Kultur Koleji

İstanbul Kültür Educational Institutions provides education and training directed towards national, universal and civilized values and based on in international criteria. They aim to take their place among the most successful educational institutions in Turkey and the European Union.

Kültür’s duty is to ensure the development of its students at the highest levels by accepting each student as a whole, mentally, emotionally and physically; to equip students with civilized values and to prepare them for upper education and for life as well. The goal is to raise students who, by the end of their education, are individuals and citizens who are respectful, full of life and love, self-confident, happy, ethical and successful.

A member of Kültür always aims, in Atatürk’s words, to sustain his principles and revolutions “in the guidance of science and reason” and to “rise above the level of contemporary civilization”. This goal is his “dynamic ideal”. Special attention is given to guide students to this awareness.

Kültür observes contemporary developments in education and training and puts these developments into practice. It adopts development and progress by means of civilized science and technology and promotes it through the institution. It views civilization as the validation of reason, science and values that are based on thought and understanding.

Kültür students learn other languages besides their mother tongue and how to use of developing technologies in order to protect their universal values and communicate with world. They are curious about different cultures, ideas and approaches. A member of the Kültür community follows and listens to people regardless of their background, welcomes them warmly and is enriched by them.

Kültür’s students are precious. Parents entrust them to the guidance of the teachers and the institution for the sake of the children’s education. It is essential to focus on the students’ development and to recognize them as unique and special individuals with rights and responsibilities. The most basic principle of the Kültür approach is service to the child, unconditional love and acceptance without prejudice.

Kültür believes that education should be versatile and flexible according to mental and learning capacities of the students and according to the needs of society. It is open to any opinions, thoughts and judgments in every subject. It believes in listening to and criticizing opposing views in a democratic way.

Kültür does not only care about the achievement of the knowledge, it also cares about assimilation, analysis, synthesis of that knowledge. Kültür students strive to process knowledge, to extend and deepen their knowledge and to construct new understanding.

Kültür always searches for continuous improvement and innovation. It believes that current situation is never enough and accepts that 'better' is always possible in every subject. Progress, developing improvement, a search for value-adding change and innovation are at the core of all steps of the Kültür education.

Kültür school principals, assistant principals, heads of departments and all teachers are experts who support the vision of the school. Administrators and teachers practice responsible leadership by providing guidance and support and by modeling the organizations shared values. A Kültür leader investigates possibilities and acts on the one which will give the best results for the community as a whole.

The main point of a Kültür education is the principle of 'learning to learn'. It is based on the student’s awareness of what 'learning' is and has the goal of instilling 'life-long learning'. Kültür teachers do not forget that they are also continuous learners as well. The learning and teaching processes thus become a natural part of life, not something that requires imposition or coercion.

Kültür believes that the people, society and the world form a whole. Similarly, lesson subjects and plans are inseparable from each other. Therefore, a Kültür education draws connections between lessons and topics outside their fields. Kültür believes that science, mother and foreign languages, mathematics, social and cultural studies, art and sport all complement each other in the students’ spiritual and physical development. Kültür fosters interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.

Kültür administrators, teachers and all other employees care about quality. For them, quality means the high academic success of the student and the student’s opportunity to prepare for an upper educational institution, an occupation and life. Quality means a continuous improvement in service and in innovative approaches. It means consistent striving towards the school’s mission and vision, leadership, team work and collaboration, self-control and self-development.

Kültür follows developments in new and popular technologies in education and practice, and puts efficient learning tools into practice. It recognizes that appropriate progress in technology is intertwined with a stable culture, philosophy and ethics. The use of technology is not a goal in itself, but rather is a tool to help achieve more of our vision and mission. Kültür embraces technology as a beginning to explore the changes and transformations that the future brings.