- Miras International School, Almaty
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Miras International School Address 190 Al Farabi Street
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty, 050043, KazakhstanInformation Founded 1999 School board Nursultan Nazarbayev Educational Foundation Dean Alla V.Kurbanova Principal Iain Love Principal Debbie Coomber Vice principal Zhanna N. Nurtayeva Vice principal Elena G. Vladimirovna Head of school Irina R. Vlassyants Teaching staff 107 Age range 3-18 Number of students 581 Classes offered International Baccalaureate Programmes Language Kazakh, English and Russian Website www.miras.kz
Miras International School, Almaty is an international school providing both International Baccalaureate and Kazakh Curriculum in the foothills of Almaty, Kazakhstan.Miras provides a high quality education in a choice of three languages. Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes are offered for Kazakhstani students and foreign nationals.
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Curriculum
Miras International School offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, one of only 112 schools worldwide that is authorized in all three IB programmes:
- IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP)
- IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP), with issuance of the MYP Certificate
- IB Diploma Programme (IB DP), which culminates with the IB Diploma
In Elementary, a combination of Kazakh and IB Primary Years Programme is provided. Miras provides a choice between the Kazakh programme and International Programme in Grade 6. There is no specific middle school or high school. Rather, the IB Middle Years Programme is offered to students from grade 6 to 10. Students also have the option of taking the local Kazakh programme. Students have the option of taking the IB Diploma programme for their last two years of study.
Drama is offered to the International students. Every Kazakhstani student is required to study the Kazakh language. Russian and English are mandatory classes as well.
International Stream
Miras School had 21 different nationalities represented during the 2009-2010 academic year. The International Stream is the smallest section of the school. The International teachers work hard to provide the best education to the students, referring constantly to the MYP and DP curriculum.
Administration
The Head of School is Irina R. Vlassyants. Primary School Principal is Ian Love, and Secondary School Principal is Neil Creek.
Facilities and sports
The campus facilities include science and computer laboratories with Internet access. The school has a greenhouse, two libraries, a swimming pool, football pitch, two gymnasiums, a fitness room and a climbing wall. The school has very strong teams for sport and dance and often allows guest performers on Fridays.
See also
- Kazakhstan International School, Almaty
External links
Categories:- Schools in Kazakhstan
- International schools in Kazakhstan
- Education in Almaty
- Educational institutions established in 1999
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