Below is the first school we visited. It was funded in 1863 for fatherless boys. (the present campus was constructed in the 1990s.) it went co-edin 1974. It will accept motherless children beginning this fall. It is a boarding school that takes students from all over Turkey. Graduates have gone on to Univeristy in the United States and are very influential in business, finance, engineering, and diplomacy. Our guide Arda graduated from here in 1971.
There is a movie theatre right beside the campus. This is useful since most of their students are boarders.
This is a view of the courtyard of the school.
In the lobby of the school is a grand displaying honor of Mustafa Kamal, or Attaturk. He is the father of the Turkish Republic and is responsible for the secular state, meaning that there is a very clear distinction between religion and state.
This is the heritage bridge at the school. Most formal school pictures (class, graduation, etc) are taken here. It is very reminiscent of the building in which the school was once housed. The Turkish government provided land for the new campus near the military college. The city of Istanbul is now sprawling out to this area.
The second school we visited is housed in a former Ottoman Palace and was constructed in 1893.
Note the pictures of Ataturk...
.... Ataturk watches over you in the classroom...
... I would have trouble concentrating in this classroom... That is the Bosphorus along side the school.
Three English language teachers shared with us the school's mission.
In the door to a classroom, this cut-out is used to check up on students (and teacher) by the administration.
The Bosphorus as we make our way back to Taksim Square for our afternoon at TCF offices.
Gate to the Dolmabahçe Palace....
After meetings at TCF, we dashed to the Grand Bazaar. The experience was overwhelming in a good way...
The Blue Mosque....
Ayasophia (Hagia Sophia).....
Across from a Carpet Store, a Whirling Dervish performs. No pictures allowed when we see them at Sema as it is considered a religious service.
This sign made me laugh.... Does it mean 'DANGER.... Wedgies could occur.!'
Full moon...
Dolmabahçe clock tower....
Tony and I went to a village, Ortakoy, near the Bosphorus Bridge. Janelle Bondor (an old friend and former colleague from RNE) teaches at Robert College, an exclusive boarding school nearby. It was great catching up with her. I hate we did not get a picture together.
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Location:Istanbul
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