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Kazakhstan International School

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Type
  
Private school

Founder
  
Daniel Gunaseelan

Motto
  
More than Academics

Established
  
1997 (1997)

Principal
  
Elena Maksymova

Founded
  
1997

Number of students
  
130 from about 30 different countries

Accreditation
  
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP)

Address
  
Utegen Batyr St 102, Almaty 050062, Kazakhstan

Similar
  
Almaty Internatio School, Tien Shan Internatio School, казахско турецкий лицей, Miras, Гимназия №134

Kazakhstan International School (KIS) is a nonprofit international school in Almaty, Kazakhstan. KIS is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) Authorized school. English is not only the language of instruction, but is also the common language that students from a variety of multicultural backgrounds use during play time and meal times throughout the day.

Contents

  • An English-medium school with qualified, professional teachers in each grade school class.
  • International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) Authorized since 2011
  • Toddler program for 2-year-olds at the Edelweiss Early Years Campus
  • Preschool program for 3 to 5-year-olds at the Edelweiss Years Campus
  • Elementary School program for Grades 1 - 5 (ages 6 -11)
  • Middle School program for Grade 6 - 8 (ages 11 - 13)
  • Kazakhstan international school


    International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program

    The KIS primary school is authorized to offer the IB PYP curriculum framework for Grades 1 - 5 and Early Years, where they introduce the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program to the smallest learners (ages 3 to 5 years old). KIS also offers an inquiry-based Toddler Program at their Early Years Campus at Edelweiss. From August 2012, KIS has added a middle school program for grades 6, 7 and 8 based on the IB MYP (International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program)

    Early Years Campus at Edelweiss

    KIS Early Years campus is located at the Edelweiss Ashel Residence gated community, right next door to Almaty’s growing financial district. This is a purpose-built preschool in a popular, green area of the city. KIS Early Years also offers the IB PYP curriculum.

    References

    Kazakhstan International School Wikipedia