HİSAR SCHOOL New Teachers' Survival Guide 2015-2016

HİSAR SCHOOL New Teachers' Survival Guide 2015-2016

HİSAR SCHOOL New Teachers’ Survival Guide 2015-2016 Contents WELCOME TO HISAR SCHOOL! ................................................................................................................ 4 MISSION ................................................................................................................................................... 4 HİSAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ........................................................................................................ 4 TURKEY AND ISTANBUL ........................................................................................................................... 5 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 5 LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................ 5 CLIMATE ................................................................................................................................................... 5 HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................... 6 MOVING TO ISTANBUL ............................................................................................................................ 7 WORK PERMIT ......................................................................................................................................... 7 GETTING TO ISTANBUL AND FIRST FEW WEEKS ...................................................................................... 7 LEAVING THE AIRPORT ............................................................................................................................ 8 SETTLING IN ............................................................................................................................................. 8 TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM THE HOTEL/SCHOOL ................................................................................ 8 HOME SEARCH PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 8 SETTLEMENT AREAS ................................................................................................................................. 9 FURNISHINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 12 SHIPMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 12 PAYING BILLS .......................................................................................................................................... 13 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ISTANBUL ............................................................................................... 13 OTHER VALUABLE INFORMATION/ WHERE TO FIND… .......................................................................... 21 TURKISH HOLIDAYS ................................................................................................................................ 21 BRINGING OR BUYING A MOBILE PHONE .............................................................................................. 22 APPS RELEVANT TO LIVING IN ISTANBUL .............................................................................................. 23 WHERE TO FIND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS/CHURCHES ........................................................................ 24 CHRISTMAS IN ISTANBUL ....................................................................................................................... 25 SECURITY IN GENERAL ........................................................................................................................... 26 BANKING ................................................................................................................................................ 27 SHOPPING .............................................................................................................................................. 27 SAMPLE COSTS ....................................................................................................................................... 27 CHAIN STORES & MALLS ........................................................................................................................ 28 HAIR SALOONS ....................................................................................................................................... 28 TAP WATER-PORTABLE WATER DELIVERY ............................................................................................. 28 APPLIANCES ........................................................................................................................................... 29 RESTAURANTS IN ISTANBUL .................................................................................................................. 29 MEDICAL SERVICES IN GENERAL ............................................................................................................ 30 PHARMACY HOURS ................................................................................................................................ 30 MEDICAL INSURANCE ............................................................................................................................ 30 POSTAL SERVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 30 TELEVISION in TURKEY ........................................................................................................................... 31 NIGHT LIFE ............................................................................................................................................. 31 CINEMAS ................................................................................................................................................ 31 TRAVEL ................................................................................................................................................... 31 LEARNING TURKISH................................................................................................................................ 32 SCHOOL DRESS CODE ............................................................................................................................. 32 CULTURE ................................................................................................................................................ 32 WHO TO CALL IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FROM HISAR? ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined. SCHOOL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE: Hisar School Göktürk Merkez Mahallesi İstanbul Caddesi No:3 Eyüp, İstanbul Tel : +90 212 364 00 00 Fax : +90 212 322 03 07 Please contact [email protected] for your questions and suggestions. WELCOME TO HISAR SCHOOL! We are all very excited to welcome you to the Hisar Family! Our team will be with you from the outset, and we are just a phone call/e-mail away. MISSION Discovering and developing our true potential We are committed to a continuous improvement in learning. We believe in the skills, resources, qualifications and the potential that exist in our organization: the Hisar Educational Foundation, students, teachers, parents and our community. Our duty is to provide enhanced learning opportunities for our students by supporting the best environment to realize their full potential. Furthermore, we aim to transform their potential into reality and to help individuals acquire the skills, knowledge and responsibility to use their full potential at all times. To become a school which will be recognized and favored by the quality and distinction of its students, graduates and teachers as well as its administrators; and also to be exemplary in our leadership as well as with our contributions to education on a global scale. HİSAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Hisar Educational Foundation was founded in 1970 by a group of Robert College Alumni committed to promote modern and exemplary academic education in Turkey. Foundations are non-profit organizations which channel individual donations to community benefit. Hisar Educational Foundation focuses on two leading schools in Turkey: Robert College and Hisar School. Hisar School is the first and only financial enterprise of the foundation. Donations made to Hisar Educational Foundation are exempt of corporate tax and income tax. Hisar Educational Foundation is subject to the Foundations Law; in addition, it is audited annually by an independent audit company. For over 30 years, Hisar Educational Foundation’s goal has been to raise the academic standards in Turkey, and to promote the development of the country by educating individuals who will serve the community and their country. TURKEY AND ISTANBUL GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name : İstanbul Time Zone : GMT +2 hours Languages : Turkish Population : 13.250.000 Electricity : 220 V 50 Hz Electric Plug : Best times to be in İstanbul : The best times of the year to visit Istanbul are from April to June and September to October, roughly the months of spring and autumn respectively. During these months, temperatures are in the consistently mild range of 16-25°C (61-77°F) and the humidity is not too bad, plus the crowds aren't as big a nuisance as in

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