Eyüboğlu High School

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Eyüboğlu High School is a private high school located on the Asian side of Istanbul, offering sophisticated education means. It was founded in 1970 by Dr.Rüstem Eyüboğlu.

Eyüboğlu High School applies the IB Program, and was accredited to do so in year 2000. It is the first Turkish school to be accredited by the IBO. A worldwide conference for IB Students is held annually in Eyüboğlu schools, the TOK Conference, where IB-2 students join together to discuss knowledge and culture relationship, which is soon to become a worldwide event lead by Eyüboğlu High Schools. Eyüboğlu Schools are also accredited to offer PYP and MYP, primary and elementary programmes of the IBO.

[edit] History

The foundation of Eyüboğlu Schools was laid in 1970 when Dr. Eyüboğlu opened “Arı Dershanesi” which was an institution that offered specialized university preparation courses and coaching for university entrance exams.

In 1985, Dr. Eyüboğlu founded Eyüboğlu High School at a site in Kadıköy (Chalcedon) district of Istanbul. Offering education to 330 students when it was first founded, the High School moved to its present purpose-built campus in Çamlıca in 1988. The same year, Kadıkoy Primary School was opened in the building that was vacated by Eyüboğlu High School. Today, Eyüboğlu Schools have approximately 2,000 students in total.

The Çamlıca site gradually developed. In 1993, the Science High School was opened and the campus facilities were enriched with the addition of a Teachers’ Study Hall, Eyuboglu Library, offering over 52,000 books and resources in a variety of languages, and Eyüboğlu Hall, which includes a theater of 500 people capacity and a number of science laboratories.

The guesthouse that had been accommodating Eyuboglu’s national and international guests and in-service training groups since 1994 was transformed into the Administration Building of Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions in 2001.

In 1997 Eyüboğlu Science High School moved to its new building within the Çamlıca Campus. That same year the observatory/space research lab, the first in a Turkish high school, was opened.

Again in 1997, Eyüboğlu Education and Scientific Research Foundation and Eyüboğlu Education, Culture and Social Services Foundation were established and these foundations started supporting Eyüboğlu Schools’ academic endeavors.

In 1998 the Çamlica Primary School and the open-air sports facilities were opened with a ceremony that was held in the presence of Süleyman Demirel, Turkish President of the time.

In 1999, an area of 5000m² out of the open-air sports facilities was re-arranged as green space for students’ use for playing games, doing sports, etc.

In 2000, especially upon Primary School students’ and parents’ demand, the second observatory was opened with a ceremony that was held in the presence of Metin Bostanci who was the Minister of Education at that time.

In summer of 2002, the construction of the Sports and Arts Complex was completed. The Sports and Arts Complex, which is equipped with state of the art technology, comprises a semi-Olympic swimming pool, two gyms, archery practice court, a running track, drama, theater, choir rehearsal rooms, visual arts studios, and multi-purpose rooms in addition to a cafeteria and the school radio.