History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time. It illuminates reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.” Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Middle School Social Studies Department at the Koç School consists of Social Studies and Turkish Revolution History and Kemalism courses.  The MoNE curriculum is applied in the lessons. The topics are covered with the support of in-class activities and technology in a student-centered manner in line with the MoNE legislation.  The main objectives of the Koç School Middle School Social Studies Department courses are to raise individuals who have acquired the knowledge and skills of social sciences, know and use their rights, fulfill their responsibilities, have national consciousness, understand the place of Atatürk’s Principles and Revolutions in the social, cultural and economic development of the Republic of Turkey, have ethical values and a global perspective that can create a better world, set lifelong learning as a goal, act under the guidance of their reason and conscience, know the world, and comprehend global citizenship awareness. The departmental lessons are conducted in the social sciences classrooms. The visual materials, maps and technological equipment in these classrooms make it easier for the students to learn. The Social Studies Department, which aims to develop students in academic and social fields, ensures the realization of its main objectives through activities such as excursions, museum visits, cultural studies, interviews and competitions. While preparing our students for high school social sciences education for four years, the Middle School Social Studies Department educates them as individuals who are contemporary of the 21st century, who have adopted Atatürk’s principles and reforms, who understand Turkish history and culture, who are equipped with basic democratic values, who respect human rights, who are sensitive to the environment they live in, who are active in social life, who have critical thinking skills, who are open to innovation, and who know their rights and responsibilities.