Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology’s Academic Development Unit carries out its activities in order to create effective and permanent learning in accordance with our educational approach. Curriculum and programs design, planning, programming, implementation and evaluation stages are among the duties of our unit. The Aljazari Academic Development Unit, which provides the provision and implementation of the flexible, sensitive and effective curriculum in our school, provides the coordination of the necessary units and teachers within the school.

In the light of the information obtained from different departments and units, the development of existing programs and the planning of new programs are carried out by our unit. The Academic Development Unit shapes the curriculum by examining the data and evaluation reports of our Measurement and Evaluation Unit.

Aljazari Academic Development Unit evaluates the learning process and results. Programs carry out accreditation studies as well as development. Our unit, which plans coordination and activities between the units regarding the requirements of the relevant program, makes program agreements with institutions and organizations.

Basic Functions of the Aljazari Academic Development Unit:

• It ensures the supply and effective use of materials that will make the applied curriculum effective and functional.

• Creates reports by examining the curriculum and programs in our school in accordance with the determined criteria.

• Makes recommendations by developing ideas about learning programs.

• Creates a combination of theory and practice by guiding teachers in the implementation of new and existing programs.

• Evaluates students' learning deficiencies and misleadings, all measurement tools and feedbacks that teachers apply together with the relevant units and school management.

• Evaluates, plans and reports the program evaluation studies at the end of each semester.

• It organizes seminars or workshops for the needs of the training activities determined during the year.

Our Science and Technology unit, which forms the basis of the Aljazari Schools’ educational philosophy, continues to operate actively. Our unit consists of branch teachers, technologists, representatives of the scientific institution and school administration.

The Aljazari Science and Technology Unit carries out an interdisciplinary study on curriculum, club, activity and competition. It aims to improve and develop technology within the training program. Necessary information and program designs are made by our unit following the current studies on Science and Technology. Predictions are made about the size and future of technological developments. From this point, transformation studies in education are carried out.

Our Science and Technology Unit is planning and evaluating science, technology and mathematics education in DAS. Our science and technology clubs that support our lessons are coordinated by our unit. All projects, national and international competitions held in our J-Tech field of activity are recorded in the academic calendar at the beginning of the term. Our students receive support from our department regarding the fields they want to work with. Flexible learning environment JazariLabs also work as moderators for our students. Our students have the opportunity to develop and evaluate their projects.

At Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology, we apply different methods in language education. We do theoretical and practical language acquisition studies with our courses, clubs and social activities in our curriculum.

We are working on languages in our J-Talk activity area. Programs for tracking national and international competitions and preparing our students are carried out by our language and culture department. Our students have the opportunity to obtain language certificates according to their grade levels. International competitions and activities are planned and placed in the academic calendar at the beginning of the semester.

Literary education within the scope of language studies is also included in the curriculum according to the language levels of our students. Reading and writing workshops for language, which are the expression of thoughts, are planned and implemented by our unit. Our archive, such as movies, books, and materials created for language acquisition, is constantly being developed.

Language education support of our newly registered students for students who need language level exams is scheduled at the beginning of the semester.

In our school, the academic language is English and the social integration language is Turkish. Certain social activities are carried out in Turkish language, visual arts and physical education lessons. Our school makes programs in different foreign languages for the needs with the studies of the language and cultures unit.

Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology Assessment and Evaluation Unit determines the level of knowledge, developmental stages and remaining aspects of our students at different stages of the education process. Our unit measures the retention, reflection and mental functions of learning by using different methods according to the cognitive developmental stages.

Aljazari International Schools Measurement and Evaluation Unit:

• Provides self-evaluation by increasing the quality and efficiency of our school.

• Helps to identify and improve the level of knowledge, skills and attitudes targeted.

• They add the results of the assessment to their files to the portfolio created for each student within the scope of the process assessment.

• Plans and programs are formed by giving feedback to the students, teachers, parents and administration about the data obtained.

• With the assessment tools applied, our students get to know themselves and form their career planning with their teachers and mentors.

Certified Education

Aljazari International Schools Measurement and Evaluation Unit follows the exams for the certificates with national and international validity and the necessary information are given to the students, teachers and administration at specified times. International exams within our curriculum are planned and implemented by our department.

Individual Development Tracking

With the measurement tools applied at the beginning of the semester, our teachers carry out content and method studies suitable for the readiness levels of our students. With the evaluation of learning, an individual development and work program is prepared for our students and our related teachers and Guidance Unit carry these out.

School Admission Reviews

The measurement tools and methods prepared by our Measurement and Evaluation Unit are effective in our students' admission. Evaluation criteria according to age groups within the scope of school admission studies are put into operation as a result of the cooperation with our Psychological Counseling and Guidance Unit

The mission of this department is through two main parties, namely the elements of learning and the school environment.

As for the elements of learning, they are divided into two parts:

• Student: the department aims to measure students' achievement of planned goals through tests and continuous evaluation of cognitive achievement, and acquired skills. In addition to identifying the extent to which students have achieved the goals and took appropriate decisions and recommendations. It also diagnosis the strengths and deficiencies in any element of the educational system. Moreover, it provides students with therapeutic and enrichment programs.

• Teachers: The department aims to guide teachers towards the achievement of educational goals, and help them to know the aspects of growth in their students. This is in addition to recommending the teacher to measure their students' progress throughout the year.



As for the educational environment, it is intended for the quality of management and validity of facilities, infrastructure and services in addition to the activities of the school, which ensure a healthy and safe environment for students, teachers and administrative staff. In addition, it provides the development and implementation of the necessary improvement measures in cooperation with all cadres to achieve the highest level of educational work. The educational environment (according to the model of the Turkish Ministry of Education to assess the performance of educational institutions and secondary school, as attached) can be assessed in terms of:

• Educational environment: all facilities in the school, especially the classrooms, are evaluated in terms of cleanliness and maintenance, the availability of tools required for the work of the semester, the appropriate facilities for students with special needs, and the availability of occupational health and safety, especially in relation to risk prevention and contingency plans. Other material facilities such as laboratories and equipment used in the school and the frequent use of equipment in the school is also evaluated.

• Achievement and discipline of the student: the evaluation of academic success in the school by measuring examinations results and assessment of the academic level to maintain the standard or strengthen it if needed. Students' success rates are also monitored and reflected through certificates of honor, class repetitions, etc. This is in addition to the development of studies and implementation of guidance aimed at increasing academic achievement and awareness of students and parents to the importance of keeping absence to a minimum.

• Collaborative projects and studies in the school sector: the school's participation in national and international projects is assessed and whether there are opportunities to apply Erasmus (EU student exchange program), or other patents. In-house training and skills development training are also assessed. In the context of stakeholder relations, their support is also reviewed, such as activities and seminars, student grants and equipment provided to the school.

• Guidance and orientation work: focuses on the extent to which students are aware of harmful habits and what studies are available and efforts to prevent violence. However, the focus is whether students are working on their vision, goals and quality of their studies.

• Social Activity Studies: The participation of our school in cultural, scientific, artistic and sports activities and the success rate within these participations is one of the most important elements of evaluation. In addition to evaluating community service activities and clubs.

• School Health Studies: Our school shall get a white flag certificate and a food certificate. Therefore, the department monitors and evaluates the school's health programs such as diabetes screening and fitness programs, in addition to monitoring the products sold in the school cafeteria according to regular conditions.

• Management: evaluation of the strategic plans of the school, the development quality of studies and the preparation of self-evaluation reports and work plans, in addition to assessing the status of staff and all types of administrative work within the school. On the other hand, management unit is concerned with monitoring the school promotional materials and national media coverage; all this in order to obtain the school's administrative and academic quality certificates required to enhance its eligibility. In general, the main purpose of this section is to determine the direction of the school in achieving its goals, and the extent of progress made by students in this direction, by diagnosing and addressing the difficulties and shortcomings facing both students and teachers or the work environment as a whole.


The evaluation criteria are as follows:

1. Evaluation reports are submitted to the school management.
2. Necessary documents are prepared during the education period.
3. The measurement and evaluation unit organizes evaluation meetings.
4. Evaluation meetings are held at the end of each semester.
5. Our unit presents the results of the evaluation together with its observations and recommendations.

At Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology, we have included the services of the counseling unit in activities directed to students, teachers, administrative staff and parents. This unit provides its services through individual or group consultation sessions as well as seminars that focus on its work in order to achieve its objectives to support the student who considers it a complete entity of physical, moral, social and cognitive aspects.

Our school provides students with the opportunity to fully realize their potential, considering each student as an independent personality that varies according to the environment in which they were a child. Through briefing and counseling activities, we aim to achieve the following objectives while protecting the privacy of sessions and activities: Finding solutions, knowing and controlling ideas and feelings, building social relationships and social harmony, discovering students' interests and talents, communication skills, spiritual awareness and maturity level.

Aljazari International Schools Counseling and Guidance Unit implements the PDP (Personal Development Program) established by the school administrators within its education system. In this process, we create personal portfolios for each student, containing a general view of their behavior through periodic follow-ups, interviews and relevant tests, prepared by school psychologists.

In this way, our students are able to express themselves accurately and effectively by knowing their potential in the first place. Aljazari International Schools students benefit also from these profiles in the university orientation process as well as receive cognitive support through courses and extracurricular activities. Our counseling unit also provides information to share with the student's family when needed. On the other hand, the unit is keen on conducting individual interviews with the families of the students in order to follow our students' behavior and provide them with the necessary support outside school.

Our counseling unit also provides various programs for students, teachers, academic staff and parents in order to maintain a healthy and stimulating environment within the school. Aljazari School's Guidance and Counseling System and the University Guidance Unit, which we apply as Aljazari International Schools, also carry out their activities along with psychological counseling unit.

Student Activities:
• Personal psychological counseling
• Group psychological counseling
• Identifying and organizing feelings
• Thinking skills
• Behavior management
• Social interaction and skill sets
• Facing pressure sessions
• Academic follow-up and methodological studies
• Evaluation of PDP

Activities for parents:
• Personal interviews
• Student interviews and studying plans
• Social events

Teacher oriented activities:
• Personal interviews
• Lectures and motivational and developmental interviews
• Students follow-up activities
• Planning and application quotas for building profile



As Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology, we implement the Aljazari Mentoring System between university students and high school students. Mentoring is a form of communication based on mutual developmental interaction between mentor and mentee. Mentoring is a way of supporting and improving the client's own learning process. We provide emotional and social support to our students through mentoring system that we establish one-to-one communication network by accepting that each student has a different personality.

Aljazari Schools Mentoring System is applied starting from the first year of high school until the graduation of our students. Our mentor students, who are selected from different departments through private interviews, take care of our students with whom they form a fraternity bond. Our students communicate with their chosen mentors in line with their development and needs. Our Young Development Advisory Committee supports mentoring practice through training and consultation methods by guiding our mentors within the plan and program.

The mentors, families and teachers have accurate and healthy information about the students through mentors who are interested in our students. Within the scope of PDP, we include the information provided by the mentors to the portfolio files prepared for each of our students. While our mentors are in direct communication with the students under their responsibility, they conduct collective meetings and activities at designated times.

Our students, who provide the experience and level required by the university by providing university experiences, determine their university goals and expectations at an early age. Our students, who make the university a part of life, support academic processes with their business experiences so that they can shape the future by capturing the pace of the 21st century.

Our students, who gain their social relationship skills under the guidance of mentors in accordance with the needs of different environments, position themselves correctly and effectively in social environments.

Our mentors, who support our students academically, also act as role models for the formation of character and personality. Our close-generation mentors, who can communicate with our students' language, support the students morally in organizing relationships and developing behavior.

Our "future college students" benefit from the experience of their mentors who guide them on the path they chose. Our students learn their skills' advantages and disadvantages with their mentors while making career plans. With positive career perception and personal inferences, individuals who know and define themselves consciously and thus position themselves in life make benefit-centered production as happy and virtuous individuals who have realized themselves.

Aljazari Schools Mentoring:
• Gaining experience of academic development with the business world at an early age
• Recognition and definition of social environment with the acquisition of social relationship skills
• Ensuring character development and self-realization through role models
• Solid and stable ideals and steps to be competent in their fields



At Aljazari International Schools of Science and Technology, we prepare students mentally and emotionally for university preference through training courses and programs. We offer University preferential counseling in our office for our students created by the Psychological Guidance and Counseling Unit. Our department also guides students on the right choices through career guidance, course selection and counseling during the University enrollment.

The profiles created within the PDP that we have developed from the earliest stages of teaching in our school, allow students to develop their knowledge and skills in the areas they want on one hand and guide them following the suitable university preferences on the other. With Aljazari Schools Guidance System, aimed at high school students, our students test their undergraduate experience during high school years and realize their intellectual preferences early on. In light of all this, we support our students' realistic goals for the university by following their examinations in line with their goals and potential.

At the University Counseling Unit, where we provide information to our students and their families, we hold group seminars at regular intervals. We host universities that offer special offers to our school and offer our students individual and group consultations. In addition, our students participate in university preference fairs organized under the supervision of our unit.

Regarding enrollment at the university, the unit transfers the necessary information to students and their families, as well as updated information such as changes in the examination system, the impact of school success on the exam system, and other statistical studies. The Unit also organizes meetings with professionals and academics expert in their fields such as vocational promotion and business experience activities; the University Consulting Unit also provides valuable information on universities and higher education programs, including field visits and meetings with recent graduates.

The university counseling unit also explains the procedures that our students need to pass when registering at the university through seminars, interviews and activities that explain the stages of university admission in a practical and clear way. We also provide information to non-Turkish students about the details of the high school certificate and the YÖS exam along with informing parents of the most important data in this regard. Our school also offer brochures that guide students concerning other international examinations and their accreditation among Turkish universities.

Our unit also keeps track of the numbers of students admitted to the university after taking exams same as SAT exam and offers supportive lessons to those who are interested. In addition, we ensure the availability of the required language certificates according to local universities and the availability of our foreign students and provide supporting language lessons when necessary, in order to strengthen the levels of students who are moving to university. It is also possible, according to personal choice, to only study the preparatory year without taking any language exam and enjoy an exemption from studying additional language courses. Students who submit their exam results such as TOFEL and IELTS can be exempted after assessing their levels. On the other hand, foreign students with Turkish citizenship can register for the YÖS and TYT-AYT exam.

Our university preference counseling is divided into two types: local and international consultancies

a. Foreign Universities Consulting Various parties accept our foreign universities' consultations, especially as they carry out the necessary steps of applications. Based on the students' interests, knowledge, skills and desires, we guide them to choose from international universities. We provide all the necessary information and guidance in this domain to both students and parents through our personalized consultations.

b. Local Universities Consulting Our local universities consultations provide informational and motivational support to our students in the light of assessments and share gathered information with whom it may concern. Our unit, which carries out field visits, hosts university representatives within the school campus to allow students to access joint meetings with university administrators. The unit services are aimed to both students and parents and are provided through appointment system.