Board information

Public Foundation “Nursultan Nazarbayev Educational Foundation

PF “Nursultan Nazarbayev Educational Foundation” was established in 1998. From the first days of its activity the Educational Foundation determined its mission: to assist in the development of the educational system of the Republic of Kazakhstan in compliance with international standards. The goals of the Foundation are to implement the best national and international practices, introduce and disseminate international educational programmes and standards in the country’s educational sphere.

In order to implement the set goals, under the auspices of the Educational Foundation three international schools were established: Miras International Schools Astana and Almaty and the International School of Almaty. The student body is international, so is the faculty. The most radical changes were made in the conceptual, content and procedural constituents of the schools educational system: the educational goals were revised, the educational content was adapted, innovative technology and teaching methods were implemented, a criterion-based system of assessment of students’ educational achievements was introduced. The schools’ innovative activity has formed a new breed of students, who are mobile and dynamic, adaptable to changes, motivated to learn and think critically, appreciate their own and world cultures. 

The Foundations’ schools have attained significant achievements:

• Accreditation of the Miras schools by the Council of International Schools (CIS), New England Schools and Colleges Association (NEASC); 
• International School Almaty has been authorized in the Middle Years Programme (MYP); 
• Miras Astana has been also authorized in Primary Years Programme (PYP) and in Middle Years Programme (MYP); 
• Miras Almaty has been authorized in all three IB Programmes (PYP, MYP, DP). There are only three schools of this status in the Commonwealth of Independent States countries and 112 schools in the world educational community. Our IB graduates successfully study at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow State University and other highly ranked universities around the world. 
• The accreditation of Miras schools by Cambridge University as an International Examination Center for IGCSE examination in obtaining an International General Certificate of Secondary Education;

The Foundation’s schools have been recognized by the Ministry of Education as innovative educational institutions. The workshops and conferences regularly held by the schools are in high demand among educators. The schools experience is widely used in the development of program documents and other materials of the future 12-year school of Kazakhstan.