Our Purpose


Tarsus Ameican School is dedicated to helping its students become leaders who possess a strong sense of moral responsibility and integrity, and a willingness to serve their country and people.

Academic growth and personal development hallmark TAS- now in its 2nd Centuryof serving youth. Academic growth leads to the mastering of a body of knowledge. It leads to growth that results from being challenged daily by accomplished teachers.

Personal Development is realized through skills such as discipline, resourcefulness, flexibility , and reason. Personal development skills leads to self-knowledge. it emerges from the experince of studying in an environment that fosters the formation of lasting values.

Academic growth and personal development are the foundation for the liberal eduacation at Tarsus American School. These two elements link the scholastic disciplines of the Scineces and the Humanities which enable students to understand the past, interpret the present, and plan the future.

Our purpose is to challenge students to:

  • Develop intellectual skills to be life-long learners.
  • Be active, contributing, citizens of the Turkish nation.
  • Participate in life with a world outlook.
  • Prepare students for university and professional studies.
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