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About Oasis
Providing a quality education that prepares students for success in university and beyond since 2004
DIRECTOR'S WELCOME
Welcome to the 2026–2027 school year and our 23rd year of serving the international community in Ankara. I am excited to begin another year as Head of School and continue leading OASIS in providing quality international education.
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Thank you for choosing OASIS as a partner in your child’s education. By joining our school community, your family becomes part of a caring and diverse environment committed to academic excellence and developing the whole child. Our student body of more than 300 students represents over 60 countries, creating a rich learning experience in every classroom....
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OUR HISTORY
In the early 2000’s, a group of parents from the expatriate community of Ankara, Turkey partnered with network of OASIS International Schools to establish a new school for their children. Their common aim was to offer a high-quality, English-based, and cost-effective education via an American-style curriculum that reflected an emphasis on a global world view and the teaching of high character...
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CLASSES
Class sizes currently average between 15 and 20 students per grade level
ARTS
Elementary students attend art one time per week and use a variety of materials and techniques to produce artwork.
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CAMPUS VIEW
We offer a full program of high quality education, from pre-kindergarten to pre-university.
HOST CITY
Oasis International School is located in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. Ankara is an old city with a history spanning the Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman eras. Modern Ankara’s four main pillars consist of the government, the military, foreign embassies, and education. Home to 5 million people, it is located in central Turkey on a mountainous plateau 3,000 feet above sea level with a cool, dry climate. For more information, please take a look at the following websites:
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CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Oasis takes its responsibility to protect and nurture every child, very seriously. We believe the protection of children is the responsibility of every adult, and we expect our staff to conduct themselves with utmost integrity and professionalism at all times. We aim to create a safe, positive, and nurturing environment for children, protecting and safeguarding them to the highest standards possible.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Oasis International School is to impart to each student a values-based education in an environment of academic excellence, while cultivating a respect for people of all cultures and religions.
VISION STATEMENT
Oasis International School exists because of our belief that a major impact can be made on our world through the education of international children who will in turn impact others in a positive way.
PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
Oasis International School believes in educating the entire child- mentally, socially, physically, and spiritually- in an environment that is disciplined, values-based, academically strong, and respectful of people of all cultures and religions.
Expected Student Outcomes
OIS-Ankara encourages students to HUMBLY grow in...
Character
Know. Care. DO. Character is knowing your core values and convictions, emphatizing and caring for others, and taking action because you care.
Leadership
See. Gather. Go. Leadership is seeing needs and opportunities, gathering others around a vision, and moving towards a vision as a team.
Innovation
Imagine Try. Create. Innovation is imagining what could be, seeking solutions without fear o failure, and creating something better.
Accreditation
OASIS International Schools
MSA-CESS
Turkish Ministry of Education
We are a proud member of OASIS International Schools, a growing network of quality international schools. The OASIS network is headquartered in the U.S. and is currently comprised of 16 schools around the world.
We are accredited by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. MSA-CESS is one of the six major accrediting bodies in the U.S., and it accredits many quality international schools in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
We are fully approved by the Turkish Ministry of Education.