Partners

İstanbul Biennial and İKSV Alt Kat

Organised by İKSV since 1987, the Istanbul Biennial aims to create a meeting point in Istanbul in the field of visual arts between artists and audiences from different cultures. The Istanbul Biennial, which brings together new trends in contemporary art every two years and presents it to the audience, has enabled the establishment of an international cultural network between domestic and international art circles, artists, curators and critics for more than 30 years.

İKSV Alt Kat is a learning and interaction space established on the ground floor of the Nejat Eczacıbaşı Building in Şişhane in 2019, within the body of İKSV. It presents event and workshop programmes throughout the year in collaboration with İKSV’s festivals and biennials, in the field of learning and interaction, on digital platforms and event venues, especially for children and young people, for groups with limited access to cultural and artistic activities. Continuing its activities within the scope of İKSV Cultural Policy Studies, İKSV Alt Kat brings together cultural professionals, civil society workers, artists, educators and audiences; functioning as a participatory, polyphonic, multicultural, accessible and flexible platform.

Education Reform Initiative

ERG, is an independent and not-for-profit think-and-do-tank that contributes to systemic transformation in education for development of the child and society through sound evidence, constructive dialogue and innovative/critical thinking. Evidence-based decision-making processes in education concerning stakeholder engagement and ensuring the access of all children to quality education are the key elements of systemic transformation. ERG, established in 2003, is a good example for the Turkish civil society, since it is an initiative supported by leading foundations in Turkey. ERG carries out its’ research and education activities through ERG Education Observatory Unit and Education Laboratory. Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), Aydın Doğan Foundation, Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation, ELginkan Foundation, ENKA Foundation, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul Kültür University, Kadir Has Foundation, Mehmet Zorlu Foundation, MV Holding, Sabanci University, Tekfen Foundation, Vodafone Foundation, Vehbi Koç Foundation and Yapı Merkezi.

Hisar Schools

Hisar Schools were established in 1996 by the Hisar Education Foundation as a continuation of its mission to raise academic standards in Turkey. The school is committed to “discovering and developing the true potential within” of its students by blending the 21st century curriculum with innovative and progressive learning. Hisar Schools, which has left behind its 25th year in the field of education today, with its academic programmes at the Preschool, Primary, Secondary and High School levels in the integrity of K-12, its flexible education approach that constantly renews itself, its technology and education centres increasing every year, its studies and collaborations with international organizations, as well as well-equipped academic and administrative staff and more than 1400 students, is among the leading schools in Turkey.

Teachers Network

Teachers Network aims at teacher empowerment by creating a sustainable learning environment where teachers can collaborate with their colleagues and stakeholders to education from various disciplines. Teachers Network performs its operations under Education Reform Initiative, steering with the support and funds provided by six leading foundations in the education field in Turkey: Aydın Doğan Foundation, We Live Together – Education and Social Research Foundation (BAYETAV), Enka Foundation, Mehmet Zorlu Foundation, Sabanci Foundation, and Vehbi Koç Foundation. The network aims to create change with the teachers, not on behalf of the teachers. The main aim is to form a learning society where every single part of the network co-creates via utilizing interaction among different disciplines, adopting the concept of lifelong learning, and developing constant collaborations with every stakeholder in the field of education.

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

Learning at Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum includes the activities carried out to bring children, young people and adults together with art, to create a museum awareness, to make art accessible and to communicate between the audience and the exhibited works. In these activities, which are based on interpretation and creativity, creativity is supported while evaluating the works. The learning programme, reinforced by hands-on work in the workshop, also aims to make the museum a part of social life. The “Pera Learning” programs, created for this purpose, continue throughout the year with colourful and creative activities prepared for different age groups and special education students for temporary exhibitions as well as collection exhibitions.

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