?lu students’ determining a theme and creating works of art by using waste materials. Students’ works are exhibited in Eyübo?lu High School building.

Folkloric and Other Dances Night

The Dance Night is organized to enable all of Eyübo?lu dance groups to perform the shows that they have been working on throughout the year for the students, parents, teachers and employees of Eyübo?lu Schools. Among the groups which perform on that night are modern dance, folk dance, flamenco, and step groups.

Musical Theater

At the end of the academic year, the members of Eyübo?lu Musical Theater Club (8 th Grade and High School students who have chosen this club as their co-curricular activity) perform the musical theater that they have been working on throughout the year for their friends, teachers and parents. Among the musicals which have been successfully staged until now are “Fame”, “Cats” and “Les Miserables”

Family School

The Family School is organized every year by the Guidance Department to inform the parents on various topics related to child development and psychology. During the panel discussions in which experts and specialists participate, the parents find answers to various questions regarding areas such as child development, learning difficulties, etc.