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“ART DOESN’T STOP”, an exhibition of self-portraits prepared by students in AP Photo and regular photo classes which highlight their state of mind during this coronavirus crisis, is on display on campus and in the US.

The theme of this year’s Martı competition was “Yes”. The award winners in the short story and poetry genres were announced on Wednesday, May 20, during an online ceremony.

Robert College students celebrated the May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day with enthusiasm.

The RC Social Entrepreneur Club (RC SEC) gave students and faculty a platform to share their experiences under quarantine through the online event Lockdown Stories on May 1.

The winners of the 19th Annual Demirkan Aşetey RC 76 Art Competition were announced online on Wednesday April 29.

The RC Junior Achievement Club (JARC) organized the online summit Mensis on April 26, 2020. The program included seven speakers and two workshops.

The 11th annual Professor Seyhan Nurettin Eğe ACG 49 Excellence in Science Award was presented on April 6, 2020 during Community Time.

Robert College students and teachers have been meeting for the last month in virtual classrooms, following the Ministry of Education’s the closure of schools in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For their annual performance, the Turkish Theater Club presented Aşk-ı Memnu, adapted for the stage by Tarık Günersel from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil’s unforgettable novel, on March 5 and 6.

ARC 6014, the RC Robotics Team, received the Chairman’s Award at the FIRST Bosphorus Regional Competition in March 2020, qualifying for the World Championship in Houston.

RC’s Turkish Language and Literature Department organized the 15^th Culture and Literature Symposium on March 7, 2020.

The Hamlin Players put on Fame Jr., their fourth dinner-theatre show, on February 26-28, 2020 in Bingham 1.

RC Theater Company Seniors put on an energized, devilish performance of Eugene Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano on February 20 and 21 in Bingham 1.

The RC Makers organized the fourth RC MakerFaire on February 15, 2020. 

The RC Robotics club organized the annual Code Week from February 10-14, 2020 to bring coding and digital literacy to the RC community.

The Winter 2019/2020 issue of the RC Quarterly is now online.

Robert College hosted the Eurasian Schools Debating Championship between January 19-24, 2020.

RC students performed Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory during the week of December 16th.

Alumni from the classes of 1944 through 2019 came back to campus on November 17 to celebrate Homecoming. 

The first of this year’s many literary events, Celebrating Literature in the Library, was hosted by the İbrahim Bodur Library on October 21-24.

Robert College celebrated the 96th Republic Day with a spirited ceremony that honored the nation and citizens of Turkey.

The Robert College Sailing Team won first place at the 2019 Bilgi Cup High School Sailing Races.

RC students were treated to a masterclass by world-class musicians on September 24.

Coinciding with the European Day of Languages, RC celebrated Languages Day on Thursday September 26.

RC students represented Turkey in the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics held in Keszthely, Hungary on August 2-10.

Music on Mondays is a performance platform for students and teachers to showcase their musical talents.

Students and teachers came together to celebrate the new school year on September 4, at the opening ceremony in the Rodney Wagner Maze.

School’s out for summer but students and advisors have been busy facilitating CIP projects around Turkey - and this year internationally as well!

The graduation ceremony for the 222 members of the Class of 2019 took place on Tuesday, June 18 at Konak Terrace.