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Eight students from our school qualified for the Bilge Kunduz Final stage, which was held online on May 4, 2025, across Türkiye.
Mira Küçükali from class 2A came second in Türkiye at the primary school 2nd-grade level with her successful result in the final exam.
We congratulate our student and our information technologies teacher Murat Özkan, who mentored her, and wish her continued success.

The Bilge Kunduz (Bebras) event, which first started in Lithuania in 2004, continues with the participation of thousands of students in 54 different countries.
Information about the Bilge Kunduz event is as follows:

Bilge Kunduz is an international event created with the aim of teaching computer science and computational thinking to students of all ages while raising awareness on this subject.
The event is carried out by volunteer academics at Ankara University.
Within the scope of this event, many countries organize an online event that tests students' skills related to informatics at the same time.

The short questions in the activity are called Bilge Kunduz tasks.
These tasks can be answered by people with no prior knowledge of informatics (computer science).
In order to solve these tasks, students need to review what they know, make calculations, make decisions, establish cause-and-effect relationships, and use higher-order thinking skills such as analytical thinking and problem-solving.

The Bilge Kunduz event aims to reach all people, not just young students.
In today's world where everyone has all kinds of technological devices, it is extremely important to raise people's awareness about informatics.
In addition to the effective use of technology, it should be the goal of those working in informatics to scientifically increase people's experience of technology.

 

Inspired by the oceans, in the 2024-2025 SUBMERGED℠ season, Science Heroes Meet / FIRST ® LEGO® League teams will use their innovative thinking skills and LEGO technologies to delve deeper into the problems faced by people exploring the oceans and develop innovative solutions to these problems.

YTU Schools “Sparking Stars” team came together every week to first examine the layers of the ocean and the creatures and habitats in them. They built and programmed autonomous submarines using the season exploration set. Afterwards, they developed a lego model of the “Pink Handfish” they discovered during their research. They continued their studies to ensure the reproduction and reproduction of endangered ocean creatures and to discover new sea creatures.

We also examined the ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) vehicle developed by The “CASMarine: Unmanned Underwater Systems” team of the IEE Club in YTU. We also had an online interview with a team that participated in a tournament in a different city and listened to their experiences.

Our Sparking Stars team tried to explain their journey of discovery throughout the season in the posters they prepared. They explained both the team members and their work with visuals and information notes.

On Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the “Tiny Science Heroes Meet Explorer” Istanbul tournament, our team presented their lego model, “Tell Me” poster and bookmarks promoting their project to the jury members, their families and other teams. During the tournament, they participated in fun activities and examined the stands of other teams.

 “Sparking Stars” team, which showed creativity in their “Tell Me” poster and clearly explained what they learned in the Tiny Science Heroes Meet team journey, was awarded the “Our Dreams and Ideas on Poster Award”.

We would like to congratulate our team members, our students and team coaches Emina Merve Arpacı and Murat Özkan, and our art teacher Eda Erdoğan for their contributions to the poster design and wish them continued success.

 

Under the guidance of kindergarten teacher Ece Öztürk Coşgun, YTU Schools has joined the international eTwinning project titled “Little Citizens in Action.” The project was founded by Evangelia Koufou from Greece and Nazmiye Yıldırım from Türkiye, and is carried out in collaboration with 18 partner schools from Türkiye, Greece, Croatia, and Romania.

The aim of the project is to support the cognitive, emotional, and social development of children aged 4 to 6, while introducing them to the principles of active citizenship and encouraging a sense of responsibility toward nature. Within this scope, students participate in collaborative activities using digital tools and take part in nature-focused events such as recycling and tree-planting activities.

These project activities not only help students develop environmental awareness and social responsibility, but also contribute to the development of 21st-century skills.

We are delighted to be part of this meaningful project and extend our sincere thanks to all our project partners for their valuable contributions.

 

 

As YTU Schools, we are delighted to present our “Children's Games” themed Digital Exhibition organized within the scope of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day! 

In this special exhibition, where students from schools all over Türkiye as well as other countries participated, we brought together children's works filled with creativity. 

You can click on the link to witness the imagination of our students and visit this international exhibition! 

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We sincerely thank all the students and teachers who participated ❤️✨

April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day is a fantastic opportunity for children to express their creativity and unique ideas! We are celebrating this special day with art under the theme of "Play", bringing together our students' artworks in our digital exhibition.

Play is one of the ways children explore the world, develop their imagination, and express themselves. Through this exhibition, we aim to discover how our students perceive play, how they interpret it from their own perspectives, and how they add meaning through their artistic expressions.

We invite all our students to contribute their unique artwork to this exhibition!

 

Exhibition Theme: Play

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025

Please send your artworks in the following format:

[School Name] - [Student Name] - [Grade] - [Title of the Artwork]

Submission Address: [email protected]

 

Our digital exhibition will be available on our website on April 23rd!

We are excited to see our students transform their imagination into art in this inspiring exhibition!

 

Our school has successfully completed the IB PYP accreditation process, officially becoming one of the world schools implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP). This program focuses not only on students' academic achievements but also on their personal development, well-being, and global citizenship.

With a student-centered learning model, we aim to develop students' inquiry, research, and problem-solving skills, helping them become individuals with a global perspective.

Thanks to our efforts in promoting safe and responsible technology use, YTÜ Schools has been awarded the "Common Sense School" title by Common Sense Education.

Common Sense is a program designed to help children interact with digital content in a safe and healthy way. Additionally, through the Digital Citizenship Curriculum we implement in our Information Technologies courses, we equip our students with the skills to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly.

Our school has been accepted as a member of the Blue Schools Program under the Maritime Forum established by the European Commission, earning the European Blue Schools Certificate.

Through this program, we aim to develop students' ocean and marine literacy and raise them as environmentally responsible individuals. By integrating sustainable development goals into our curriculum and extracurricular activities, we teach our students how to use natural resources consciously from an early age.

We are proud to be part of the Global Schools Program, an initiative run by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

This program equips students with the necessary skills to succeed in the complex world of the 21st century. By integrating sustainability into education, we help our students become socially responsible global citizens who are aware of global challenges and take action for a better future.

After beginning our educational journey last year, we are proud to announce that our school has successfully completed the IB PYP accreditation visit and has been officially recognized as one of the IB World Schools implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP).

Our school was founded with the mission and vision of becoming an IB school, and in a short time, our dedicated community has achieved this remarkable milestone.

Our Yıldızlı students have embraced the awareness that they are not the masters of the planet but an integral part of it. With a century-long tradition of environmental consciousness, Yıldız Technical Primary School students learn to respect nature’s balance while adopting eco-friendly behaviors and working towards leaving a cleaner and greener world for future generations.

As part of this mission, our school has joined the Eco-Schools International Environmental Education Program, which has been running since 1995. This initiative encourages students to rethink consumption habits, develop a human-and-environment-centered mindset, and raise public awareness.

We congratulate our young stars for taking on this meaningful journey toward sustainability!