What people ask about our school
We have answered the questions parents ask most often. For any other questions, you can get in touch with us.
School and programme
Forest Kindergarten: 4 classes made up of the Fındık group (36–42 months), Meşe Palamutu (42–48 months), Cevizler (48–60 months) and Kozalaklar (60–72 months). Each class has at most 20 children, with one class teacher and one support teacher.
Forest Primary School: It starts in grade 1 and ends in grade 4. There is one class at each grade level, limited to 20 students. The class teacher accompanies the students for 4 years.
Forest Middle School: It starts in grade 5 and ends in grade 8. There is one class at each grade level, limited to 20 students. Lessons are held in subject classrooms; from grade 5, experienced teachers who prepare students for the LGS (the high school entrance exam) and support them with study sessions accompany the students.
Yes. Our school is affiliated with the Ministry of National Education (MEB); teaching follows the curriculum set by the Ministry.
We believe that the first condition of being a citizen of the world is competence in a foreign language. A strong, structured foreign language programme is applied at our school. Our English teachers are native speakers and hold bachelor's degrees in English language teaching.
Primary and middle school students have their lessons in the main building; for subject lessons they use the separate classrooms on the campus and the outdoor classrooms. Kindergarten students learn in their own separate classrooms on the kindergarten campus, in subject classrooms and in the garden. For us, school is not just a place enclosed by four walls; school is wherever learning and knowledge exist.
Forest school educators believe that students' interaction with each other, with their teachers and with nature, and working with real materials, are important. Through art, music, philosophy, sport, IT lessons and practical life activities, children gain confidence in their real-world skills. In the technology and science clubs, they learn to be on the side that creates technology.
Daily life
The school is open from 07:45 to 17:00. Lessons start at 09:00 and end at 16:00. Because we are affiliated with the MEB, the MEB academic calendar applies.
Yes. Our school is 20 minutes from Mersin city centre; depending on distance, journey times are 1 hour at most.
Meals are prepared by our school cooks in the kitchen in the main building, with a home-cooked taste. We take care to eat naturally and in season; yoghurt is made at school, and strawberry and peach jam, canned tomatoes, borlotti beans and peas are prepared in summer. For details, see our meal menu page.
The school's current uniform notice for the 2026–2027 academic year is on our uniform regulations page. For details, you can contact the school administration.
So that the student–school–parent triangle can work well, our team includes a specialist psychologist. The psychologist is in close contact with the children (in the classroom during lessons, at break time or in the kitchen), and stays in touch with parents and teachers in line with the children's personal development.
The forest school approach
The forest school movement first emerged in Scandinavia in the 1950s and gradually spread to Europe and the United Kingdom. Forest schools are learner-centred, long-term programmes set up in woodland or another natural environment to help children build a strong bond with the natural world. They aim to encourage resilient, self-confident, independent and creative students.
Forest schools give children the chance to develop their social-emotional and academic skills in a supportive and inspiring environment. Open-ended experiences strengthen creative problem-solving skills. Children are taught not what the answer is, but how to solve the problem.
Children who are exposed to many variables in nature, which changes every day, become more flexible in adapting to different situations; thanks to their strong personality traits, they adapt easily to changing conditions.
Our priority is safety. Physical safety measures are taken on the campus; risks are not eliminated but managed, and activities are carried out under teacher supervision. We give children the chance to learn their limits, and support them in learning to assess and manage risks.
Enterprising, flexible, independent, organised, forward-looking individuals who manage their time, take responsibility, are resilient and persistent, can adapt, and have a high awareness of society and the environment.
