Tekkeköy İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü (Directorate of Tekkeköy District National Education)

Our institution is Tekkeköy District Directorate of National Education which is situated in the centre of the district, Tekkeköy in Samsun/TURKEY. It is the most authorized educational institution in Tekkeköy.It is a public body responsible for the execution of all educational activities , including formal and informal education. It has a core staff with the number of 21 including 4 administrative staff and 17 officers.Since we are in a rural area, our young people don't have so many opportunities as the people in urban area. We try to develop and improve our education and social activity opportunities provided to students and young people by following all new technologies and best pedagogical, cultural and social methods in order to present the most desired and beneficial education for our society. We would like to make our children and young people be ready for the life mentally, psychologically and physically and eventually upper the social, economical and educational level of the society. In our district we have 2 kindergartens , 28 primary schools, 18 secondary schools , 7 high schools , 1 adult education center and a Teacher guesthouse.About 550 teachers are working in our schools, when students and parents are also taken into consideration our total corporate activities can reach 10 000 people . Adult education is one of the main activities of Tekkeköy District National Education Directorate. Adult education is carried out in our institution by public education center.Every year approximately 1500 adults benefit from our courses on the following topics: Hobby courses: embroidery, sewing, needlework Sports courses: volleyball, basketball, swimming, taekwando, kickbox Vocational courses: computerized accounting course, computer course, patient admission course, handicapped care, elderly care Instrument course Folk dances course Sign language training course We have Turkish language and culture courses for adult refugees in our district.We try to help them to integrate life in Turkish Republic. We are a sending and coordinating organization in European Voluntary Service since 2010.