Berna ARICAN
“ SEVʼmekle başlar her şey ”
Dear students , parents and school community ,
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write a short introduction for this issue of Sevecen . My introduction to the elementary and middle school campuses started on opening day in September when I sat with all the students in the amphitheatre . I felt like I was sitting in the middle of a beehive filled with energy ! There was an excited buzz in the air created by children excited to be back in school . The enthusiasm that children bring to events like singing at Republic Day or playing football at lunch is contagious and always lifts my mood higher .
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Süreli Yerel Yayındır .
In my short time in Izmir I have already witnessed the amazing learning that iSEV students experience with their teachers . I have spent my entire life in high school and I have always loved experiencing the transition that high school students go through as they mature and become young adults with plans and dreams . Now I see first-hand how the elementary and middle schools help students get to that stage as young people – let me explain what I mean .
I was fortunate to be invited to a presentation by a kindergarten class recently . The class studied olives . They sang a song about olives , worked on their adding and graphing skills , produced art with an olive theme , visited and reported on an olive farm , found real-life examples of all the products that used olives and olive oil and most importantly all came up with interesting questions about olives and reported on an inquiry project . I really enjoyed how excited the students were and how they got to follow their passions and show their learning in different ways .
Family Day , the recent technology day and the book camp in the elementary library were other examples where children and their parents got to experience the SEV culture of educating the whole child . I love seeing opportunities for children to show their parents what they have learned ; and in some cases teach their parents what they have learned !
All of you - the students - have taught me valuable things too . When I sit in your classrooms and you practice your English skills by talking about your relatives you continually teach me how valuable family life is in Turkey . You have taught me to be brave in learning a new language in how you are so enthusiastic and unafraid to try ! If I could only learn Turkish with such ease – for me yavaş yavaş .
I am looking forward to the new year because I think that there will be many more amazing adventures . I look forward to art displays , singing and classroom visits . All the best in 2017 !
Thank you Tim Huttemann
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