The main goal of the High School English Program is to equip our students with the necessary language skills and systems they need so that they can pursue their studies at universities where the medium of instruction is English. The program designed for high school students is intended to foster communicative skills by addressing the four skills of language in an integrated way. It also aims to help students develop 21st century skills and thus become critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, collaborative team workers, and effective communicators with a sense of empathy and respect for differences and diversity.

Whilst addressing the requirements set out by the Turkish Ministry of Education, our school also provides two rigorous and challenging curricula for grades 10 and 11 students: Edexcel International GCSE English Language A and our Pearson Assured Accredited Certificate Program ‘Self and Society’, respectively. Our students are given an opportunity to take the international certificate exams of these programs at the end of the academic year. Each year, our students study a wide range of literature in depth so that they can develop skills for critical thinking and analysis to better understand the rapidly changing world. The study of literature gives them the opportunity to explore their own beliefs and values and those of others. All learning activities and suggested topics in the program promote an inquiry-based approach to learning and intellectual engagement.

We aim for our students to:

• express themselves using the target language effectively and appropriately;
• improve and enlarge their vocabulary in the target language;
• communicate effectively not only with people within their community but also with people all around the world;
• know, understand and appreciate their own cultures and those of others;
• develop high order thinking skills;
• develop into informed and engaged global citizens;
• learn how to learn and become independent learners throughout their lives;
• work in collaboration with others;
• use information technologies effectively.