08/10/2025
In August, the Küçükköy Creative Technologies Workshop was once again filled with vibrant events.
Ayvalık Summer School English Program
As part of the Ayvalık Summer Schools, English language training for middle school students took place over five days, from August 4-7, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program was delivered by Dalince Çongara, an instructor at Sabancı University's School of Languages. At the end of the program, students received certificates of participation.
11th AIMA Music Festival
The 11th AIMA Music Festival hosted two young and talented violinists from Greece.
Greek violinists Evangelia Koutsodimou and Ioannis Nikolis performed for Ayvalık audiences at the Küçükköy S.U. Creative Technologies Atelier on Wednesday evening, August 6, 2025, as part of the 11th AIMA Music Festival.
The concert, which featured solo and duo pieces, was attended by over two hundred listeners.
Festival Main Sponsor: Sabancı Foundation
Concert Sponsor: Levent Gürçay
Event Sponsors: Ayvalık Municipality
English for Adults
The free "English for Adults" training, offered at the A2 level and launched in July by experienced Ayvalık-based English instructor Özkan Esener, continued twice a week throughout August.
Film Reading Workshops and Mindfulness
The free "Film Reading and Mindfulness" training, offered by experienced Ayvalık-based instructor Zeynep Ayşegül Eğilmez, launched in July and continued throughout August.
The workshop, which features a selection of films based on a theme chosen by Ayşegül Eğilmez, followed by analysis and commentary by participants, is proving very popular.
Boğaziçi University Ayvalık Boğaziçi Schools Camp
We hosted the Boğaziçi Ayvalık Schools 2025 summer program.
The Boğaziçi Ayvalık Schools Summer Program, organized by Boğaziçi University students in collaboration with the Ayvalık Olive Seeds Association since 2015, was scheduled to take place in our atelier on August 18-19-20 and September 25-26-27.
We were delighted to support the children of Ayvalık through the collaboration of Boğaziçi University and the Olive Seeds Association.
Mathematics Summer Camp
Organized by instructor Vijdan Esen, founder of @ayvaliktamatematik, and assisted by Gülseren Günan, the math camp, held from August 21-24, 2025, provided children with an introduction to middle school mathematics before the new academic year. They experienced mathematical tools and concepts extensively through high-energy, fun, and playful workshops, and created their own geometric designs.
