New Teachers' Guide 2008-2009 - Istanbul International Community ...

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… ensure an environment where everyone is welcome, cared for, and successful.
… provide and ensure that students participate in a balance of academic, creative and
physical activities within and beyond the classroom.
… ensure that students have explored theoretical and practical issues of local and
worldwide significance from multiple perspectives and actively consider other people’s
viewpoints.
… ensure that students are provided opportunities to apply their learning and innovative
thinking by taking action.
… maintain a comprehensive admissions process to ensure compatibility between
students’ needs and the learner expectations of the IB programmes.
… develop a highly effective university counseling programme to assist each student in
gaining entrance into his or her preferred post-secondary educational institution.
1.3. International Baccalaureate Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring
young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through
intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international
organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and
rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active,
compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their
differences, can also be right.
1.4. School Background
Founded in 1911, IICS is a private, non-profit, coeducational pre K-12 school serving
Istanbul’s international community. Students whose educational and physical needs can
be met will be admitted.
The school is fully authorized to offer all three International Baccalaureate programmes in
English and is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Over 90% of graduates attend
post-secondary education.
The Board of Directors oversees the long-term educational and financial health of the
school. As the school is a guest institution in Turkey, the Board of Directors affirms that in its
education policies and teaching practices, there will be nothing contrary to the interests
of national security, to the activities of the Turkish Nation or to its national values.
1.5. School Governance
Istanbul International Community School is a not-for-profit, independent, international
day school governed by a combination of elected and self-perpetuating Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors has full control and direction over the affairs of the
school, including selection, appointment and evaluation of the Headmaster, setting of
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