Your bookmarked countries have an update since your last login. View Bookmarks x

Emergent News

Turkey implements new two-level elective courses in secondary schools

Mar 8, 2022, 12:05 PM
The Ministry of National Education (MEB) has decided that the two-level elective "environmental education" course in secondary schools will be implemented in three stages, under the name of "environmental education and climate change", starting next year.
Title : Turkey implements new two-level elective courses in secondary schools
Source : Urfanatik
External URL : https://www.urfanatik.com/haber/8881050/veliler-ve-ogrenciler-bu-habere-dikkat

The original article requires translation.

In his written statement, Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer emphasized that as the Ministry, they carry out multi-faceted studies and projects to increase environmental awareness and awareness .

Özer reminded that the "Zero Waste Project" is being carried out under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's wife Emine Erdoğan in order to prevent climate change, which is one of the biggest problem areas for the future , and to convey the awareness of environmental protection to students from an early age. He stated that they have been working with the Ministry of Health a lot.

Özer stated that as the Ministry, they took an important step to allocate more space to the " environmental education and climate change" course in the curriculum .

"With Turkey's becoming a party to the Paris Agreement, efforts to combat climate change have gained momentum in all areas. As the Ministry of National Education, we have made an important change in the curriculum to raise awareness of our young generations in Turkey's fight against climate change. With the decision taken at the Board of Education and Discipline meeting, The 'environmental education' course, which has been taught as an elective 2 hours a week in 7th or 8th grades since 2015, will be taught for 1 hour in 6th and 7th grades and 1 or more hours in 8th grades to be taught as of 2022-2023 academic year. 2 hours will be applied under the name of 'environmental education and climate change' as an elective. In this context, environment and climate change education will have a wider place in the curriculum as a long-term investment in the future."
Minister Özer also stated that they will inform the teachers about environmental awareness and said, "All teachers will be informed about climate change, environmental awareness and zero waste during the semester break." He also shared his knowledge.

BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. JOIN THE AACRAO EXCHANGE. JOIN NOW

Upcoming AACRAO Events

On-Demand Learning

Self-Paced | Online

Self-paced courses aligned with our competency and proficiency framework, AACRAO's on-demand training will build your skills and enhance your resume. 

Courses in:

  • Compliance
  • FERPA
  • International
  • and more

Learn More

SEM_2020_1440x400 update

The International Institute

The AACRAO International Institute covers promising practices for the evaluation of international credentials that combines AACRAO’s On-Demand International Series with five, two-hour, virtual instructor-led training sessions.

Learn More
AACRAO International Institute Banner