THE KOÇ SCHOOL

Performing Arts

Performing Arts Department aims to enable students to recognize artistic expression forms and use them as a way of communication, to activate their creative impulses that will be necessary in all areas of life, to develop the concepts of responsibility, cooperation, respect, solidarity and cooperation through individual and group works, to think creatively, try, design, create, and engage in arts and cultural activities and to raise individuals who are respectful to values and have a general culture through the curricula and activities offered at K-12 levels. Students who receive music, dance and drama education are given the opportunity to perform in various art events (Live@Koç, Ramfest Jr., Sevgi Gönül Art Night, Turkish Teather Play, Music Concerts, Ceremonies, Special Days and Weeks, etc.) in line with their development and wishes. In this context, the students are supported  in terms of the improvement of their aesthetic perception as well as their communication with other individuals and the society correctly and effectively by applying the group work methods.

You may reach the department at 6139 extension phone number.

Visual Arts

Middle School Visual Arts lessons aim to develop the student’s aesthetic awareness and artistic perspective in the fields of drawing, technological design, caricature, ceramics, and develop skills through diverse interpretations.

We make interactive individual and group activities in our fully equipped studios with art materials. They are designed as art environments that focus on the students’ development. The department allows students to improve their aesthetic awareness and makes them express themselves through artistic applications.

In visual arts lessons, we enrich the Ministry of Education Curriculum with various art activities, materials, and art education applications.

The artistic work our students produce throughout the year is exhibited in various activities in our school.

We apply the Ministry of Education curriculum in drama lessons.

You can reach the Visual Arts Department in Z54H, extension 6397.

Music

Middle School music lessons aim to raise individuals who recognize different national and international music cultures, who have repertory knowledge regarding these cultures, who can distinguish the differences between the music they listen to, and have advanced listening skills.

MEB music curriculum is applied and curriculum units are enriched with various activities. Please follow the link below for the middle school music curriculum:

We have elective music lessons for students who would like to play an instrument. Our students choose from classical guitar, violin, cello, brass, and percussion instruments and improve themselves in this field.

The students are referred to extra-curricular activities such as chorus, orchestra, school band, and string orchestra in accordance to their talents and interests.  Therefore they are able to improve their skills in expressing themselves through music as well as working, singing and playing both individually and as a team.

Location: Z80G1
Phone: 6139 / 6519

Dance

Education in the art of dance engages the artistic processes of creating, performing and critical analysis. These processes require students to read symbol systems, use critical thinking skills, excel in nonverbal reasoning and communication, exchange ideas, work cooperatively and collaboratively with others, and interact within a multicultural society. More comprehensively, education in the art of dance develops kinesthetic and spatial learning as well as intra- and interpersonal knowledge of self and others.
Art research shows that students who study dance are more

  • Self-motivated, disciplined and focused in their everyday lives.
  • Expressive in their communication of emotions, thoughts and feelings.
  • Creative and imaginative.
  • Able to critically analyze their own work and the work of others.