This is my new school, Terakki Vakfi Okulları. Terakki means "progress" in Turkish. Founded in the late 19th century, the school is one of the oldest (and most prestigious) in Istanbul. The picture below is the front of the main building of the school. I'll post some more pictures when I get a chance. It's a huge and impressive building with an impressive staff. Basically, it's intimidating, but I think it'll be great experience for me.
I was originally slated to teach Kindergarten at this fine school, but today they offered me a spot teaching their high school prep class. I guess one of their other new hires from America fell through and I'm one of the only people with experience teaching 14-16 year old students and an educational background in pedagogy. Long story short, I agreed. Long live the lateral promotion. I'll post more info about and pictures of the school in the coming weeks. See you guys in about two weeks!
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