What does OYDO teach?

Turkish as a mother tongue, taught through language games with OYDO's own materials and Turkish culture content. The website also lists themed workshops, play-leader sessions and summer programmes; ask which of these run in Dubai.

How often are the lessons?

OYDO says its Mother Tongue lessons run inside school hours and continue at OYDO centres, with a monthly progress report. The website gives no Dubai timetable, so ask the provider how often lessons run.

How much does it cost in Dubai?

OYDO's website lists monthly packages in Turkish lira only, with no fees in dirhams. Ask the provider for current Dubai prices.

Where are the lessons held?

OYDO says its Mother Tongue lessons run inside school hours and continue at OYDO centres. Its website gives the Dubai office as DiaDubai School, First Al Khail Street, Emirates Hills. Ask the provider where your child's lessons would be.

How do I contact OYDO in Dubai?

Call +971 58 973 5981, the Dubai mobile number on OYDO's website, or email info@oydoglobal.com.

OYDO Turkish School Dubai: game-based Turkish lessons for children

Q: What ages does OYDO teach?

The website does not publish age bands. Ask the provider which ages and levels it takes.

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OYDO is a game-based Turkish language programme for children. Its founder, teacher Nazife, moved to Dubai in 2010 with her four-year-old daughter, who struggled to learn Turkish at home alongside Arabic and English at school. OYDO grew out of that experience, and its motto is "Play, Live, Try, Learn" (Oyna, Yaşa, Dene, Öğren). The flagship Mother Tongue programme teaches Turkish through OYDO's own games and materials, with Turkish culture content and a monthly progress report for parents. OYDO says the programme runs as Mother Tongue lessons inside school hours and continues at OYDO centres. The website, which is written in Turkish, also lists play-leader sessions, themed workshops (science, art, drama, woodwork, cooking), summer programmes and student tracking, but its prices are in Turkish lira and it does not say which of these run in Dubai. The Dubai team answers on +971 58 973 5981. It suits Turkish-speaking families, and mixed families, who want their child to keep speaking, thinking and reading in Turkish.

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The activity

Other Languages, explained

Mother-tongue lessons help children who speak one language at home and learn in another at school keep their family language alive. Instead of grammar drills, younger children usually learn through games, stories, songs and conversation, building vocabulary, listening and speaking before moving on to reading and writing. For expat families, regular lessons also keep a link to grandparents, culture and festivals, and many parents find that a strong first language supports the second and third languages a child picks up at school. Lessons can run one to one or in small groups, and weekly contact over the year tends to matter more than long single sessions.

Who it's for

Children from Turkish-speaking or part-Turkish families who want to keep up Turkish as a home language. OYDO does not publish age bands; ask the provider which ages and levels it teaches in Dubai.

What to expect

OYDO's Mother Tongue programme teaches Turkish through language games using OYDO's own materials, with lessons built around Turkish culture content and a monthly progress report for parents. OYDO says these lessons run inside school hours and continue at OYDO centres. The package priced on the website is in Turkish lira and is aimed at Turkey, so it does not tell you the Dubai format. Where and how often lessons happen in Dubai, the fees in dirhams, the age range and whether a trial lesson is offered are not on the website, so ask the provider before you sign up.

Highlights

Turkish taught through language games with OYDO's own materials and Turkish culture content (oydoglobal.com)
Mother Tongue lessons run inside school hours and at OYDO centres (oydoglobal.com)
Monthly progress report for parents (oydoglobal.com)
Started in Dubai by a teacher who moved here in 2010 with her young daughter (oydoglobal.com)
5.0 on Google from 22 reviews (Google listing)

Why parents rate it

What parents say on Google

OYDO Turkish School Dubai has 5.0 on Google from 22 reviews: 21 five-star reviews and one four-star review, with no lower ratings.

The facts

Not published yet: Ask about ages, prices and trials
Schedule: Mother Tongue lessons run inside school hours and at OYDO centres; Dubai timetable not published
Languages: Turkish
Where: Dubai office: DiaDubai School, First Al Khail Street, Emirates Hills, Dubai; lesson venues in Dubai not published (oydoglobal.com)
How to book: oydoglobal.com/iletisim · +971 58 973 5981 · [email protected]

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Questions parents ask

Good to know

The website is in Turkish, and its listed prices are monthly packages in Turkish lira; ask for Dubai fees in dirhams (oydoglobal.com)
The Dubai contact is a mobile number, +971 58 973 5981; you can also email [email protected] (oydoglobal.com)
OYDO's website gives its Dubai office as DiaDubai School, First Al Khail Street, Emirates Hills; confirm where your child's lessons will take place (oydoglobal.com)
OYDO also sells Turkish word cards, colouring books and activity books in its online shop (oydoglobal.com)

Prices, ages and times change — confirm with the provider before you book.

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Mall of the Emirates, Saleh Bin Lahej Building 2 - Al Barsha First - Al Barsha - Dubai

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