Primary School

Four years in which curiosity turns into questions and questions into inquiry.

Grades
Grades 1–4
School hours
08:30–15:40
Class size
At most 20 pupils per class
Teachers
Two teachers in every class
Primary pupils working on a river map made of blue tape in the classroom

Grades 1–4. The MEB programme within the IB PYP framework, with a Turkish teacher and a native English-speaking teacher in every class. Part of the day is spent in the garden and workshops.

The primary day is short and balanced: Turkish literacy and maths in the morning, inquiry workshops in the afternoon. Every class has its own garden plot; under "Sharing the planet", children measure the beans they planted there.

For children starting Grade 1, the first two weeks of September are settling-in weeks: the day ends at 12:30 and parents may stay in the classroom on the first day.

By the end of this section

  • Progress in Turkish and English literacy at each child's own pace
  • The habit of asking, observing and explaining what they found
  • A first independent investigation in the PYP Exhibition
  • All MEB primary outcomes

Programmes in this section

PYPIB Primary Years Programme (PYP)A transdisciplinary primary framework that starts with a question.MEBTurkish national curriculum (MEB diploma)From Grade 1 to Grade 12, the common line under every path.

Some of our Primary School teachers

Emma Clarke

Emma Clarke

Grade 3 homeroom teacher (PYP)

Toronto, Canada

In her class every inquiry starts with a jar of questions. She plans her lessons with her Turkish co-teacher.

Education
B.Ed., University of Toronto
Languages
English, French
At Meridyen since
2019

Hannah Schulz

PYP Coordinator

Vienna, Austria

Education
Primary Education, Universität Wien
Languages
German, English
At Meridyen since
2016

Liam Walker

Grade 4 homeroom teacher (PYP)

Melbourne, Australia

Education
Education, Monash University
Languages
English
At Meridyen since
2021

2026–2027 school year

GradeProgrammeTuition (per year)Meals (per year)
Grade 1IB PYP + MEB742.000 TRY96.000 TRY
Grades 2–4IB PYP + MEB742.000 TRY96.000 TRY

Tuition includes 10% VAT; meals and transport are separate. All fees

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