Darussafaka Society

Darüssafaka middle school students made it to the number one in the Local Finals of Destination Imagination Contest among 33 teams in the Fine Arts category. “Freaky DACKA” as they call their team, has the right to represent Turkey in the global finals.

Competiton which aims to young people gain life-long skills in a safe environment while serving as a source of entertainment took place in Kusadasi on 22-24 April 2019.

What is Destination Imagination?

Destination Imagination’s main program is based on “creative problem solving with a focus on the process” theory. Its aim is to foster young people's creative, critical thinking, collaboration, efficient use of time and problem solving skills. Composed of 4-7 people, each team works on a Team Challenge for about 10 weeks focusing on a theme like fine arts, structural, improvisional, scientific or technical design, and comes up with a solution. Instant Challenges drive the teams to think, decide and implement quickly.

Each student at Darüssafaka is a member of one of the most extensive and connected families in Turkey. The sense of fraternity, and the support that comes with it, remain with our students throughout both their personal and professional lives. 

Thank you once again for making these accomplishments possible and sharing in our mission to create "equal opportunity in education” in Turkey.

Call for the Darussafaka Enterance Exam

The 155-year old Darüssafaka Society creates a better future for high-potential students who lost one or both parents and are from financially disadvantaged communities.

The Society provides high-quality formal education to eligible students, starting at fifth grade through to the end of high school. Today, there are 930 students from 74 provinces of Turkey. Darussafaka works toward closing the achievement gap in Turkey by ensuring equal access to education. 

Every year, fourth grade students who lost one or both parents apply the Darussafaka Entrance Exam and this year the exam will held on May 26, 2019, in 24 different provinces of Turkey. 

For more information about the exam click here. 

A Darussafaka student in The International Philosophy Olympiad

12th grade student Defne Hadis has won 6th place in Turkish Philosophy Institute among 503 students with her essay titled "Human, Velocity and Fractions". After the English exam among the top 10 participants Defne has entitled one of the 2 students to attend the The International Philosophy Olympiad, takes place in Rome on May 2019.

Defne will continue her university education on Painting and Visual Arts in Nuovo Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan.We are so proud of her and wish her the best. 

Each student at Darüssafaka is a member of one of the most extensive and connected families in Turkey. The sense of fraternity, and the support that comes with it, remain with our students throughout both their personal and professional lives. 

Darüssafaka Society receives no state funding. In addition to all educational expenditures, student’s daily needs such as clothing, accommodation, food, and health services are all covered by donations to the Society. Darüssafaka also supports its graduates by providing scholarships for their university education.

Thank you once again for making these accomplishments possible and sharing in our mission to create equal opportunity in education Turkey.

You can support them by clicking here.

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