Community Involvement Project Is for Our Students to Learn About and Experience the Traditions and Culture of Northern Cyprus

2016-2017 Academic Year Spring Semester  Project Teacher : Pınar Hüdaoğlu  Aim of the project: The aim of the‘Discovering Turkish Cypriot Culture’ Community Involvement Project is for our students to learn about and experience the traditions and culture of Northern Cyprus. By learning about Northern Cyprus, students will be able to integrate into the local community more easily, build friendships, share information about their own cultures, and develop their own skills and abilities. Overall, this project provides students with the opportunity to increase their awareness of Turkish Cypriot culture and compare it with their own culture.  Please note as the aim of this project is to familiarise Turkish and foreign students with Turkish Cypriot culture, it’s kindly requested that Cypriot students register for other projects.

 VISIT 1: Iskele Region - Boğaz Harbour Objective :Visiting the north east of the island on the way to the Karpaz Peninsula to observe Turkish Cypriot life. Includes visits to Boğaz harbour, a local olive press and tasting Turkish Cypriot food in the local village of Mehmetçik.

 VISIT 2: Kyrenia & Bellapais * Objective: Observing Turkish Cypriot life and learning about the history of Northern Cyprus. Includes visits to Bellapais Abbey and Kyrenia Castle. *location of the visits may be subject to change when / if necessary

 For more information please contact: Pınar Hüdaoğlu Office No: Prep 318 e-mail: [email protected] Phone No: 6302156

 Project Teacher : Nevin Adalar  Aim of the Project: The aim of the‘Discovering Turkish Cypriot Culture’ Community Involvement Project is for our students to learn about and experience the traditions and culture of Northern Cyprus. By learning about Northern Cyprus, students will be able to integrate into the local community more easily, build friendships, share information about their own cultures, and develop their own skills and abilities. Overall, this project provides students with the opportunity to increase their awareness of Turkish Cypriot culture and compare it with their own culture.  Please note as the aim of this project is to familiarise Turkish and foreign students with Turkish Cypriot culture, it’s kindly requested that Cypriot students register for other projects.

 VISIT 1: Iskele Region - Boğaz Harbour Objective: Visiting the north east of the island on the way to the Karpaz Peninsula to observe Turkish Cypriot life. Includes visits to Boğaz harbour, a local olive press and tasting Turkish Cypriot food in the local village of Mehmetçik.

 For more information please contact: Nevin Adalar Office No.: Prep 323 e-mail: [email protected] Phone No.: 6302162

 Project Teacher : Refika İlkan  Aim of the project: The aim of the‘Discovering Turkish Cypriot Culture’ Community Involvement Project is for our students to learn about and experience the traditions and culture of Northern Cyprus. By learning about Northern Cyprus, students will be able to integrate into the local community more easily, build friendships, share information about their own cultures, and develop their own skills and abilities. Overall, this project provides students with the opportunity to increase their awareness of Turkish Cypriot culture and compare it with their own culture.  Please note as the aim of this project is to familiarise Turkish and foreign students with Turkish Cypriot culture, it’s kindly requested that Cypriot students register for other projects.  VISIT 1: Iskele Region - Boğaz Harbour Visiting the north east of the island on the way to the Karpaz Peninsula to observe Turkish Cypriot life. Includes visits to Boğaz harbour, a local olive press and tasting Turkish Cypriot food in the local village of Mehmetçik.

 VISIT 2: Kyrenia & Bellapais * Observing Turkish Cypriot life and learning about the history of Northern Cyprus. Includes visits to Bellapais Abbey and Kyrenia Castle. *location of the visits may be subject to change when/ if necessary  For more information please contact: Refika İlkan e-mail: [email protected] Office No:Prep 314 Phone No: 6302166

 Project Teacher: Bahar Avşar

 Aim of the project: The aim of the project is to sell books and donate the income to people who suffer from cancer. The project increases the awareness of helping people and collaboration.  Visit 1: Nicosia Old City ,Işık and Rüstem Bookshops. Objective: to visit several bookshop and get donation (books) for our project.

 Visit 2: Famagusta, In front of Collezione Store (Book Sale) Objective: To sell books in order to have a good amount of money for donation and to experience cooperation. For details https://www.facebook.com/giveabookgivealife/?fref=ts

 Project Teacher: Fezile Toker Bayram

 Aim of the project:The aim of the project is to sell books and donate the income to people who suffer from cancer. The project increases the awareness of helping people and collaboration.

 Visit 1: Nicosia Old City ,Işık and Rüstem Bookshops. Objective: to visit several bookshop and get donation (books) for our project.

 Visit 2: Famagusta, In front of Collezione Store (Book Sale) Objective: To sell books in order to have a good amount of money for donation and to experience cooperation.  For details https://www.facebook.com/giveabookgivealife/?fref=ts

 Project Teacher: Salih Gürsoy

 Aim of the project:The aim of the project is to sell books and donate the income to people who suffer from cancer. The project increases the awareness of helping people and collaboration.

 Visit 1: Nicosia Old City ,Işık and Rüstem Bookshops. Objective: to visit several bookshop and get donation (books) for our project.

 Visit 2: Famagusta, In front of Collezione Store (Book Sale) Objective: To sell books to people in order to have sufficient resources for donation and to experience cooperation.  For details https://www.facebook.com/giveabookgivealife/?fref=ts

 Project Teacher : Fayka Guresun

 Aim of the project: The aim of project is to incorporate students in helping the homeless and stray dogs of EMU. Students will learn the type of work that is involved in rescuing animals and will go and visit them and discover the animal habitat.

 Visit 1: Dog Shelters (on campus)  Objective: For our first visit we will build shelters from reclaimed, recycled wood and create homes for the stray dogs of EMU. Students should NOT BE AFRAID of animals, getting dirty and must be prepared to use tools and materials.

 Visit 2:Visit (Gaziveren)  Objective: Gaziveren Farm House . Students will discover the animal habitat and life in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on a famous farm in Gaziveren.

 Project Teacher: Suzanne Kayalp

 Visit 2:Visit (Gaziveren)  Objective: Gaziveren Farm House . Students will discover the animal habitat and life in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on a famous farm in Gaziveren.

 Project Teacher: Yi Zheng

 Visit 2:Visit (Gaziveren)  Objective: Gaziveren Farm House . Students will discover the animal habitat and life in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on a famous farm in Gaziveren.

 Project Teacher : Emine Sokmez  Aim of the project : - To derive students’ awareness about the environment and to create the feeling of responsibility towards our society and environment. - To take an active role in a project that would make our environment a better place to live.

 Visit 1: Palm Beach (Famagusta)  Objectives: Trash picking project. - Students will collect thrash into bags along the sea shore of Palm Beach. Then, all the collected materials will be put into recycling bins which will be prepared by students before. - Backup: In case the weather is not suitable for outdoor activities, students will prepare leaflets in their classrooms on environmental issues and walk around the building and distribute the leaflets to raise awareness on the issue.  Visit 2: Büyükkonuk, walk for nature.  Objectives: Nature walk in Büyükkonuk Students are going to walk a set route around Büyükkonuk in order to raise awareness of the island’s local natural environment and strengthen awareness on the importance of environmental issues.

 Project Teacher : Damla Simsaroglu  Aim of the project : - To derive students’ awareness about the environment and to create the feeling of responsibility towards our society and environment. - To take an active role in a project that would make our environment a better place to live.

 Project Teacher : Maryam Behandish

 Aim of the project : - To derive students’ awareness about the environment and to create the feeling of responsibility towards our society and environment. - To take an active role in a project that would make our environment a better place to live.

 Project Teacher: Huseyin Demirel

 Aim of the project:The aim of this project is to be aware of the cittaslow* concept and explore one of the three towns in North Cyprus which is a member of this international organisation. Students will be able to explore one of the prettiest towns of Cyprus on the way to Karpas peninsula, Mehmetçik (Galateia) and find out why it deserves to gain cittaslow accreditation.

 VISIT 1:Mehmetçik and neighbouring villages Objective: This aims at exploring the features of the cittaslow project through on site visits to several locations, where a healthier and environment friendly lifestyle is maintained. Students will also be given information about the project through an interactive talk by the mayor.

 VISIT 2: Mehmetçik and neighbouring villages Objective: This is intended to be a more ‘hands on’ practice, where students will be able to take part in some of the aspects of the project, as logistics allow.

For more information please contact: Hüseyin Demirel Office No.: PREP 01 e-mail: [email protected] Phone No: 630 3942

 *Cittaslow is an organisation founded in Italy and inspired by the slow food movement. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the slow movement. For further information visit http://www.cittaslow.org