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One of the most important international high school education programs in the world, AP (Advanced Placement) was implemented in Izmir Atatürk High School. İzmir Atatürk High School became the first school to implement the program in the Aegean region and 6th in Turkey.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Izmir Atatürk High School started to implement the international curriculum as part of its cooperation with WCEP Turkey (International High School Student Exchange Program). Izmir Atatürk High School, which will implement the world's leading international curriculum and diploma program AP (Advanced Placement), will become the first school to implement the program in the Aegean region and the sixth school in Turkey. Following the approval of the Ministry of Education and the Board of Education at the end of 2019, the students will be able to take 5 courses in 4 different fields and gain international diplomas within the scope of the program, which officially entered into practice at the beginning of May with the approval of the USA. In addition, students will be able to have foreign language skills at the mother tongue level. The program, which is officially recognized by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) and Turkish universities, also includes advantages such as completing university education in 3 years and double diplomas.

“Our state high schools are connecting to the world”

Stating that they are happy and proud to have achieved an exemplary result for all regions of Turkey after an intensive work process, Volkan Cerrahoğlu, General Manager of WCEP Turkey said, “Our main goal with these star projects is to take the education of our students in public high schools to international level and contribute to their education both in their country and in the world as exemplary individuals. We will continue with all our efforts to integrate our public high schools into the world with new projects in line with this goal.”

Referring to the collaboration, Izmir Atatürk High School Manager Ahmet Yılmaz said, “I wish that the international curriculum program we put into practice will open up new horizons for our school and students, and I believe that it will carry us to much better places. We are proud to be the first public high school to implement the AP International Curriculum program, and we thank the Ministry of Education and the Board of Education, and WCEP Turkey officials.”

With the high school education offered by the program, students can be exempted from university courses.

Advanced Placement, first enacted in the United States and implemented in more than 60 countries worldwide, is currently being implemented in a small number of schools in Turkey. AP, which is considered one of the most important international diploma programs in the world, has been run by the College Board, which is also the practitioner of the SAT exams taken by students who want to study for Bachelor's degrees at American universities since 1955. The AP, also called the pre-university program, also provides students with advantages over being exempt from admission and courses when applying to overseas universities. The Program offers students the opportunity to take university-level courses while they are still in high school through the content and processing of the courses and the way they measure the knowledge.

How does the International High School Student Exchange Program work?

The program implemented in more than 60 countries for nearly 70 years, aims to improve intercultural communication, to prevent cross-social prejudices and to facilitate the promotion of countries with language and culture. Within the scope of the program, Turkish high school students aged 15-18 who want to complete at least 1 year of high school education in a different country can now have the opportunity to study in Canada, America, Italy and France. The program is organized by the Ministries of Education or Government of the respective countries and conducts student elections and is run by quota organizations accredited to these ministries. While all legal processes, placement procedures and program rules are determined by the ministries of countries, a minimum "C" average is expected in all courses as a success criterion. The students are directed to the nearest school by spending one or more years of high school education with the ministry programs next to the voluntary families selected with high security criteria.

About WCEP Turkey (Worldwide Cultural Exchange Program)

Intercultural students who have the skills, country abroad that best represents and stands on firmer press of the mission itself to contribute to grow as individuals WCEP Turkey, conducts choose Turkey for International High School Students Exchange Program within the limited quota. On the other hand, the Ministry of National Education is developing collaborations with government and private high schools for education and change-oriented projects.