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M A G A Z I N E F O R P R I VAT E S E Y M E N E D U C AT I O N A L F O U N D AT I O N

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Dear Reader, Greetings and a warm welcome to SEYMAG. This issue has a special meaning. We are pleased to present you the first SEYMAG. We couldn’t be more excited to have made it to this point. This edition gives us all a chance to reflect on and appreciate the ideals upon which Seymen College was founded and to view the future with renewed enthusiasm. We look forward to sharing the progress of Seymen College’s 33rd celebration with you in the coming year.

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Concessionaire in the name of Private Seymen Educational Foundations Hamiyet Satı Editorial Coordinator Filiz Barık Main Editorial Contributors Foreign Languages Department / İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus Engin Yılgın (Head of Foreign Languages Department) İlknur Can - Hicran Özkan Getirel - Beytullah Karar - Yasemin Duman - Tuba Karabulut - Hilal Kan - Niran Ürgün - Melek Kaya - Ece Babaoğlu - Gizem Seymen - Ebru Doğuş - Negin Niknam Yahşi - Ekin Uydurucu - Gözde Seymen - Sevcan Yıldırım - Gamze Şirin - Bahar Akyüz - Cevdet Şengül and Dilek Zaloğlu (Director of Public Relations) - Sümeyye Uzuner (Public Relations Assistant) Creative Agency Dora Kreatif / dorakreatif.com Editor in Chief Oya İşeri Gever / oya@dorakreatif.com Art Director Sedat Gever / sedat@dorakreatif.com Graphic Designer Samet Köseoğlu / samet@dorakreatif.com

In this first issue of SEYMAG there is something for everyone. You will notice a wide range of works from class activities to the cupcake recipe and some fun science experiments. We owe many thanks to anyone who contributed to our magazine.

We sincerely appreciate your taking time to explore the magazine and are so happy to have you as a reader of Seymen Magazine.

Enjoy!

Seymen College Foreign Languages Department İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus

Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, Viele Grüße und herzlich Willkommen zu SEYMAG. Dieses Exemplar hat eine besondere Bedeutung und sind sehr froh dies mit unseren Lesern teilen zu können. Wir sind sehr begeistert von unserer jetzigen Lage. Die Auslage gibt uns eine Chance, die Idealen des privaten Seymen Schulen mit den erneuerten Willen der Zukunft darstellen zu können. Die Erweiterungen, die Seymen in 33 Jahren erschafft hat, möchten wir mit Ihnen teilen.

In dieses Exemplar gibt es für jeden etwas. Von den Klassen aktivitäten bis zum Cupcake Rezept und lustige Experimente können Sie in diesem Magazin finden. Wir sind dankbar an Allen die mit uns mitgewirkt haben.

Wir sind sehr froh Ihnen als Leser neben uns zu sehen und sind sehr dankbar für die Lesung.

Viel Spaß Seymen Fremdsprachenabteilung İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus 1

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CONTENT 3-4-5 6-7 8-9 10 - 11 12 13 14 15 16 - 17

Turkish National Anthem (tr. en. de.)

Atatürk’s Address to the Turkish Youth (tr. en. de.)

About the Founder Rahmi Seymen (en. de.)

Founder Representative, Hamiyet Satı (en. de.)

Director of Seymen Middle School and High School, Ercan Demir (en. de.)

Principal of Private Seymen Primary School, Yasemin Demirkol (en. de.)

Head of Foreign Languages Department, Engin Yılgın (en. de.)

Poetry One Day at Seymen

ACTIVITIES 18 20 22 24 26

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Kindergarten Primary School 1st Grade – Projects Primary School 2nd Grade – Costume Party Primary School 3rd Grade – Post Box Primary School 4th Grade – Word Wave

PROJECTS 28 - 29 30 - 31 32 - 33 34 35

Secondary School 5th Grade – All About Me Secondary School 6th Grade – 60 Minutes Secondary School 7th & 8th Grade – 33 Things Happened in 2015 High School 9th Grade – Culture Day High School 10th Grade – MUN Club

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES 36 37 - 38 39 - 41 42 - 43

Kindergarten Primary School Secondary School German Activities

MISCELLANEOUS 44 - 45 46 - 47 48 49 50 51 2

33 Facts About Famous People Fun Science How to Make Delicious Cupcakes Let’s Have a Laugh!

Did You Know?

Do You Know How to Make a Crane?

MAGAZINE FOR PRIVATE SEYMEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Mehmet Akif ERSOY

12 Mart / March / März 1921

İSTİKLAL MARŞI Korkma, sönmez bu şafaklarda yüzen al sancak; Sönmeden yurdumun üstünde tüten en son ocak.

O benim milletimin yıldızıdır, parlayacak; O benimdir, o benim milletimindir ancak. Çatma, kurban olayım çehreni ey nazlı hilâl!

Kahraman ırkıma bir gül! Ne bu şiddet bu celâl?

Sana olmaz dökülen kanlarımız sonra helâl, Hakkıdır, Hakk’a tapan, milletimin istiklâl!

Ben ezelden beridir hür yaşadım, hür yaşarım.

Hangi çılgın bana zincir vuracakmış? Şaşarım!

Kükremiş sel gibiyim, bendimi çiğner aşarım; Yırtarım dağları, enginlere sığmam, taşarım.

Garbın âfakını sarmışsa çelik zırhlı duvar, Benim iman dolu göğsüm gibi serhaddim var.

Ulusun, korkma! Nasıl böyle bir imanı boğar, “Medeniyet!” dediğin tek dişi kalmış canavar?

Arkadaş! Yurduma alçakları uğratma sakın!

Siper et gövdeni, dursun bu hayasızca akın.

Doğacaktır sana va’dettiği günler Hakk’ın; Kim bilir? Belki yarın? Belki yarından da yakın!

Bastığın yerleri “toprak” diyerek geçme, tanı!

Düşün, altındaki binlerce kefensiz yatanı!

Sen şehit oğlusun, incitme, yazıktır atanı; Verme, dünyaları alsan da bu cennet vatanı.

Kim bu cennet vatanın uğruna olmaz ki fedâ? Şüheda fışkıracak toprağı sıksan, şühedâ!

Canı, cananı, bütün varımı alsın da Hüdâ, Etmesin tek vatanımdan beni dünyada cüdâ.

Rûhumun senden, ilâhi, şudur ancak emeli; Değmesin mabedimin göğsüne na-mahrem eli!

Bu ezanlar ki şahadetleri dinin temeli, Ebedi yurdumun üstünde benim inlemeli.

O zaman vecd ile bin secde eder varsa taşım; Her cerihamdan, ilâhi, boşanıp kanlı yaşım, Fışkırır rûh-i mücerret gibi yerden nâşım; O zaman yükselerek arşa değer belki başım!

Dalgalan sen de şafaklar gibi ey şanlı hilâl; Olsun artık dökülen kanlarımın hepsi helâl!

Ebediyyen sana yok, ırkıma yok izmihlâl.

Hakkıdır, hür yaşamış bayrağımın hürriyet; Hakkıdır, Hakk’a tapan milletimin istiklâl!

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TURKISH NATIONAL ANTHEM Fear not! For the crimson flag that proudly ripples in this glorious twilight, shall not fade, Before the last fiery hearth that is ablaze within my nation is extinguished.

For That is the star of my nation, and it will forever shine; It is mine; and solely belongs to my valiant nation.

Frown not, I beseech you, oh thou coy crescent, But smile upon my heroic race! Why the anger, why the rage?

This blood of ours which we shed for you shall not be blessed otherwise; For Freedom is the absolute right of my God-worshiping nation.

I have been free since the beginning and forever shall be so.

What madman shall put me in chains! I defy the very idea!

I’m like the roaring flood; powerful and independent, I’ll tear apart mountains, exceed the heavens and still gush out!

The lands of the West may be armored with walls of steel, But I have borders guarded by the mighty chest of a believer.

Recognize your innate strength, my friend! And think: how can this fiery faith ever be killed, By that battered, single-fanged monster you call “civilization”?

My friend! Leave not my homeland to the hands of villainous men!

Render your chest as armor and your body as trench! Stop this disgraceful rush!

For soon shall come the joyous days of divine promise...

Who knows? Perhaps tomorrow? Perhaps even sooner!

View not the soil you tread on as mere earth - recognize it!

And think about the shroudless thousands who lie so nobly beneath you.

You’re the noble son of a martyr, take shame, hurt not your ancestor!

Unhand not, even when you’re promised worlds, this paradise of a homeland.

What man would not die for this heavenly piece of land?

Martyrs would gush out should one simply squeeze the soil! Martyrs!

May God take my life, all my loved ones and possessions from me if He will, But may He not deprive me of my one true homeland for the world.

Oh glorious God, the sole wish of my pain-stricken heart is that, No heathen’s hand should ever touch the bosom of my sacred Temples.

These adhans, whose shahadahs are the foundations of my religion, May their noble sound last loud and wide over my eternal homeland.

For only then, shall my fatigued tombstone, if there is one, prostrate a thousand times in ecstasy, And tears of fiery blood shall flow out of my every wound, And my lifeless body shall gush out from the earth like an eternal spirit, Perhaps only then, shall I peacefully ascend and at long last reach the heavens.

So ripple and wave like the bright dawning sky, oh thou glorious crescent, So that our every last drop of blood may finally be blessed and worthy!

Neither you nor my race shall ever be extinguished!

For freedom is the absolute right of my ever-free flag; For independence is the absolute right of my God-worshiping nation!

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MAGAZINE FOR PRIVATE SEYMEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

NATIONALHYMNE (MARSCH DER UNABHÄNGIGKEIT) Als ewig Morgenlicht, gewehrt dir, keine Bange, Letzte Wärme im Land, im Wehen, deine Fahne; Sie, ein Stern ewig meiner Nation, im Schimmer; Sie, doch mein, sie doch meiner Nation, für immer.

Endlos Andlitz, der Mond im Sichel, wie verwöhnt!

Lächle meinem Volke voller Helden, wie kräftig, wie versöhnt?

Blut unser vergossen im Segen, Dir sonst nicht verzeiht, Anrecht meinem Volke auf Freiheit, mit Gottes Liebe, sei geweiht!

Jeher, lebte ich frei, so frei werde ich leben, Überrascht, welcher Verrückter, versuche, mir Ketten anzulegen?

Ich, als wilder Fluss, mein eigen Sein, kann übertreffen, Zerreiße Berge, passe in keine Weiten, aus allen meinen Seiten.

Umschlossen, wie gepanzert aus Wand, der Horizont im Tracht, Habe eine Brust, voll Glauben, inner Grenzen dieser Entfacht, Solle heulen, so fürchte nicht! Wie denn so ein Glauben zu würgen gilt.

“Zivilisation”! genannt eine Bestie, nur noch ein Zahn so nicht wild?

Freund! So lasse ja nicht ziehen, in meine Heimat Niederes!

Mache ein Schild aus deinem Körper, solle halten, mutlos Wideres.

Wird geboren, Tage dir versprochen, vom Gott seit jeher, Wer weiß, vielleicht schon morgen, vielleicht auch viel eher.

Denn du schreitest nicht bloß “Erde”, warte!

Gedenke, an Tausende darunter, und achte!

Du Heldensohn, schade, nicht verletze deine Ahnen; Heimatparadies, um Welten, solle werden keine Gaben.

Wer denn nicht, für solch Heimatparadies, opfere sich?

Voller Helden, denn voller Helden, die Erde in sich!

Wie mein Leben, sowie meine Liebe, nehme er ganz für sich, Der Rechte Weg, nur meine Heimat auf Erden, doch nicht dich.

Ewig Wunsch meiner Seele, wie kein Vertrauen, so keine Hände, Berühren je, die Brust, meiner heilig Stätte mit keiner Schände!

Ewig die Religion, den Ruf zum Gebete, als Sockel hätte, So ewig über meine Heimat, Diesen zu vernehmen gestätte.

Dann Hingabe, tausend Gebete, wenn mein Grab aus Gesteine; Aus jeder Wunde, Göttlich singt, frei aus meinem blutig Geweine, Aus dem Boden platzt Ehre, entledigt jeder Seele, die Meine, Dann Ich empor, dem neunten Himmel, der Decke die Seine!

Nun wehe, wie die Röte im Ruhm, Du Sichel vom Monde; Seie gesegnet, all das Blut Dir vergossen, um der Wende, Für immer gilt, meinem Volke keinen Fall, mehr Du sende.

Anrecht meiner Fahne auf Freiheit, sie immer gelebt befreit; Anrecht meinem Volke auf Freiheit, mit Gottes Liebe sei geweiht!

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

20 Ekim / October / Oktober 1927

ATATÜRK’ÜN GENÇLİĞE HİTABESİ Ey Türk Gençliği!

Birinci vazifen, Türk istiklâlini, Türk Cumhuriyetini, ilelebet, muhafaza ve müdafaa etmektir.

Mevcudiyetinin ve istikbalinin yegâne temeli budur. Bu temel, senin, en kıymetli hazinendir. İstikbalde dahi, seni bu hazineden mahrum etmek isteyecek, dahilî ve haricî bedhahların olacaktır. Bir gün, İstiklâl ve Cumhuriyeti müdafaa mecburiyetine düşersen, vazifeye atılmak için, içinde bulunacağın vaziyetin imkân ve şerâitini düşünmeyeceksin! Bu imkân ve şerâit, çok nâmüsait bir mahiyette tezahür edebilir. İstiklâl ve Cumhuriyetine kastedecek düşmanlar, bütün dünyada emsali görülmemiş bir galibiyetin mümessili olabilirler. Cebren ve hile ile aziz vatanın, bütün kaleleri zaptedilmiş, bütün tersanelerine girilmiş, bütün orduları dağıtılmış ve memleketin her köşesi bilfiil işgal edilmiş olabilir.

Bütün bu şerâitten daha elîm ve daha vahim olmak üzere, memleketin dahilinde, iktidara sahip olanlar gaflet ve dalâlet ve hattâ hıyanet içinde bulunabilirler. Hattâ bu iktidar sahipleri şahsî menfaatlerini, müstevlilerin siyasi emelleriyle tevhit edebilirler. Millet, fakr ü zaruret içinde harap ve bîtap düşmüş olabilir.

Ey Türk istikbalinin evlâdı! İşte, bu ahval ve şerâit içinde dahi, vazifen; Türk İstiklâl ve Cumhuriyetini kurtarmaktır! Muhtaç olduğun kudret, damarlarındaki asil kanda mevcuttur!

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ATATÜRK’S ADDRESS TO THE TURKISH YOUTH

REDE AN DIE TÜRKISCHE JUGEND

Turkish Youth!

Türkische Jugend!

Your first duty is to preserve and to defend Turkish Independence and the Turkish Republic forever.

This is the very foundation of your existence and your future. This foundation is your most precious treasure. In the future, too, there may be malevolent people at home and abroad, who will wish to deprive you of this treasure.

If some day you are compelled to defend your independence and your Republic, you must not hesitate to weigh the possibilities and circumstances of the situation before doing your duty. These possibilities and circumstances may turn out to be extremely unfavourable. The enemies conspiring against your independence and your Republic may have behind them a victory unprecedented in the annals of the world. It may be that, by violence and trickery, all the fortresses of your beloved fatherland may be captured, all its shipyards occupied, all its armies dispersed and every corner of the country invaded. And sadder and graver than all these circumstances, those who hold power within the country may be in error, misguided and may even be traitors. Furthermore, they may identify personal interests with the political designs of the invaders. The country may be impoverished, ruined and exhausted.

Deine erste Pflicht ist, die nationale Unabhängigkeit, die türkische Republik immerdar zu wahren und zu verteidigen. Das ist die einzige Basis Deiner Existenz und Deiner Zukunft. Diese Basis enthält Deinen kostbarsten Schatz. Auch in der Zukunft wird es im Lande selbst wie im Ausland Missgunst geben, die Dir diesen Schatz entreißen will. Wenn Du eines Tages dazu gedrängt bist, die Unabhängigkeit und die Republik verteidigen zu müssen, dann wirst Du, um Deine Pflicht zu erfüllen, von den Möglichkeiten und Bedingungen der Lage absehen müssen, in der Du Dich befinden könntest. Es kann sein, dass diese Bedingungen und diese Möglichkeiten durchaus ungünstig sind. Es ist möglich, dass die Feinde, die Deine Unabhängigkeit und Deine Republik vernichten wollen, die siegreichste Macht vorstellen, die die Erde jemals gesehen hat; dass man sich durch List oder Gewalt aller Festungen und aller Zeughäuser des Vaterlandes bemächtigt hat; dass alle seine Armeen zerstreut sind und das Land tatsächlich und völlig besetzt ist. Nimm an, um eine noch düstere Möglichkeit ins Auge zu fassen, dass diejenigen, die die Regierungsgewalt im Lande innehaben, in Irrtum verfallen sind, dass sie Dummköpfe oder Verräter sein könnten, ja, dass diese leitenden Leute ihre persönlichen Interessen mit den politischen Zielen der Feinde zusammenfallen lassen. Es könnte kommen, dass die Nation in völlige Entbehrung, in ungesehene Not gerät; dass sie sich im Zustand des Zusammenbruchs und völliger Erschöpfung befindet.

Youth of Turkey’s future, even in such circumstances it is your duty to save Turkish Independence and the Republic! You will find the strength you need in your noble blood!

Selbst unter diesen Umständen und unter diesen Bedingungen, oh türkisches Kind zukünftiger Jahrhunderte, ist es Deine Pflicht, die Unabhängigkeit, die türkische Republik zu retten.

Die Kraft, die Du hierzu brauchst, ist mächtig in dem edlen Blute, das in Deinem Adern fließt.

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ABOUT THE FOUNDER UNSER BEGRÜNDER

RAHMİ SEYMEN (1933 - 2007)

The late Rahmi Seymen, the founder of Private Seymen Educational Foundation which deepened its roots growing into two campuses as “Darıca Ayşe Seymen Campus” and “İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus” and became the most successful and experienced schools that went great guns in Kocaeli within the half centenarian history, had foreseen education as the most significant point in the development of a good society when he was alive and thus he expressed his feelings and thoughts as follows:

Seit einem halben Jahrhunderten Vergangenheit haben wir unsere Wurzeln von unserer Institution mit Izmit Darıca Ayşe Seymen Campus und Izmit Rahmi Seymen Campus vertieft, ausserdem haben wir in Kocaeli mit den besten Erfahrungen, grosse Erfolge der privaten Seymens Institution von unserem sehr geehrten Begründer Rahmi Seymen unterschrieben. Er hatte die Bildung als den wichtigsten Anpunkt in einer guten Gesellschaft gesehen und hat seine Gedanken, wo er noch am Leben war hiermit zusammen verfasst: 8

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Dear valuable parents, students and respectable teachers, In order to perpetuate the importance we give to education, we established the foundation of Private Seymen Educational Institutions with great expectations in 1981. The school opened their doors to education in 1983 which meant to be the precursor of a private educational institution for the Kocaeli public. The fact that it is a rooted institution without ever distorting the success line has been proven to the present day.

I worked assiduously filtering my dreams through my experience in order to transform impossibilities to possibilities and absences to presences. Were we going to succeed in this project that we launched with great expectations? Even though it was difficult to give an answer to this question in those days, now I see that we managed it.

The candle which we lit up with an imaginative spark lit up with thousands of candles today and I believe that it will continue to light up.

Right decisions have led to the right results, our children who graduated from Private Seymen Education Institutions have their place in this family again as a teacher to train oncoming successful and respected generations. I am proud to be in one big family with our dear parents and students and huge team of staff chasing perfection.

Our aspiration is to see all our children who attained Seymen Educational Institutions as a Turkish citizen who has proven themselves both to this nation and to the world and also to train successful, cultured, moral individuals who are in the pursuit of Ataturk’s principles and revolutions.

Sehr geehrte Eltern, Schüler/innen und Lehrer, Um den Wert im Bereich der Bildung zu verewigen haben wir im Jahre 1987 angefangen unsere Private Seymen Schule zu gründen. Im Jahre 1983 eröffnete die Private Seymen Schule seine Türe für die Gesellschaft der Kocaeli. Mit dem Erfolgslinie bis heute hat die Schule erwiesen, wie etabilisiert unsere Institution ist.

Mit meinen Träumen und Lebenserfahrungen habe ich endlos dafür gearbeitet, ob meine Erwartungen in Erfüllung gehen. In der Zeit wussten wir die Antwort nicht, aber jetzt sehen wir das es eine richtige Entscheidung war. Wir werden versuchen auch in der Zukunft die Wege zu der Bildung zu erleuchtern.

Richtige Entscheidungen haben richtige Entschlüsse getroffen und die Absolvente von Seymen sind auch heutzutage die Wegbegleiter unserer Generationen.

Ich bin Stolz darauf, mit ausgezeichten Lehrern und Familienmitgliedern und deren Kindern zusammen eine große Familie ergründet zu haben. Unsere ausgebildeten Schülern werden sich unserer Nation, sogar der Welt beweisen und die Prinzipien von Atatürk erfolgen.

Meine Lieben, die Institution wurde mit der Mühe unseren Lehrern, Elternmitgliedern und mit euren Mühen erstellt und ist ein gemeinsames erstandene Erbe.

Ich bin denkbar, dass ihr diese Institution jeder Zeit mit Liebe und Respekt dargestellt habt.

Mit diesen innerlichen Aufrichtigkeiten wünsche ich meinen Kindern, Eltern und meinen entschlossenen Lehrern, Gesundheit, Erfolg und Freunde.

Mit freundlichen Grüssen

My dear children, this school is a collective heritage which arises from the labour and efforts of teachers, parents, and you students. I offer my utmost respect for representing this institution in the best way all the time everywhere.

With these beautiful and sincere wishes I offer my health, success and happiness wishes to all my children, parents, and ever hardworking staff of our institution.

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Hamiyet Satı

Founder Representative / Gründer Vertreter

Dear Seymen Family, As we are approaching the end of the first half of another school year, when I look back to the past semester, I realize and am proud of that our team members in each of the departments carried out very successful and innovative works.

Our understanding of educating modern and multicultural individuals who maintain our national values is reflected on all levels of our education system.

This understanding is also our life philosophy that our students, whose families trust in us, encounter with in every stage of their educational life.

For this reason, foreign language education has always been a priority for Private Seymen Educational Foundation.

With the help of educational programs we developed, we have been the first institution of our region that aims to teach two foreign languages at the same time.

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Our students, who graduated from our leading schools of the region after receiving a proper foreign language education offered since 1983, have always felt privileged to be “from Seymen”, and made us feel that way as well, by receiving exceptionally good places in university entrance exams and getting exempt from the obligation to complete a foreign language preparation year during their university education.

The English language education in our schools is based on The Common European Framework (CEFR).

This method requires to follow a system that provides students with a wider perspective in foreign language education, that aims to provide them with the necessary skills to be able to carry out their academic studies relatively easily with the help of the foreign language background, that includes activities that prepare proper environment for learning and that is student-centred, project-based, interactive, supported with training

Our goal is to enable our students use their linguistic skills efficiently and properly, which is aimed to be A2, B2 and C2 levels at the end of their education in primary, secondary and high school, respectively.

student who starts his/her education at Seymen Private Schools will be taught English for 3742 hours in total from Kindergarten till the end of high school, with full support of foreign and Turkish teachers. I wish all the success, health and happiness to our students of whom I am happy to follow how they grow, improve and learn.

A Kindergarten student will have taken English classes for 640 hours by the end of his/her 3 year education.

All in 4 years, this is 1054 hours for primary school students, 1280 hours for secondary school students and 768 hours for high school students. In other words, a

I would like to express my gratitude to all our teachers and students who put considerable effort to bring this very first issue of our magazine into being. Finally, as a member of the Seymen Family, I would like to send my love and respect.

technologies, unique and modern.

An Seymens wertvolle Familie, Hier sehe ich auch in diesem Bildungsjahr, die wir schon ein halbes Jahr hinteruns haben, wie eine übervolle Zeit wir verbracht haben. Aus diesem Grund bin ich mit meinen Arbeitskollegen in jeder Fachgruppe stolz darauf, deren wertschaffende Innovationen sehen zu können.

Wir haben bis jetzt unsere nationale Werte geschützt und haben sie in allen Stufen an unserer Schule integriert, damit wir hoch kulturelle Personen mit diesem Bildungscharakter erziehen können. Unsere Elternmitglieder haben uns ihre Kinder anvertraut und werden diese Eigenschaften an jedem Bereich an ihren Kindern als eine Lebensart sehen.

Aus diesem Grund sind Fremdsprachen, bei der privaten Seymen Institution einer der wichtigsten pädagogischen Bevorzugungen geworden.

Vorgehen Projektbezogen und bevorzugt interaktives Lernen, die mit Bildungstechnologie unterstützt wird.

In der Hinsicht werden sie sich in diesem aktuellen System wohler fühlen und wohler aufrechterhalten.

Unser Ziel ist, dass unsere Schüler am Ende der Grundschule im Bereich Englisch die Stufe A2, am Ende der Sekundarschule Stufe B2 und am Ende des Gymnasiums Stufe C2 erreichen und effektiv, flüssig Englisch anwenden und sprechen können.

Ein Schüler bei Seymen, der im Kindergarten drei Jahre gelehrt wird hat 640 Stunden, ein Schüler in der Grundschule hat nach vier Jahren 1054 Stunden und ein Schüler in der Sekundarschule hat nach vier Jahren 1280 Stunden und ein Schüler im Gymnasium hat nach vier Jahren 768 Stunden hintersich. Das bedeutet, dass ein Schüler der bei Seymen anfängt und hier seine Ausbildung beendet bekommt insgesammt 3742 Stunden Englisch, die von Englisch- und Türkisch Lehrern unterstützt wird.

Seit 1983 haben unsere erfolgreiche Absolvente gesehen, dass sie nicht nur bei den Aufnahmeprüfungen für die Universitäten, sondern auch bei den Entbindungsprüfungen der Fachabteilungen das Studienkolleg mit Erfolg erschafft haben. Somit haben sie sich selber und uns auch ihre privilegierte Seymens daseins geteilt und erlebt.

Ich wünsche meinen lieben Schülern, deren ich ihr aufwachsen, deren Lernen, deren Entwicklungsjahren zusehen durfte, Lebenslange Gesundheit, Lebenslanges Glück und Lebenslangen Erfolg.

Mit dieser Methode bekommt das Erlenen einer Sprache eine weitere Perspektive und ist Schülerzentriert. Dies ermöglicht den Schülern in der weiteren Bildung das Lernfähigkeit weiterzuführen. Ausserdem ist dieses

Bei der ersten Anzahl unserer Zeitschrift, bedanke ich mich bei den Lehrern die sich Mühe gegeben haben und Beitrag geleistet haben. Als ein Teil des Seymens Familie begrüsse ich Sie mit Liebe und Respekt.

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Ercan Demir

Director of Seymen Middle School and High School, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus / Mittel Stufe und Gymnasium Schulleiter, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus

Dear Students, Education plays a crucial role in enabling a person with adequate knowledge. School is a social institution that reflects the standards of society and also a place where students begin to learn lessons of life to become a better person. Therefore good schools are needed for a better society.

The aim of our school is to help our students to grow into fine human beings who are capable of facing the challenges of the present world. What you will read in

this school magazine— essays, poems, excerpts and reports reflect various aspects of student life in our school.

A special thanks to firstly the English teacher Filiz Barık and the English Department editorial team for their willing co-operation in putting together the issue.

I wish the reader of SEYMAG a happy reading.

Best wishes,

Liebe Schülerinnen und Schüler, Es ist Lebenswichtig, dass Personen eine gute Ausbildung haben.

Die Schulen sind Institutionen, die uns die Gesellschaftlichen Werte zeigen. Die Schüler lernen in der Schule das Leben kennen, um ein besserer Mensch zu sein. Für bessere Gesellschaften brauchen wir bessere Schulen.

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kommen. In dem Zeitschrift werden Sie mit den Kompositionen, Zitaten und Gedichten das Leben von den Schülern in der Privaten Seymen lesen.

Hiermit bedanke ich mich an unsere Englisch Lehrerin Filiz Barık, die sich bei der Entstehung des Zeitschrifts Mühe gegeben hat.

Wünsche ausserdem den SEYMAG Lesern viel Spass.

Mit lieben Grüßen

Yasemin Demirkol

Principal of Private Seymen Primary School, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus / Grundschuldirektorin, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus

Dear Parents and students, Being remarkably thankful to our great founder Rahmi Seymen, we have been working on our education programme without making concessions about our values, that is the secular, democratic and modern system.

We, as Seymen College, aim our students to become successful, participative and respectful individuals who are deeply in love with their country and nation in both of our schools in İzmit and Darıca.

Within the education years of our schools, our students have been academically, socially, culturally, athletically and musically successful.

As our academic staff is seriously aware of the responsibility of educating the students as citizens of the world, we are following an intense and fully equipped foreign language teaching programme. Our school has also been the exam centre for TOEFL exams in İzmit in order to make them aware of their level of English.

We also have to say if it had not been for our students and their parents we could not have made our wishes come true both academically and socially. Furthermore we appreciate our teachers who always work devotedly.

Finally we have to mention about the sincere support and help of the Board of Directors of our schools.

Liebe Eltern, Schülerinnen und Schüler, Mit der Führung von unserem Begründer Rahmi Seymen und mit seiner laizistischen, demokratischen und mit seiner modernen pädagogischen Einstellung und Bildung bis jetzt gekommene 33 jährige Institution bin ich hiermit stolz mit unseren Schülern zusammen zu sein und unsere Tätigkeiten durchführen zu können.

Nicht nur in der privaten Seymen Campus in Izmit, sondern auch in der privaten Seymen Campus in Darıca mit dem Namen „Ayşe Seymen” haben wir uns um die Bildung bekämpft und waren jeder Zeit neben unseren Schülern. Unser Ziel ist, dass wir eine Jugend heranziehen können, die die Prinzipien von Atatürk folgen und erfolgreich, respektiert sind. Aus diesen Gründen ist uns deren akademische, soziale Erweiterung wichtig.

Die akademische, soziale, kulturelle, sportliche und

musikalische Mühe von unseren Schülern und deren Erfolg ist wie immer auch in diesem Jahr eine grosse Leistung.

In unseren Schulen möchten wir Weltmenschen erziehen und deshalb ist es für uns eine Verantwortung Englisch und daneben auch eine zweite Fremdsprache anzubieten und üben ein intensives Programm aus. Seit zwei Jahren ist unsere Schule Toefls Prüfungszentrum und bedient auch hiermit unsere Schüler und ermöglicht ihnen ihr Wissen zu verbreiten.

Als eine erfolgreiche und eine immer wieder steigende Beschleunigung der privaten Seymen Schulen, sind wir unseren lieben Schülern, deren Familien, unseren Lehrern und an unseren Verwaltungsrat, die immer uns bei Seite stand dankbar.

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Engin Yılgın

Head of Foreign Languages Department, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus / Fremdsprachenabteilungsleiter, İzmit Rahmi Seymen Campus

Dear Students and Parents, We strive to widen our students’ understanding of the world and emphasise the importance of culture and identity in language learning and teaching. Our aim is to assist students in developing academic responsibility and to discover their potential in becoming responsible global citizens with life-long learning goals.

independent language learners in order to achieve their academic, professional and personal goals.

As the Head of Department, I have the privilege of working with a vast number of talented English teachers and hundreds of talented students between the ages of three and seventeen.

The English Department will play a significant role in your development as it offers its support through the English language programme to ensure that all students develop the necessary life-long skills of communicative proficiency in English, independent learning and critical thinking.

The English Department is committed to enable students from alternatively diverse educational backgrounds to be sufficiently prepared to become

As English Department, we encourage our students to feel the classrooms as a real life environment and give them opportunities for using their language skills confidently.

With best wishes.

Liebe Eltern, Schülerinnen und Schüler, Wir bemühen uns dafür, dass die Schülerinnen und Schüler bei der Fremdsprachenbildung mit der Kultur und Identität eine klare Weltanschauung bekommen.

Unser Ziel ist mit einem Lebenslangen lernen Fabelhafte Personen zu erziehen.

Als Fremdsprachenabteilungsdirektor bin ich sehr Stolz darauf mit talentvollen Lehrern und talentvollen Schülern zwischen 3-17 Jahren arbeiten zu können.

Die Deutsche Abteilung intendiert den Schülern,

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die verschiedene Bildungsgeschichten haben mit Fremdsprachenprinzipien zu erziehen.

Als Deutsche Abteilung möchten wir, dass die Schülerinnen und Schüler die Zielsprache als ein Teil ihres Lebens zu empfinden und mit dieser Sprache in Kontakt bleiben zu können.

Die Deutsche Abteilung spielt eine wichtige Rolle um Deutsch zu lernen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen.

POETRY CURIOUS Mars, Jupiter, Earth Experts that search To find a new home Space is mysterious I am really curious I don’t have a clue Or is it a déjà vu?

THIS IS HOW I FEEL Deep water of the ocean Feels like a good emotion It makes me feel alive Like a bird which can fly

51th District is ridiculous I don’t believe in such suspicions It is a nonsense I need a proof to believe with my five senses

Onat Baran - 8A

Leaves of the tree Makes me feel free Wind touches my skin Like a bird which can fly Ece İlmaz / Başak Oral - 8A

FREEDOM If I were a bird, Flying would be my freedom, Yet I wouldn’t fly in the sky, I would fly into the space.

If I were a baby, Walking would be my freedom, Sometimes you have to run before you can walk, This is real freedom.

Ezgi Simge Ergül - 8B

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ONE DAY at SEYMEN HELLO! MY NAME IS ZEYNEP TAŞ.

I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY TYPICAL DAY AT SEYMEN COLLEGE.

I COME TO SCHOOL AND I AM VERY HAPPY WHEN I SEE MY FRIENDS. THIS IS MY CLASS, 2-E.

I AM EAGER TO ATTEND LESSONS.

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I AM READY TO LEARN NEW THINGS FROM MY TEACHERS!

I LOVE MATHEMATICS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS.

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AT THE BREAK TIME, I SOLVE THE MATHS QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH MY FRIENDS.

I SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS AT BREAKS. WE GENERALLY TALK, PLAY AND LAUGH AT BREAKS.

DRAWING IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL FOR ME. I LOVE IT!

WE ARE ALL HUNGRY. LET’S EAT SOMETHING! THEN I GO TO PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS.

I SHARE MANY JOYFUL THINGS WITH MY FRIENDS AT SCHOOL.

I SPEAK ENGLISH AND SING SONGS IN ENGLISH WITH MY FRIENDS DURING BREAKS.

AFTER THE BREAK TIME, IT FEELS SO GOOD TO GET BACK TO THE CLASS BECAUSE I LOVE LEARNING IN MY CLASSROOM.

FINALLY IT IS TIME FOR MY ENGLISH LESSON! LEARNING ENGLISH IS A PLEASURE FOR ME.

OH, IT IS TIME TO GO HOME! I SAY GOODBYE TO MY FRIENDS.

IT HAS BEEN AN ENJOYABLE DAY FOR ME AGAIN. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

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AGE 4A:

JOURNEY TO SPACE PROJECT WE BLASTED OFF INTO SPACE.

AGE 3:

WE WISH A TREEMENDOUS NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

AGE 4B:

SCIENCE FAIR DAY

AGE 4B:

SCIENCE FAIR DAY - WE LOVE SCIENCE.

AGE 4C:

TRANSPORTATION PROJECT

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PREP A:

PARTS OF FLOWER PROJECT - WE LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT PLANTS.

PREP B:

MY FAVOURITE TOYS PREP C:

ONCE UPON A TIME PROJECT - HANSEL AND GRETEL

PREP D:

PINOCCHIO GALLERY

PREP C:

PREP D:

PINOCCHIO GALLERY

ONCE UPON A TIME PROJECT HANSEL AND GRETEL

PREP E:

PREP F:

SHAPES CRAFT

HAPPY NEW YEAR CRAFT

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1 E “MY LOVELY TOY PROJECT” WE CREATED OUR TOYS.

1 F “WHERE IS THE FROG?” PROJECT. WE TRIED TO FIND WHERE THE FROGS ARE.

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2nd GRADE STUDENTS Our Traditional Costume Party is held with our second grade students.

English teachers dress in witches sharing candies with everyone.

Our students play different kinds of party games such as: Eyes in the Baskets, Pumpkin Memory, Hand Golf, Spider Race and Magic Broomstick. Our students who wear masks, dance to the tunes of Costume Party songs along with our teachers.

Ela Güven: I love this party and enjoyed it a lot.

Umut Ege Polat: I learned about costume parties and played funny games.

Yağmur Avcı: I had a witch mask and a broom and it was funny.

Tolga Efe Aydınlık: We danced and sang songs with our teachers and it was a good experience.

Zeynep Bayrak: I love the games the most.

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T S O P BOX WITH

3rd GRADE STUDENTS

Our third grade students have a great time while answering the questions all around the school garden. They run and find the questions on the walls, trees, benches, bins and windows. They have to move quickly and write the answers on a sheet of paper. After that, they put their paper into the post box.

Efe Koyuncu: It was really enjoyable but a bit tiring.

Duru Seda G羹nalan: It was fun. I liked it a lot.

Ahmet Efe Pan癟ar: I was successful because I answered all the questions.

Mete Ayas覺l覺: I learned a lot and played.

Aysu Uysal: I hope we can do the same activity again in the second term.

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WORD WITH W A VE th 4 GRADE STUDENTS At the end of each unit, the new words have been displayed on the word wave in the halls. Then students try to make sentences with these words and feed the sharks with their own sentences.

They gain points when they write quickly and correctly.

Zeynep Naz Terzi: I love sharks even more now!

Oya Düzgün: I practise making new sentences.

Erdem Yeni: My friends and I have fun with this activity.

Utku Çivici: This shark has got very sharp teeth.

Ecrin Karayel: We should learn more words to make better sentences.

Efe Kur: The shark is hungry so we feed it with our sentences.

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OUR 5 th G RADERS TELL US ABOUT T HEMSELV ES

Hello! I am Ali Ege. I’m ten. I’m kind, funny and clever. My mum’s name is Çiğdem. She is a lawyer. My dad’s name’s Okan. I usually play computer games, I go to the gym with my dad in my free time. I’m a really good basketball player. I always watch TV in the evenings and I go to bed late.

Hello! My name is Melis.

I’m eleven years old. I’m from Kocaeli, Turkey. I’m very trendy and funny.

My favourite subjects are Maths and English. My favourite colour is black. My favourite days are Tuesday and Saturday. My favourite football team is Beşiktaş and my lucky number is 9. My favourite animal is dog. I love dogs so much!

Hi! My name is Zeynep Duru.

I’m 10 years old. I’m from Ankara, Turkey. I’m serious, clever, trendy, polite, quiet and hard-working. My favourite subjects are PE, Maths, Science, English and German.

My favourite colour is pink. My lucky numbers are 6 and 11.

I support Beşiktaş. My favourite days are Saturday and Sunday because I spend a lot of time with my family.

Ali Ege DEMİRCAN

Melis MURATOĞLU

Zeynep Duru YAVUZ

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I CAN MAKE BREAKFAST FOR MY FAMILY IN THE MORNING. BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY TO ME. MY FAMILY AND I EAT BREAKFAST EVERY DAY. WHILE WE EAT BREAKFAST, WE HAVE A CHAT.

I CAN HELP MY MUM CLEAN THE HOUSE.

I ALWAYS HELP MY MUM CLEAN THE HOUSE. I USUALLY VACUUM THE CARPET AND DUST THE FURNITURE IN THE LIVING ROOM. I ALSO CLEAN MY BEDROOM. I LOVE HELPING MY MUM.

Öykü Bener

Ekin Gündüz

I CAN DRAW A PICTURE IN AN HOUR. I CAN PAINT PICTURE. I CAN DETAIL MY PICTURE. I CAN SIGN IT AND CAN GIVE IT TO MY MOTHER AS A GIFT.

Dilek Selin Gürºen

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MY MUM AND I GO SHOPPING AND BUY SOME FRUIT, LETTUCE AND PARSLEY. WE MAKE FRUIT SALAD TOGETHER.

Zeynep Lal Genç

I TAKE THE DOG FOR A WALK IN THE PARK. I HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND DRINK SOFT DRINKS WITH THEM.

Defne Jale Savcıoğlu

I WATCH A FILM IN THE CINEMA. I GO TO THE CINEMA AND WATCH A FILM WITH MY FRIENDS. I LOVE EATING POPCORN. WATCHING FILMS IS MY FAVOURITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY.

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I CAN SHOOT ETKİNLİKLERİ / 6. SINIF AORTAOKUL VIDEO ABOUT ANIMALS. I TAKE MY CAMERA AND GO OUT TO FIND LOVELY ANIMALS IN THE GARDEN. THEN I RECORD A VIDEO AND SOMETIMES TAKE PHOTOS OF THEM.

Naz Tuncel

I CAN BEAT 10 FRIENDS IN CHESS. I AM REALLY GOOD AT PLAYING CHESS. I PLAY CHESS EVERY DAY. I CAN TEACH YOU IF YOU LIKE!

Zeynep Gökçe Günen

I READ TWO HUNDRED PAGES OF MY BOOK. I DO THREE OF MY SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS BECAUSE I AM SO QUICK AT DOING IT. I READ TWO HUNDRED PAGES OF MY BOOK BECAUSE I LOVE READING.

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I CAN PLAY IN TWO FOOTBALL MATCHES IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD.

UTES?

EACH FOOTBALL MATCH TAKES FIFTEEN MINUTES, THEN I GO HOME, TAKE A SHOWER AND HELP MY MUM COOK DINNER.

Egehan Öztaban

I HAVE A GREAT TIME PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH FRIENDS. MY BROTHER AND I GO TO A CAFE TO DRINK MILKSHAKE. AFTER THAT, WE GO TO THE PARK AND MEET OUR FRIENDS TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

I CAN WRITE 200 SENTENCES. I AM VERY GOOD AT WRITING VERY QUICKLY. YOU CAN READ MY HANDWRITING EASILY, THOUGH.

Azra Yılmaz

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1 Deniz Ege Karayel Megalodon shark still lives. Evidences show that Megalodon shark is not extinct. It is a 20 metres long sea predator. Some scientists claim that it has been seen and photographed in South Africa, whereas others are positive about its extinction. 2 Sena Nur Çetin The population of Istanbul has reached over fourteen million in 2015. This increase has caused a lot of problems such as, heavy traffic, air pollution, environmental pollution and noise. 3 Karden Oruç Zeki Alasya, a veteran actor who filmed dozens of comedy movies in the 1970s, passed away at 72. 4 Defne Çetinkaya Sony was hacked by North Korea. 5 Kaan Öztorun This year Galatasaray took its fourth star for its twentieth championship in Turkish National League. It is the first team to have that star in Turkey. I am really proud of my team. 6 Kağan Burgu 12 years of working on the Red Planet’s surface was celebrated by NASA. 7 Ece Çağlar On 7th January 2015, the comet named ‘Lovejoy’ came the closest to earth. It was an enthusiastic moment for us all and a lucky escape. 8 Buse Fethiye Öztürk A small aircraft crashed into a residential area in Columbia’s capital city of Bogota. The plane set a bakery on fire, killing eight people including a 12-year-old girl. How depressing! 9 Furkan Yılmaz On 10th October 2015, in the capital city of Turkey, two bombs exploded outside Ankara Central railway station. 102 people died, 400 people were injured. 10 Yaren Çamur On 24th & 25th April 2015, the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli was commemorated in Çanakkale and Istanbul.

The grandsons of Anzacs and Turks remembered those victorious days altogether. 11 Berke Karamanlı My cousin entered the university exam and she passed it. She is going to study architecture. Actually she had not studied for the exam, she accidentally succeeded. 12 Alper Ayasılı Galatasaray football player gave me his autograph. 13 Nehir Özmenek The capital city of France experienced the largest fire in the last 10 years. 8 dead, 4 injured. 14 Umay Koşal In the film called “Back to the Future II” Marty McFly came to our year-2015-on 21st October. 15 Yiğit Şerbetçi In 2015 Aziz Sancar won the Nobel Prize on Chemistry. 16 Erhan Ege Turan The party founded by Recep Tayyip Erdogan won over 49 percent of the vote. 17 Hazal Şirin Turkish National Football Team went directly best third in France. 18 Tuncer Ege Yücesan On 4th April 2015, the blood moon eclipse occurred. 19 Ayşe Naz Dermenci Ariana Grade’s new song “Focus” entered the charts from number 7 and beat Selena Gomez’s record. 20 Helin Başak Kılınç In 2015, NASA found out that there is water on Mars. 21 Miray Ersin In 2015, there was an earthquake in Nepal. A lot of people lost their lives. 22 Kaan Keser In 2015, the migration of Syrian people from their homeland. 23 Zeynep Müezzinoğlu The air in Beijing was so polluted that breathing it did as much damage to the lungs as smoking 40 cigarettes a day. 24 Mert Eren Çekim The first three “Best TV of 2015,” according to the A.V. Club are 1-Mad Men (AMC) 2-The Americans (FX) 3-Fargo (FX). 25 Orkun Şirin Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy. 26 Melike Karakadılar NASA’s Dawn probe entered orbit around Ceres, becoming the first spacecraft to visit a dwarf planet. 27 Yağmur Akduman An Airbus A320-211 operated by Germanwings crashed in the French Alps and killed all 150 people on board. 28 Doğaç Enginsu Kon Scientists discovered of Homo naledi, a previously unknown species of early human in South Africa. 29 Orkun Kurt 148 people were killed, the majority students, in a mass shooting at the Garissa University College in Kenya by the militant terrorist organization Al-Shabaab. 30 Batın Berk Çevik SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 rocket, the first reusable rocket entered orbital space and returned. 31 Ezginur Korkmaz ISIL took responsibility for three attacks around the world during the Ramadan. 32 Öykü Külahçı A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal and caused 8,857 deaths. 33Tuna Kömür Dwarf planets were discovered.

Do you know what the number 33 symbolizes?

It’s been 33 years since Seymen College was founded.

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“In a diverse world, the destruction of cultures is a crime, and uniformity is a dead-end: our aim must be to enhance, in one movement, the diversity that enriches us and the human rights that bring us together.”

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

CULTURE DAY AT PRIVATE SEYMEN HIGH SCHOOL Private Seymen High School annually organizes a culture day that provides our students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to live together better. Our students are given a research study in order to present the country given by the teacher in small groups.

At Culture Day, these small groups give a comprehensive presentation of the country they have researched. The presentations include the following topics of a country;

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Geographical features Cuisine / Food Touristic places Music Famous people Festivals / Feasts

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• Holidays • Industry This year the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia and France has been presented successfully by our students. Our aim in this activity is;

• To raise awareness about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion.

• To build a world community of individuals

committed to support diversity with real and every day-life gestures.

• To combat polarization and stereotypes to improve understanding and cooperation among people from different cultures.

“There are those who look at the way things are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?�

Robert F. Kennedy

WHAT IS MUN?

PRIVATE SEYMEN HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE IT HAS STARTED ITS FIRST MUN CLUB! Model United Nations (MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.

The participants role-play as diplomats representing a nation or NGO in a simulated session of a committee of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly. Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. More recently, simulation of other deliberative bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council, has been included in MUN. In some MUN clubs, the participants that are considered to be most contributing are given awards.

During a conference, participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country. These skills include public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, reaching

consensus, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. MUN groups exist to develop these skills and are usually organized as either a club, conference, or class. A conference is a school-wide, local, regional or international gathering of MUN students who come together over a period between one and five days.

In recent decades MUN has greatly matured and expanded. It is now practiced all over the world by elementary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Some simulations are small, including members of only a single class. For example, 20 students can do a one-hour simulation of the (15-member) United Nations Security Council in their classroom. Other simulations can be very large, involving many committees and taking place over the span of several days. The majority of conferences generally involve anywhere from 50 to several hundred delegates, with most students living around that one region. The largest conferences can have thousands of participants from many different countries.

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KINDERGART EN ACTIVITIES MY LITTLE DICTIONARY

TPR ACTIVITIES

ROLE PLAY ACTIVITIES MAGIC BOX ACTIVITIES

THE BEST NAME ACTIVITIES

PUPPET TIME

STORY TELLING ACTIVITIES

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PRIMARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

NEW YEAR PARTY

SPELLING BEE

GLASS WRITING

TOEFL EXAMS

Competition

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SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Intercultural awareness is concerned with developing students’ attitudes, activities, skills as they learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures. By encouraging students to consider multiple perspectives, intercultural awareness fosters tolerance and respect.

URFODU (International Basic Sciences Knowledge Contest)

Quiz Show

Culture Day

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J’MUN ın seymen

Our students Berra Aydın, Berk Yılmaz, Emir Murat Sezer, Altay Spampinato and Melike Karakadılar attended the student-managed event, J’MUN in Ankara BLIS Schools.They wrote resolutions for many problems in the world pertaining to the nature, structure, academic standards and theme of the conference as delegates of South Korea. In this sense, our student delegates assumed a more active role in the running of the conference and provided reasonable and outstanding solutions and they successfully reached their goals in the organisation. This year, again with our eleven students we will attend the conference in Koç Schools.

We look forward to getting in action again in March!

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Deutsch ist die zweite Fremdsprache bei Seymen.

Unsere Schüler lernen ab dem 5. Lebensjahr bis zu der 12. Klasse Deutsch.

Deutsch wird auf der Welt von 120 Millionen Menschen gesprochen und ist außerdem, die meist gesprochene zehnte Sprache in Europa.

Deutsch ist eine Zielsprache um die Philosophie, Literatur, Musik, Geschichte der westlichen Kultur besser verstehen zu können.

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Deutsch ist eine analytische Sprache und ganz nah der Englischen Sprache.

Deutsch ermöglicht eine bessere Bildung und bessere Berufschancen für die Generationen der Zukunft.

Aus diesen und anderen Gründen möchten wir das FremdsprachenAbedürfnis der Schülern entsprechen und deshalb ist es uns wichtig den Fremdsprachenerwerb ermitteln zu können.

Hiermit lernen sie mit Spielen, mit kreativen Tätigkeiten, mit Dialogen, mit Liedern die Struktur der Sprache kennen.

Außerdem ermöglichen wir den Schülern ihr Sprachlernen durch Prüfungen von der Goethe Institut zu registrieren. Unsere Schüler werden von unseren Lehrern für das Zertifikat vorbereitet und können an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen. Diese Vorbereitungen werden von unseren Clubs erweitert. Wie wir das schaffen; möchten wir Ihnen mit einigen Sätzen erklären. In unseren Fit Clubs(Fit in Deutsch) lernen sie zuerst die 4 Fertigkeiten (Lesen-Schreiben-HörenSprechen) . Das ermöglicht ihnen in Niveau A1 und A2 zu verständigen.

Wir bieten auch in unserer Vor- und Grundschule den Schülern Clubs an, indem sie spielerisch Deutsch lernen, sie lernen und amüsieren sich dabei. Der Zweck dabei ist, das Sprachgefühl der Lernenden zu erwecken.

Unsere Deutsche Abteilung arbeitet mit der Deutschen Goethe Institut zusammen und versucht die Bildung der Schülern mit ihren Aktivitäten zu erweitern. Für dies haben wir an dem Projekt “Deutsch Unterwegs” teilgenommen und Goethe Institut Team empfangen.

Zusätzlich wird im Mai “Das Autobahnspiel” in unserer Schule stattfinden. Hiermit werden unsere Schüler Deutschland näher kennenlernen und ihre Sprache anwenden können.

Unsere Abteilung gibt den Schülern bestimmte Aufgaben wie zum Beispiel an wichtigen Tagen über das jenige Thema Sprüche oder Zitate zu sagen.

Außerdem werden die Deutschen Ecken auch von unseren Schülern vorbereitet . Sie nehmen auch an verschiedene nationalen Projekten teil,damit wir die Schüler auch unterstützen können. Wir übersetzen die Speisekarte und Zitate von berühmten Personen.

Hiermit möchten wir, dass die Schüler so weit wie möglich mit der Sprache in Kontakt bleiben.

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FACTS

ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Do you know what the number 33 symbolizes?

It’s been 33 years since Seymen College was founded.

1-KESHA HAS AN IQ OF 140 AND SCORED 1500 (OUT OF 1600) ON HER SATS. 2-ELVIS STARTED DYEING HIS HAIR IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT HE WAS NATURALLY A BLONDE. 3-BRUNO MARS’ REAL NAME IS PETER GENE HERNANDEZ. 4-BRAD PITT’S FIRST JOB WAS AS A CHICKEN MASCOT FOR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.

6-LEONARDO DA VINCI WAS A VEGETARIAN AND ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. HE WOULD BUY CAGED BIRDS AND SET THEM FREE.

8-JULIUS CAESER’S AUTOGRAPH IS WORTH 2 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT ONE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND YET.

5-VINCENT VAN GOGH ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE. HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE CHEST BUT DIED TWO DAYS LATER.

7-PICASSO WAS BAPTIZED AS PABLO DIEGO JOSE FRANCISCO DE PAULA JUAN NEPOMUCENO MARIA DE LOS REMEDIOS CIPRIANO DE LA SANTISIMA TRINIDAD MARTYR PATRICIO CLITO RUIZ Y PICASSO (27 NAMES!).

9-CHARLES DICKENS SLEPT FACING NORTH. HE THOUGHT IT IMPROVED HIS WRITING. 10-TAYLOR SWIFT STARTED PLAYING GUITAR AT AGE 12.

11-THE NOBEL PRIZE RESULTED FROM A LATE CHANGE IN THE WILL OF ALFRED NOBEL, WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AFTER HIS DEATH AS A PROPAGATOR OF VIOLENCE - HE INVENTED DYNAMITE. 12-WHEN ALBERT EINSTEIN DIED, HIS FINAL WORDS DIED WITH HIM. THE NURSE AT HIS SIDE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND GERMAN. 13-DURING WORLD WAR ONE, THE FUTURE POPE JOHN XXIII WAS A SERGEANT IN THE ITALIAN ARMY. 15-CATHERINE THE FIRST OF RUSSIA, MADE A RULE THAT NO MAN WAS ALLOWED TO GET DRUNK AT ONE OF HER PARTIES BEFORE NINE O’CLOCK. 44

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14-JOHN GLENN, THE AMERICAN WHO FIRST ORBITED THE EARTH, WAS SHOWERED WITH 3,529 TONNES OF TICKER TAPE WHEN HE GOT BACK.

16-QUEEN ELIZABETH I PASSED A LAW WHICH FORCED EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR THE RICH TO WEAR A FLAT CAP ON SUNDAYS.

17-ERNEST BEVIN, MINISTER OF LABOUR DURING WORLD WAR II, LEFT SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF ELEVEN. 18-NICOLE KIDMAN IS AFRAID OF BUTTERFLIES. 19-TOM CRUISE EARNED $75 MILLION FOR HIS ROLE IN MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2.

20-MARIE CURRIE, WHO TWICE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE, AND DISCOVERED RADIUM, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH ACADEMY BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN.

21-THE NATIONAL FLAG OF ITALY WAS DESIGNED BY FRENCH MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADER NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. 22-ONE OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S WEDDING GIFTS WAS A 3 METRE DIAMETER, HALF TONNE CHEESE. 23-IN 1944, FIDEL CASTRO WAS VOTED CUBA’S BEST SCHOOLBOY ATHLETE. 24-ORLANDO BLOOM HAS SWINOPHOBIA, WHICH IS A FEAR OF PIGS!

25-SIR ISAAC NEWTON WAS OBSESSED WITH THE OCCULT AND THE SUPERNATURAL. 26-LADY GAGA WROTE “BORN THIS WAY” IN 10 MINUTES. 27-KING SOLOMON OF ISRAEL HAD ABOUT 700 WIVES AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF MISTRESSES. 28-JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, WHO WAS AN AMERICAN BUSINESS MAGNATE, GAVE AWAY OVER US$ 500,000,000 DURING HIS LIFETIME. 29-AS A CHILD, JOHNNY DEPP WAS ALLERGIC TO CHOCOLATE 30-MOZART NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL. 31-ANGELINA JOLIE HAS A COLLECTION OF KNIVES. 32-THE ONLY PERSON WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS A LEGAL HOLIDAY ALL ACROSS THE U.S. IS GEORGE WASHINGTON. 33-JOHN PAUL GETTY, ONCE THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD, HAD A PAYPHONE IN HIS MANSION.

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fun science

MARS FACTS Mars, or the “Red Planet” as it is sometimes known, has a dusty, rocky surface and a thin atmosphere. Its relatively calm conditions and close proximity to earth make it the most likely destination for future planet exploration by humans.

It has already been visited by a number of Mars Rovers in successful (and unsuccessful) robotic missions.

These highly advanced robots gather samples and record important scientific data for scientists back on Earth to study.

Mars is nicknamed the red planet because it is covered with rust-like dust. Even the atmosphere is a pinkish red, coloured by tiny particles of dust thrown up from the surface.

Mars experiences violent dust storms which continually change its surface.

Mars has many massive volcanoes and is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system, it stands 21km high and is 600km across the base.

Mars has a very thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide. It is not thick enough to trap the sun’s heat like Venus, so the planet is very cold.

Temperatures range from -120 degrees Celsius on winter nights to 25 degrees Celsius in the summer.

Mars has many channels, plains and canyons on the surface which could have been caused by water erosion in the past.

Mars has very weak gravity which cannot hold onto the atmosphere well.

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ENERGY TRANSFER THROUGH BALLS

WHAT YOU’LL NEED A large, heavy ball such as a basketball or soccer ball A smaller, light ball such as a tennis ball or inflatable rubber ball

Energy is constantly changing forms and transferring between objects. Use two balls to transfer kinetic energy from the the big ball to the smaller one. Now let’s see how this works.

INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

1. Make sure you’re outside with enough space.

If you dropped the balls at the same time, the tennis ball should bounce off the basketball and fly high into the air.

The two balls hit each other just after they hit the ground. A lot of the kinetic energy in the larger basketball is transferred through to the smaller tennis ball, sending it high into the air.

2. Carefully put the tennis ball on top of the basketball, holding one hand under the basketball and the other on top of the tennis ball.

3. Let go of both the balls at exactly the same time and observe what happens.

While you held the balls in the air before dropping them, they had another type of energy called “potential energy”.

The balls gained this through the effort it took you to lift the balls up. It is interesting to note that energy is never lost, only transferred into other kinds of energy.

MAKE AN EGG FLOAT IN SALTWATER

WHAT YOU’LL NEED One egg Water Salt A tall drinking glass

An egg sinks to the bottom if you drop it into a glass of ordinary drinking water but what happens if you add salt?

This fun experiment can teach you something about density.

INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

1. Pour water into the glass until it is about half full.

Salt water is denser than ordinary tap water. The denser the liquid, the easier it is for an object to float in it. When you lower the egg into the liquid, it drops through the normal tap water until it reaches the salty water. At this point the water is dense enough for the egg to float.

2. Add 6 tablespoons of salt and stir.

3. Carefully pour in plain water until the glass is nearly full (Don’t mix the salty water with the plain water).

4. Gently lower the egg into the water and watch what happens.

If you were careful when you added the tap water to the salt water, they will not have mixed, enabling the egg to amazingly float in the middle of the glass.

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HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS

CUPCAKES INGREDIENTS 110g butter, softened 110g caster sugar 110g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder Âź tsp salt 2 medium eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract

PREPARATION 10 minutes COOK 18 to 20 minutes BEST FOR Kids 1-10 years MAKES 12 cupcakes

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METHOD Preheat the oven to 1800C. Line a muffin tin with paper cases. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until it looks pale and fluffy. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl. Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the bowl. Beat until just combined. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden and firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

FILLINGS AND FLAVOUR SUGGESTIONS You can add a filling to the cupcake by cutting a cone from the middle of each cake with a serrated knife. Fill the hole with jam, lemon curd or one of these fabulous fillings: RASPBERRY AND CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES Fill each cake with 1 tsp seedless raspberry jam and ice with chocolate buttercream.

LEMON CUPCAKES Fill each with 1 tsp lemon curd. Ice with lemon buttercream.

Enjoy Youyr Cupcakes!

Lovel

On a flight on a small private plane, a doctor, a lawyer, a model, and an old lady with her grandson were the only passengers. Unfortunately, the plane developed engine trouble. The pilot went back to speak to the passengers.

“I have good news and bad news,” he said. “The bad news is that the plane is going to crash, but the good news is that we have some parachutes. However, there are six people on this plane and we only have five parachutes. As you can see, I’m wearing mine right now.”

With that, the pilot jumped out of the plane, pulled the cord for his parachute and disappeared from view. The doctor spoke up first.

“Well, my job is saving lives and that’s one of the most important jobs in the world, so I should have one of the parachutes”, and she took a pack and jumped.

Next was the lawyer.

“I’m the most intelligent man in the world, so I should have one, too,” he said, and he took a pack and leapt from the plane. Then the model stood up.

“I’m one of the most beautiful women in the world, so I think I should have one as well.”

Sadly, the grandmother turned to her grandson.

“Well, there’s only one left. I think you should have it, dear. I’ve already had the best years of my life.”

“Oh, don’t worry, grandma,” said the boy, ‘The most intelligent man in the world just jumped out of the plane with my back pack.”

, HEAT OR COLD? WHICH ONE IS FASTER

WHAT HAS A BASE BUT NO ROOM, A KEY BUT NO LOCK, YOU CAN ENTER BUT YOU CAN’T GET INTO IT? ANSWER: COMPUTER KEYBOARD.

I HAVE TOWNS BUT NO HOUSES . LAKES, BUT NO WATER.FORE STS BUT NO TR EES. AND MOUNTAINS BU T NO ROCKS. WH AT AM I? ANSWER: A MAP.

Polar Bear Cub: Mum, am I a real polar bear?

Polar Bear Mother: Yes, dear, of course you are.

Polar Bear Cub: Really?

Polar Bear Mother: Yes, son. I’m a polar bear. Your dad’s a polar bear. Your grandparents are polar bears. Your sisters are polar bears.

Your brothers are polar bears.

Polar Bear Cub: I know that, mum. But am I a real polar bear?

Polar Bear Mother: Of course you are. Be quiet and eat your fish.

Polar Bear Cub: But I’m not a polar bear, I’m sure.

Polar Bear Mother: Listen to me.

You are a real polar bear. Why do you ask The Same Question Again And Again?

Polar Bear Cub: Because I’m freezing!

PARACHUTES

CATCH COLD. BECAUSE YOU CAN ANSWER: HEAT,

POLAR BEAR AND THE CUB

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? w o Kn KANGAROO

WE ALL KNEW HOW BEAUTIFULLY KANGAROOS HOP! DID YOU KNOW HOW KANGAROOS BALANCE? NOT WITH LEGS, BUT WITH TAILS. IF YOU HOLD THEIR TAILS, THEY CANNOT JUMP!

SUN

DID YOU KNOW THE SIZE OF THE SUN? IT CAN LITERALLY HOLD AROUND 1.3 MILLION EARTHS.

CHAMELEON TONGUE

DID YOU KNOW THE ANIMAL WHOSE LENGTH OF THE TONGUE IS DOUBLE THE LENGTH OF ITS BODY? THE CHAMELEON

BLUE WHALES BUTTERFLY DID YOU KNOW, THE BUTTERFLY WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED AS FLUTTERBY!

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DID YOU KNOW ELEPHANTS ARE THE LARGEST LAND ANIMALS, BUT ARE 30 TIMES SMALLER THAN A BLUE WHALE!

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE A CRANE? Y! GIVE IT TR

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