Sibel Çetingöz

"Sibel Çetingöz is the Founding Partner and Education Coordinator of çocukistanbul (Informal Education and Consulting), which operates in the field of informal education. After getting her undergraduate degree at Istanbul University Faculty of Letter Department of Educational Sciences and her master's degree at the Institute of Child Health Department of Child Neurology of the same university, she continued her career in education in roles of administrator, education coordinator and researcher in schools. She then turned to the field of informal education as the coordinator of the education programs at santralistanbul. She specializes in the design and implementation of programs for children and young people on out-of-school learning platforms. Since 2011, she has been serving as the Founding Partner and Education Coordinator of çocukistanbul (Informal Education and Consulting), which is a social enterprise that aims to create a quality environment and opportunities for children/young people of all age groups and from all walks of life starting from pre-school in order to ensure that they improve their social, cultural and scientific capital outside formal education, develop their awareness of the problems affecting their present and future, and make their voices heard. Focusing on the subjects of “Climate Change and Sustainability,” “Science” for the development of children's science capital, and “Children and the City” to raise awareness and give children the opportunity to express their needs and wishes, the institution carries out international projects and events, program design and implementation for children and young people for public and private institutions, and educator training