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Turkey, Istanbul
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The medium of instruction is English; all lessons are taught in English. Modern Foreign Languages are offered to Preschool through Grade 5, with students choosing French or Spanish. Turkish is offered as a Foreign Language to Primary students from Kindergarten to Grade 5, and Turkish Language and Culture is integrated as Host Country Studies within the IB PYP. In Middle School, Language B options include French, Spanish, or English Language Support, and the English Language Learning (ELL) program provides language support across levels.
The medium of instruction is English; all lessons are taught in English. Turkish is offered as a Foreign Language to Primary students from Kindergarten to Grade 5. Turkish Language and Culture is integrated as Host Country Studies within the IB Primary Years Programme. French or Spanish are offered as Modern Foreign Languages in the Early Childhood Centre through Primary School.
MEF International School Istanbul provides education for ages 3 to 18, offering IB Primary Years Programme, IB Diploma Programme, and Cambridge Secondary with IGCSE. The nine-acre campus is in Ortaköy, shared with MEF National School. The Early Childhood Center serves Preschool to Kindergarten separately; the Primary School occupies the lower floors and the Secondary School the upper floors. Facilities include a Whole School library, a dedicated reading library, fully wired computer labs and science laboratories, MEF Tech with a makerspace, iMac Lab, Lego Robotics, Greenbox Studio, plus wireless infrastructure and smartboards. Sports facilities comprise two outdoor pitches, a tennis court, a 25m heated pool with stadium seating, an indoor gym, a dance studio and playgrounds. The program features a broad co-curricular offering, including Math Olympiad, MUN and Code Monkey; Arts studios and music spaces; service-learning and a Student Council. IB DP includes CAS, EE and TOK as core components today.
