TEV İnanç Türkeş Özel Lisesi

Infobox School2
name = TEV Inanc Turkes Ozel Lisesi


motto =
established = 1993
type = Private, coeducational, bilingual, boarding
city = Gebze, Kocaeli
country = Turkey
campus = suburban (103 acres / 42 ha)
head_name = Headmaster
head = Azmi Ozkardes
students = 240 (High School)
faculty =
school_colors = Red, Black and Grey
nicknames = Inanc, TEVITOL
website = http://www.tevitol.k12.tr

TEV İnanç Türkeş Özel Lisesi is an independent private co-educational boarding school for the gifted and talented in Turkey.

General Information

Mission

* Identifying the special needs and individual talents of each student and providing them an education necessary to fulfill their greatest potential
* Preparing its students for the ever-changing world and providing them an education to contribute their best to the world
* Educating its students to be national and global leaders
* Encouraging students to think globally, create national and local solutions and to stimulate them to use their talents for humanity

History

In 1990 Sezai Türkeş founded the İnanç Foundation (İnanç Vakfi) in his late wife İnanç Türkeş’s name. The foundation aimed to educate underprivileged gifted and talented Turkish students and started Özel İnanç Lisesi in 1993 with 30 students. In its full capacity, the school planned to have 210 students in 7 grades (prep year, followed by 3 years of middle school and 3 years of high school).

Starting in 1995, the school experienced financial problems and opted to stop the construction of its campus.

In 1997, due to changes in the education system of Turkey, Özel İnanç Lisesi dropped the middle school section.

In 2002, due to further financial hardship, the administration of Özel İnanç Lisesi was handed over to Türk Eğitim Vakfı (English: "Turkish Education Foundation") which renamed it TEV İnanç Türkeş Özel Lisesi.

Admission

Before TEV

During this time, İnanç Lisesi awarded full scholarship to all admitted students. However one of the requirements of entry was that a student could only enter İnanç Lisesi if their family was not able to provide finances for a private high school. There was a 4 step examination process which typically yielded 30 students out of 30,000 applications.
# General Exam: Every school had the option to nominate two students for the entrance exam. The school set up examination centers in every city in Turkey and in Nicosia, Cyprus where students were tested on their pattern recognition and quantitative skills
# In person screening: Students who were successful in the general exam were invited to major cities for an in person screening. This screening also included general knowledge questions as well as standard IQ test questions
# Financial background check: Representatives from the school visited students at their homes to identify students who are really in need. This step was more of a subjective financial background check and it also provided the family of the student to meet representatives from the school to answer any questions they may have
# School Camp: Students were invited to the school campus for a week to see if they would be fit for a boarding school experience and also to see how they would interact with other fellow students

External links

* [http://www.tevitol.k12.tr Official Website]