COVID-19 

As part of our hygiene and health studies in COVID-19 pandemic process, Hisar School Science Committee was created to develop suggestions for our School to determine and inspect the protective health policies regarding the students and employees of our School not only within the epidemic/pandemic processes but also in the entire school life.

We believe that the participation and support of specialist physicians in our Science Committee, which is composed of Hisar parents, will transform our School into a safer living space and strengthen us.

Hisar School Science Committee Members

• Dr. Müge Kardaş, Hisar School, School Doctor
• Prof. Dr. Işın Baral Kulaksızoğlu, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Department Associate
• Prof. Dr. Sibel Aközer, Anesthesiology and Reanimation Specialist
• Prof. Dr. Mustafa Oral Öncül, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases Department Lecturer
• Dr. Ferhat Hasırcı, Family Physician
• Prof. Dr. Tamer Karşıdağ, Taksim Acıbadem Hospital, Chief Physician, General Surgery Specialist
• Dr. Hüseyin Kozanoğlu, İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health, Vice President of Public Health Services
• Prof. Dr. Ömer Küçükbasmacı, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Head of the Department of Medical Microbiology
• Prof. Dr. Sıla Akhan, Kocaeli University Infectious Diseases Department Head

A ‘Health Safety Committee’ was created at our School to ensure an effective protection and quick intervention during Coronavirus and suchlike epidemic process.

We kindly request you to provide information to epidemic@hisarschool.k12.tr address, which is created to follow up the process and support you, when necessary, in case of suspicious case description, quarantine, diagnosis and treatment processes related to your family or the people you are in touch with regarding Coronavirus.

Health Safety Commission Members

• pec. Dr. Müge Kardaş, Hisar School Doctor
• Ezgi Çebi, Preschool Vice Principal
• Hüseyin Çelebi, Primary School Vice Principal
• Beray Kömürcü Kotan, Middle School Vice Principal
• Mustafa Bozkurt, High-School Vice Principal
• Hürriyet Erkmen, Personnel Affairs and Compensation Manager
• Sedat Çağlayan, Procurement and Supplier Management Representative
• Sinan Türkan, Occupational Health and Safety Expert

The new education period 2025-2026, which started on Monday, September 8, 2025, has started with new regulations in addition to the existing measures and practices in line with the guidelines of the Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Health and Hisar Schools Science Board. In our school, daily, weekly, monthly and holiday cleaning processes and work plans are monitored, evaluated and improved when necessary within the scope of OHS (Occupational Safety and Occupational Health).

As you know, our school was re-inspected by TSE on October 7, 2023, during the renewal process of the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) “My School is Clean” Certificate, which the Ministry of National Education has made mandatory for private schools. We are pleased to announce that we have had a very successful audit process and that our TSE “Our School is Clean” Certificate has been renewed.

It has been proved that the criteria list consisting of 250 items is complied with within the scope of the “Cooperation Protocol for the Improvement of Hygiene Conditions in Educational Institutions and the Prevention of Infection”, which the Ministry of National Education put into effect in order to improve hygiene conditions and to maintain infection prevention and control processes with a consistent, valid, reliable and impartial understanding. With this document, it has been approved by the Turkish Standards Institute that the health safety of all our students, employees and every individual on campus is guaranteed.

2025-2026 Academic Year

General Hygiene Measures

• Hand sanitizers are placed in school entry points, dining hall/cafeteria entrances, and in all lavatories. Regular checks are made to make sure that they are always full.
• School premises, especially classrooms and offices, are regularly cleaned, disinfected, and ventilated.
• Our school’s drinking water need is met through sensor-fitted water dispensers.
• Toilets and floors are disinfected with bleach (sodium hypochlorite) after each break.
• All door handles and shared areas touched frequently are disinfected with spray sanitizers every 3 hours.
• Different colored cleaning cloth is used for each surface. At the end of the day, washable cleaning clothes are disinfected with sodium hypochlorite or another disinfectant.
• During the day, the elevator buttons and panels are disinfected every 3 hours. Students can use the elevators only under the supervision of an adult or by obtaining permission due to medical reasons.
• Filters in air conditioning systems, fans in elevators, and air conditioning filters of shuttle vehicles regularly undergo maintenance.
• Used masks, visors, glasses, and gloves are disposed of in the “medical waste trash bins” placed at various points within the school.
• Documents shipped from outside the school such as institutional items, packages, envelopes, etc. are sterilized at the sterilization device available at the main entrance.
• The personnel at the cafeteria, shuttle, cleaning and security firm undergo regular training and audits to ensure that they adhere to the organization’s working and hygiene criteria.
• Training and warnings are issued to ensure that the cleaning personnel pays attention to their personal hygiene, use of masks and gloves, as well as to the frequency of replacing them.
• The contracted cleaning company at the school works holds the “Protocol-V-Safe” certification issued by an international certification company, which indicates their expertise in preventing exposure to viral pathogens, including measures against Covid-19.

Administrative Arrangements

• Visitor access to our school is not allowed due to health safety reasons, with the exception of mandatory cases, and pre-arranged and pre-announced parent-teacher meetings.
• The meetings that cannot be held online due to their subject and content can be held physically under control by taking the necessary precautions and making necessary preparations in the relevant place in advance.

Classroom Arrangements

• Classrooms are frequently ventilated.
• At the end of each day, the classrooms are cleaned and disinfected with appropriate cleaning materials and disinfectants.

Infirmary Arrangements

• Our main infirmary is divided into two sections: the “Student Infirmary” and the “Employee Infirmary.” Students and employees are separately examined and treated in their dedicated infirmary areas.
• Students or employees who do not need an intervention or treatment in the infirmary will not be admitted inside to mitigate the risk of transmission.
• Except for emergencies, patients will be examined with an appointment at the infirmary (with 15-minute intervals). The infirmary personnel is available at the phone number 212 or via email to revir@hisarschool.k12.tr for appointments.
• Our infirmary personnel admits and treats patients by always following the disinfecting rules and wearing masks.
• It is recommended to use a hand sanitizer before and after access to the infirmary.
• The infirmary is frequently ventilated.
• Paper clothes on infirmary beds and stretchers are disposed of after each patient, and medical equipment goes through local disinfection.
• Floors and desks at the infirmary are cleaned with 10% sodium hypochlorite every 3 hours, while the frequently-touched surfaces and medical devices that are not suitable for use of sodium hypochlorite are disinfected every 2 hours or after each use with the appropriate disinfectants.
• Medical wastes are kept in special bags/containers in an isolated area on the school campus and delivered to the municipality at least once a week.
• Students and employees who have symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis, sneezing, weakness, loss of taste and smell, and diarrhea must not come to school. They should instead visit a health institution the same day, and submit their diagnosis and rest report to the school physician and the relevant vice principal or email them to epidemic@hisarschool.k12.tr same day.

Cafeteria Arrangements

• Meal hours are arranged to ensure the implementation of the social distancing rule in the cafeteria among our students, teachers, and employees, along with a seating plan for the same purpose.
• High school students and employees eat at the High School Cafeteria. For high school students wishing to use school canteens, a total of two canteens are available, with one of them being in the High School Cafeteria, and one in the garden.
• Preschool students eat their lunch with their teachers in the B-Block Preschool Cafeteria.
• Primary and Middle School students and employees eat at the B-Block Cafeteria at the time allocated for them.
• High school students receiving cafeteria services have their breakfast and lunch at the High School Cafeteria.
• All cafeteria employees must strictly wear aprons, bonnets, visors, masks, and gloves.
• Tables after each use and food serving areas after each meal are cleaned and disinfected.
• Cafeterias and canteens are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with bleach and sanitizers at the end of the day.
• All vegetables and fruits arriving in the cafeteria are washed with the appropriate systems, and packages of all packaged foods are cleaned.
• Water and food sample checks are regularly made.
• Food serving area is arranged in a way that leaves only enough space for the plate to pass through to minimize contact during service.
• Water is served at tables in water jugs. In addition, contactless water dispensers are available in several areas at A-Block, B-Block and the High School.
• Salads and yogurt are served at the open buffet.
• The catering company holds a TSI Covid-19 “Safe Production Certificate”.

Shuttle Arrangements

• Seating plan in the shuttles is the same in all commutes and may not be changed. It includes diagrams that indicate names and seats within the shuttle.
• Colognes/hand sanitizers are available in shuttles for the use of students and employees.
• Shuttles are disinfected on a daily/weekly/monthly/semester basis.
• The shuttle company holds a “Healthy Workplace” certificate as part of the Covid-19 and hygiene practices evaluation criteria.

In line with the guidelines of the relevant ministries, the rules to be observed in the campus areas during the pandemic process were transformed into poster works. The posters include not only the general information as a precaution against the virus but also the rules determined on the basis of the places within the campus (classrooms, library, hobby rooms etc.).

With the normalization process initiated in our country by making a significant progress in pandemic management thanks to the measures implemented, the remote working period in our school since 21 March 2020 was terminated for administrative activities and Hisar Campus was opened on Monday, June 1, 2020.

During the period when our school is closed, our School Principals and Vice Principals as well as the Office of Admissions, Accounting, Information Technologies, Computer Training departments and other administrative personnel have continued to serve and all administrative and academic activities were carried out without delay, as permitted and stipulated by the official authorities.

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department carried out special studies to establish a healthy and sustainable communication with students, parents, teachers and employees during the pandemic process. You can find the detailed information about these studies on our Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department Distance Education Program page.

Our Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department also prepares various informative articles to guide both our students and adults on issues such as managing emotions and dealing with anxieties during the current process. You can access the published documents via the links.

• We Turn Back Home, Again

• Suggestions for Students on Adapting to New Situations and Managing Emotions 

• Suggestions for Adults on Dealing with the Pandemic and Anxieties 

• Being Psychologically Resilient

Ministry of National Education Special Education and Guidance Services Publications
Preserving Psychological Health During Pandemics:

• • A Guide for Families to Help Children
  • Information Guide for Adults