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ARSLANBEY ATA-SC ILKÖĞRETIM
OKULU
(ATASC SCHOOL IN IZMIT,
TURKEY)
On August 17, 1999, western Turkey was struck by a devastating
magnitude-7.4 earthquake.
Many thousands of people were killed, and many more made
homeless by the quake that was centered near Izmit.
Contributing to the rebuilding process, ATASC
initiated an effort in February 2003 to build a new school
for the children of Izmit. Phase One of the project, construction
of the building exterior, was completed in May 2003. The Izmit
municipality joined the effort by providing electricity, heating,
water, sewage and landscaping to the school site.
The school admitted its first class on September
13, 2004. |
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Latest News
ATASC Arslanbey School Update---by Vega Sankur
Dear ATASC members:
ATASC Arslanbey School opened for 2007-2008 year. Here are some of the good news from school.
Again this summer, six accomplished students from higher grades attended Izmir Space Camp due to the generosity of Kaya and Mary Tuncer, and hard work of Erturk Dincel. The children benefited greatly from the program. Here is a letter from their teacher Ms. Kubra Yuce on how successful the Space Camp has been. You should also hear from students shortly now that the school has opened. They visited the governor of Kocaeli to talk about Space Camp experiences. Here is the article in the Kocaeli Newspaper:
This school year, we are up to sponsoring 14 children due to the generosity of Turkish American friends in California. These children are quite needy (as identified by the PTA and school admin.) and the $240/year support makes a financial impact in their lives - as well as knowing that somebody cares about their education.
Here is a picture of Vega Sankur with Hatice Donmez, one of our sponsored students. She wants to be a doctor, like the one that now takes care of her.
On the not so good news side, the school building is getting to be too small for their needs. There needs to be a bigger school building in the next couple of years. Currently, schools cost close to a million dollars in Turkey. We realize that this is outside the current financial boundaries/power of ATASC. We are seeking ideas from our community on how to go about looking for other funding resources; here or in Turkey.
ATASC Committee Chair
Vega Sankur
Additional Photos:
Arslanbey ATA-SC Okulu Computer room
Ataturk Kosesi
Previous Updates
| | School Teacher Writes About the Space Camp
Posted September 27 2007
Arslanbey school teacher Ms. Kubra Yuce sent us this letter commenting on how successful the Space Camp program has been: Sayın Tolga Yıldırım Proje Sorumlusu...
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| 2006 Arslanbey School Presentation
Posted January 29 2007
The Arslanbey School Committee has created a PowerPoint presentation detailing the milestones achieved in 2006.
Click here to download (Microsoft PowerPoint required)
...
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| | Arslanbey School 2006 Report
Posted December 19 2006
Arslanbey School 2006 Report---by Vega Sankur
Dear ATASC members:
This is the last report of 2006 from Izmit ATASC Arslanbey School to summarize what we together accomplished in...
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| ARSLANBEY SCHOOL NEWS
Posted December 3 2006
ARSLANBEY SCHOOL NEWS December 1, 2006
Here are the pictures from Izmit ATA SC school. Southern California Turks are continuing to support the school that...
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| | Izmit School Update
Posted November 13 2006
ARSLANBEY SCHOOL UPDATE November 10, 2006 I was in Turkey last week. Mr. Erturk Dincel and I paid a visit to the Izmit ATA SC Arslanbey School and talked to the...
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| Arslanbey ATA SC / Uzay kamp Turkiye
Posted October 15 2006
The letters below are from the Arslanbey ATA SC school teaching staff and the students who have been in the Uzay Kampi Turkiye and recently returned. I send...
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| | Continuation of the Izmit ATA SC Arslanbey School Saga
Posted June 19 2006
By Vega Sankur
I went back to school on tuesday may 2nd - with an American couple that are my friends and were visiting Istanbul. We arrived at school around lunch break. All the...
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| Izmit School Update by Vega Sankur
Posted April 26 2006
ATASC Board Member Vega Sankur has written the following update on the ATASC School in Izmit, Turkey:
Dear ATASC Community, I arrived in Turkey and immediately went to Izmit...
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| | LATAA Donations to Izmit Arslanbey ATASC Ilkokulu
Posted May 7 2005
Dear Friends Los Angeles Turkish American Association is delighted to share the pictures below, which commemorates LATAA donations to Izmit Arslanbey ATASC Ilkokulu. Nail Baki...
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| ATASC School Student Receives Top Score
Posted April 1 2005
Mansur Uçaktürk, A Successful 5th Grader from the Arslanbey ATA-SC Ilk Ogretim Okulu in Izmit, Turkiye Receives Top Score out of 25,000 students
As many of you know, ATASC has built...
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| | New ATASC-Sponsored School Opens in Izmit, Turkey
Posted January 16 2005
Arslanbey ATA-SC Ilköğretim Okulu NEW ATASC-SPONSORED SCHOOL OPENS IN IZMIT, TURKEY
The recent devastation wrought by a tsunami caused by a massive earthquake in the Indian...
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| IZMIT SCHOOL UPDATE by Orhan Gürbüz
Posted March 18 2004
IZMIT SCHOOL UPDATE By Orhan Gürbüz.
Dear readers. In our June - July issue of NewsBridge (pp.13 and 22) we had a report for the Izmit School project. Also in the August-September...
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