About Our School

Ankara Elementary/High School is a unit school providing instruction for grades PreK - 12th grade; part of the DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity) Europe South district, accredited by AdvanceEd. AEHS follows a US curriculum, with all classes taught in English, and has a highly diverse, international student body.

AEHS meets College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) and evaluates student achievement using The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing. In addition, AEHS offers a range of special programs and enrichment courses each year, tailored to the needs of each student.

Full-time Specialists on Staff:

• ESL (English as a Second Language)
• Reading Specialist
• Registered Nurse
• Guidance Counselor
• Instructional Educational Technology Coach
• Gifted Coordinator

Enrichment Courses:

• Turkish language (Middle and High School)
• Host nation / Turkish culture (Elementary School)
• Spanish (Middle and High School)
• Yearbook (8-12)
• Music / Band (K-12)
• Drama
• Art (K-12)
• Health and PE (Physical Education) (K-12)
• Gifted placement (K-12)
• Robotics and STEM
• AP (Advanced Placement) courses (college credit opportunity)
• DoDEA Europe Premiere Activities
• DoDEA Virtual School (additional online courses available)
• Dual-enrollment (receive credit for High School & college courses)

AEHS Programs:

• International Day
• Drama Club
• Math Counts (Middle and High School)
• After-school Sports (8-12)
• MUN
• Creative Connections
  • Boys’ and Girls’ soccer
  • Boys’ and Girls’ basketball
  • Boys’ and Girls’ volleyball
  • Boys’ and Girls’ tennis
• Homework Club (grades K-5, and grades 6-8)
• Student Council (Elementary and Middle/High School)
• Model United Nations (MUN) (Middle and High School)
• National Honor Society (NHS) (High School)
• National Junior Honor Society (JNHS) (7-8)
• Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (High School)
• Educators Rising (High School)
• International Student Leadership Institute (High School)
• Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
• School Advisory Committee (SAC)