About Us
The story of Gökkuşağı Schools: an educational journey reaching from 1997 to today.
Seeing education as a journey.
The story of Gökkuşağı Schools began with an understanding that treats education not as a one-size-fits-all process, but as a journey that matures over time, in which every student discovers their own potential.
Founded in 1997 in Istanbul Güneşli, Gökkuşağı Schools embraced a student-centred approach to education from the outset. The aim was to create a school environment in which students could develop not only through academic knowledge, but also through thinking skills, cultural awareness and the ability to express themselves.
From the school’s earliest years, this understanding formed the foundation of its educational programmes and learning spaces.
Adapting to change is a responsibility.
Gökkuşağı Schools saw adapting to a changing world and to changing ideas about education not as a choice but as a responsibility, and continually developed its education model.
- I
Flexible Classroom
Flexible classroom environments that adapt to students’ different ways of learning, an interdisciplinary approach and learning by experience. An innovative outlook put into practice early in Türkiye.
- II
The CAP Model
The Creativity-Activity Program, spanning artistic, sporting and social fields, encourages students to discover their interests, develop their creativity and learn through collaboration.
- III
Cambridge & IB
The Cambridge International School programmes and the IB educational philosophy form the school’s academic backbone, offering students an education valid on a global scale.
Growing campuses, an evolving academy.
Our physical growth and our international accreditations carried the same educational stance, over the years, both to new cities and to global standards.
- Campus1997
Istanbul Güneşli
Where the journey began. The first step of a student-centred approach.
- Campus2000
Istanbul Bahçelievler
The first link in our growth.
- Campus2008
Istanbul Ataşehir
A new campus in the Ümraniye area.
- Campus2013
Istanbul Bahçeşehir
Expansion from the Anatolian side to the European side.
- Academic2014
Cambridge International Schooli
24 June 2014Türkiye’s first Ministry-approved Cambridge International School. Carrying the academic backbone to international standards.
- Academic2015
IB World Schooli
8 May 2015A globally valid academic framework through the IB educational philosophy.
- Campus2016
Istanbul Beylikdüzü
Strengthening the network in Istanbul.
- Academic2018
IB PYP World Schooli
24 May 2018Carrying international education to an early age through Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorisation.
- Campus2022
Izmir & Ankara
The same educational stance carried to new cities.
- Campus2023
Bursa & Antalya
Antalya, the international and multicultural city of the Mediterranean, and Bursa, Türkiye’s long-established centre of production and industry; two strong new stops for the same educational vision.
With its multicultural student body and international teaching team, Gökkuşağı Schools continues on its way as an educational ecosystem that keeps the vision of “A World School” alive. Since the day we were founded, our unchanging core principle has been clear:
To see education as a process that lives, grows and transforms together with its students.
Become a part of this journey.
Discover our values and our approach to education up close on our campuses.