FMV IŞIK SCHOOLS ISTANBUL/TURKEY

 April 23 CHİLDREN'S DAY!

Dear All,

This week, we came together with our project partners and students to celebrate National Sovereignty and children's Day on April 23. It was invaluable to welcome children around the world to our country and celebrate this enthusiasm together. We are very, very grateful that you shared this feeling with us and erased the distances.

Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, said that children will shape the world of the future.Children who will shape this world, you are all the hope of the future! I wish everyone to find little happiness like children in these difficult days.

“We are the children of the world. We lean on the world, and the world leans on us. Whether the world is beautiful, vibrant, green or dry-roasted depends on the path we Yesil walk. “(Thich Nhat Hanh)

 

Happy National Sovereignty and Children's Day!

 An inspiring challenge

    Yesterday, Tuesday 13th April, was a special day at our school. We held a two-side competition with Alessandra's Italian squad. The session started with some technical problems on our side, but in the end, we managed to sort them out. The Kahoot competition was exciting and inspiring. The only problem seemed to be the overexcitement of the students. The reason for this, is their love of Kahoot competitions and this new international experience for all of them.

    It was a good start for future projects and the internationalization of our school.

 

            The background noise speaks for itself. It sounds just like a Beatles'                    concert in the sixties!

 

April 13, 2021

It's the end of a school day. 1 pm. 

It's a Tuesday, which in our language is called "Martedì" (meaning: the day of Mars, the ancient Rome God of War).

Tuesdays are always somewhat messy. Chaotic. Sometimes you can feel that 'bellicose' spirit in the air.

It looks like the perfect day for a competition with our friends who live on the other side of the pond (the mediterranean Sea): our Spanish partners with their masters: teachers Salvador and Francisco.

Connection on ... 3...2...1... go! The battle starts, and on both sides there are moments of concentration and exultation.

Time goes by so fast, when you're having fun.

But in the end, eyes sparkle and hearts are full

Magic happened again. 

And we're so thankful for that.

 Today our students from Italy and Spain enjoyed an enduring time together, sharing a Kahoot game which was hard-fought.

 

Even if we have to deal with distance and CoVID restrictions we can keep on having fun together, experiencing moments that we will definitely treasure for the rest of our lives.

        At "FMV Işık Schools(İstanbul/Turkey)" this week, we did an "mindfulness" exercise in our zoom class. It was a different experience for all of us. 

       We moved away from the negative effects of the pandemic, and our project set its purpose. It was an unusual experience for some of us.Mindfulness, by training us to pay attention moment by moment to where we are and what we are doing, mindfulness can help us choose how to behave, poke (or shake) us out of Autopilot mode.By teaching children meditation and mindfulness skills, we help them improve their well-being and enable them to meet the stresses of the world with presence, self-compassion and openness.

        When we teach children mindfulness, we give them the tools they need to build confidence, cope with stress and relate to uncomfortable or challenging moments. The earlier we do this in their young lives, the greater the opportunity to help them develop endurance and develop and improve mindfulness practices as they mature.

Sibel Yanardağ

 March 26, 2021

We had a great meeting tonight.

We means: we students and teachers. 

One hour together, introducing ourselves, getting to know each other a bit better (both teachers and students). It's a Friday, the start of a weekend. 

We could have been anywhere else, but choose to stay here, on a platform, to stay with our friends from all over Europe. To see and hear from them.

A bit of shyness at the beginning ... an explosion of happiness and gratitude for this chance at the end.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,

some momentary awareness comes

as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,

who violently sweep your house

empty of its furniture,

still, treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out

for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,

meet them at the door laughing,

and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,

because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

(Rumi)

And so we are.

Thankful for the lessons we are learning and the people we are knowing.

26th March online meeting

 

I.C. 'L. Pirandello' - Fonte Nuova (Rome - ITALY)

For our eTwinning Project, we learnt some Cybersafety best practices. Then, we created an animation using Plotagon  ... it was the first time with this app, and it was real fun! :-)

Animation on Cybersafety tips