An approach that puts the child at the centre and builds a relationship with nature
At Serpil Orman Okulları, education rests on a holistic approach that puts the child at the centre, builds a relationship with nature and makes learning a natural part of life.
For us, education is not only the transfer of academic knowledge; it is a journey in which the child gets to know themselves, makes sense of the world and builds a bond with life. Our school is built on the foundation of “Nature + Education + Freedom + Creation” and aims to be a life school where children can learn within daily life.
“Explore in nature, wonder, create, share.”Serpil Orman Okulları educational philosophy
Learning by building a bond with nature
In our forest school approach, nature is not a backdrop but an active learning space. Work in the classroom is supported by the four wall-less classrooms on our campus and the forest area next to the school. Children learn not only by listening but by observing, experiencing and living. In this way, learning becomes lasting, meaningful and internalised.
School is life
Principlesof Our Approach to Education
- Play- and experience-basedEspecially in the early years, play is the basic tool of learning; it feeds curiosity and develops problem-solving skills. Experience-based work is applied at all levels.
- Interdisciplinary and eclecticIn a structure inspired by Reggio Emilia, Waldorf and Montessori, lessons are treated not in isolation but in relation to one another.
- Putting individual development firstAcademic, social and emotional development is followed regularly. The aim is not to compare but to let each child show their own potential.
- Academic strength and life skillsSuccess is considered together with critical thinking, creativity, taking responsibility and self-management skills. Students are prepared not just for exams but for life.
- School–family cooperationOpen and transparent communication is kept up with families. School and family act together on the child’s developmental journey.
The Forest SchoolIdea
The power of learning in nature
Nature is a powerful teacher that sparks curiosity, deepens learning and builds a bond with life.
Forest SchoolA happy individual
A happy child is one who feels safe, knows they are understood and is supported in having the courage to be themselves.
Mission & visionEcological living
Ecology is not a subject that is taught; it is a value lived in the vegetable garden, the food forest and the compost.
Our campusSchool is life
School is not a place cut off from life; it is life itself. At school, children do not just take lessons, they learn to live.
Student life
Why this approach to education?
Because we believe that children grow up by building a bond with nature, that learning should not be rushed, and that every child has a path of their own.
At Serpil Orman Okulları, education aims to give values along with knowledge, responsibility along with nature, and life skills along with learning.
Our educational programmes