On the 16th of April, 2013, a group of 11 students and teachers boarded their 11 hour flight to Korea. After staying overnight at Hyatt hotel, they flew another 10 hours to land at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul....
October 29th is a very important day for Turkish people. On October 29, 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a Republic. On the day, the new name of the nation and its status as a republic...
The Pearl School Holiday Program was held during the January summer holiday at the Pearl Center. Program coordinator Kevser G. Demirbas, teacher Hafsa Demirbas and volunteers aiding with cooking, driving and supervising helped allow the Holiday School to run...
On 8 of Dec 2012, Saturday we celebrated Noah’s Pudding Day during Turkish Culture lesson. Firstly our volunteer teacher Hafsa D. explained the story of the flood that happened centuries ago. She then explained the story about Noah’s pudding...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation organized a program to honor the fallen soldiers in World War 1, which took place in Turkiye, Gallipoli. The night bought together the Turkish community to remember the fallen and injured Turkish soldiers that...
Students of Pearl Weekend School celebrated Turkey’s National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in a fun way. During cultural learning hour, students had a t-shirt coloring activity hour. They painted the Turkish flag and ’23 Nisan’ (23 April) on a...
Pearl Weekend School of PIF organized an early 23 April Children’s Day program. The event initiated with students, parents and teachers who attended singing the national anthem. Students from PWS read poems and sang celebrating the Turkish national holiday...
This year was the first time a student participated to represent New Zealand in the Turkish Olympiads which has been running for 10 years. We congratulate Hafsa Demirbas for winning bronze in the reading comprehension task.
PIF arranged a picnic to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayrami) organized by the Entrepreneurs Platform that drew attention to over 50 people. Coordinated by Yusuf Ciftci, the picnic in Cornwall Park was attended by not only...
Students at the PWS continued their celebrations from the picnic at the Pearl Centre by making the symbolic lamb in respect to the Feast of the Sacrifice. The students enjoyed a great time with the toys and candy full...