1. DISCOVER HUNGARY MEETING HASAN FATMA ONAL ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

2. DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL Children of broken families Students who work in tourism field during summer season (April – October) Students staying at dormitories or by themselves Students who are experiencing adolescence rebellion Students from lower income families Students who have uneducated parents Cultural differences Different moral values Students with low self esteem and low self-confidence Different ethnic groups Lack of concentration during hot season Lack of control over the students because of long working hours of the parents during tourism season.

3. WHAT DO WE DO FOR THEM? FIRST STEPS: Determination of the disadvantage through problem screening tests and questionnaires Preparation of the problem inventory

4. STUDENTS WITH LOW INCOME Financial support from school funds, government funds and funds of the local administration Free transportation to and from school Education grant Free school books

5. STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ADOLESCENCE REBELLION Education seminars for students and parents Awareness seminars for the students Directing to psychologists

6. STUDENTS FROM BROKEN FAMILIES Meetings with the parents for providing the support of both parents Private meetings with the students to understand their feelings and thoughts

7. STUDETS WHO ARE STAYING AT DORMITORIES Visits to the dormitories Continuous negotiations with the officials of the dormitories Private meetings with the students to identify their problems

8. STUDENTS WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM AND SELF CONFIDENCE AND TEST ANXIETY Individual assertiveness training Group therapy Relaxation training to undermine physiological problems Seminars and private negotiations

9. STUDENS WHO HAVE UNEDUCATED PARENTS Family educations Family guidance Directing the parents to adult education centers

10. IMMIGRANTS Help with the language Teaching the moral values Preventing discrimination among students Awareness seminars

11. OUR NEW LEVEL OF DISADVANTAGE 100% Blind student Private lesson planning and group Negotiations with the classroom teachers Providing special books and tablet computer Providing a voice record system Changing the location of the classroom and providing suitable areas for the students Awareness seminars for the classmates Special examination methods

12. OTHER PROBLEMS Directing to the counseling and research centers for the unsolved problems Most of the help is given through private meetings with the students and supporting

13. Prepared by: Simge KAYTAN