Milestone Schools

Who We Are
Milestone International School is an exciting, progressive and inclusive learning
community that is now open for applications for our K-12 programs! We are
proudly a member school of AEMS - Akkad International Educational
Management Systems. AEMS has expanding programs in different regions of the
Middle East, including Jordan and Iraq and now, Turkey!
AEMS is dedicated to providing powerful educational solutions to students and
families throughout the Middle East.

What We Believe
At Milestone International School - Istanbul, we believe in providing a holistic
learning experience that families can call home. Visionary learning is matched
with existing, robust curriculum to allow every student to reach their learning
potential.

Our Vision
Milestone International School – Istanbul believes that every child can strive to
flourish holistically – academically, creatively, emotionally, socially and physically.
Growth in all dimensions of the human experience will prepare children to not
only be successful students but will prepare them to be responsible citizens of
their home countries and the larger global community. Full participation in the
21 st Century community demands citizens to have responsibility, flexibility,
knowledge and compassion.
Our Mission
At Milestone International School we dedicate ourselves to the holistic success of
every child. We will provide a robust curriculum in core and specialist subjects to
allow every student to fully meet their learning potential. We will utilize
advanced and respected curriculum and digital technology. We will empower
student success through students’ reflections, varied learning arrangements and
challenges, and finding methods to allow every learner to fully express their
understandings. We will adhere to following the best assessment policies to gain
objective measures of growth and informed data on every child. We will aim to
make learning a joyful experience that will become a life-long journey for each
student.
Our Learning
At Milestone we provide a holistic education that allows every child to flourish to
their own potential. We provide success for learners in core subjects and meet US
Common Core and the California Department of Education standards. English is

our language of instruction and we have substantial support systems in place to
assist students for whom English is not their first language. We use digital devices
and platforms to enhance learning and equip learners with the digital literacy
required in the 21 st Century. We cultivate the values of learners through
reflective cognition, the beauty of arts and music, and the recognition of social
and emotional understandings. We develop students’ physical abilities through
movement in time and space, using equipment and working as a team.
Core Values
At Milestone International School, we are creating an impactful core values
system that will guide all of our students on their journey - instilling in them the
values that they will require as responsible global citizens in the 21 st Century. Our
core values are practiced and modeled by all staff and students, and provide a
foundation to our wonderful learning community. Students will walk in the door
at Milestone International School and enjoy a community founded in core values
that every student, regardless of age, can understand and replicate. These core
values are chosen to enable staff and students to reach their potential and feel
empowered by knowing that every voice, idea and belief matter.
Our core values at Akkad International are Tenacity, Innovation, Courage,
Kindness. They will be communicated to and expected of every member of our
learning community. They will form the “TICK” acronym which will be used
throughout our system to reinforce expected outcomes from our staff and
students.