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Dear Prospective Teacher

The high school, American Collegiate Institute (ACI) was founded over 130 years ago by the American Board Heyeti (ABH) to serve as both a school and cross-cultural link between Turkey and the United States. In 1997, SEV Primary school was founded to provide a quality primary level education in grades K-8. ACI has two sister schools in Turkey: Uskadar American Academy in Istanbul, and Tarsus American College in Tarsus.

Although the schools were first founded by American educators, they are now operated by a secular Turkish foundation composed largely of graduates from the American Board schools. The Saglik ve Egitim Vakfi (SEV), or Health and Education Foundation, is the governing body. SEV oversees the high quality of education from kindergarten through high school.

At least one fourth of the faculty is international. Those who are married to Turkish nationals live throughout the city of Izmir, while those recruited from overseas live in furnished apartments in a middle-class Turkish residential area adjacent to the school campus. Daily living and shopping, enjoying local tourism and entertainment, forming friendships with neighbors and Turkish colleagues as well as other international teachers all make for a rich cross-cultural experience. 
 
 
 

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