Mavi Atlas

Öz

This study aims to examine the role of private schools in the process of capital acquisition. Specific to Pierre Bourdieu's concept of capital, it analyzes how private schools provide students with an elitist education through club activities. Private schools contribute not only to academic achievement but also to the reproduction of different capitals. The research was conducted using content analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods. The population is limited to the data obtained from the corporate websites of five private schools with the highest LGS scores in 2024. The websites were analyzed by documentary scanning method and the club activities, international certificates, cultural activities, social and academic activities offered by the schools were systematically examined. In the analysis process, coding and thematic framing techniques were used to classify the content under the categories of cultural and artistic capital, social and academic capital, physical capital and sports, and symbolic capital. The findings show that private schools provide capital to students through art, music, creative writing, theater, sports, debate and international programs. While artistic and aesthetic activities increase students' artistic expression, social and academic capital enables integration into international networks. In the field of sports, the most prominent activities are related to disciplinary skills, physical endurance, teamwork and the process of acquiring a social environment. Community service programs, psychology and international awards are part of the process of acquiring symbolic capital. The research reveals that private schools function as structures that reproduce class privileges. The cultural capital offered in these schools increases students' future academic and occupational advantages.