Primary School
The Primary School Programme is designed for students aged 3 to 10 years and is based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) and the Kazakhstani educational standards for primary level education.
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Languages Taught
6
Transdisciplinary Themes
3–10
Student Age Range
PYP
IB Authorized
IB Primary Years Programme
Programme Structure
Primary Level Education at Miras International School includes two stages, each building a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
Pre-School Upbringing & Education
According to the IB recommendations for Primary Level Education, the curriculum for pre-school is structured and divided into six educational areas that entail all strands of organized educational activity within the State Compulsory Educational Standards of Kazakhstan.
Each educational area includes a cycle of subjects that contribute to the inclusion of pre-school students to panhuman values, all-round development, formation and development of social and general educational skills.
Programme of Inquiry
Six Transdisciplinary Themes
The inquiry is based on six key questions — transdisciplinary themes, around which a structured cognitive activity of younger students is organized.
An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships.
An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values.
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations.
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind.
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world and human societies.
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and living things.
Curriculum
Educational Areas
The learning activity of children is planned in blocks corresponding to the following educational areas.
Represented by Kazakh, English and Russian — focused on early development of language competence and communication skills. Includes development of speech, fiction, fundamentals of literacy and drama.
Represented by Kazakh, English, Russian and French — focused on early development of language competence and communication skills. Daily English classes enable a sufficient language base for transition to English-medium instruction.
Formation of elementary mathematical representations, development of sensorics, constructing, and integration of the STEAM approach within the educational programme.
Formation of ideas on diversity of cultural and historical specifics of different social groups; acquaintance with customs and rituals of the Kazakh people and peoples living in Kazakhstan.
Acquaintance with natural phenomena and features of animate and inanimate nature through organized search-and-cognitive activity. Embraces initial fundamentals of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
Represented by Music, Choreography, Visual Art, and ICT — formation of creative skills and aesthetic perception of the world. Computer technologies are provided from Grade 1.
Includes Physical Education and Self-cognition, implemented through all types of organized curricular and extracurricular activity. Aimed at formation of value-based qualities and general educational abilities.
Approaches to Learning
Skills for Lifelong Learning
A special feature of the Primary School educational programme is the focus on the development of approaches to learning skills in students.
Exchanging information — listening, interpreting and speaking. Literacy — reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information. ICT — communicating using technology.
The PYP Exhibition
The culmination and final stage of education in Primary School is an exhibition of individual and group projects, during which students demonstrate personal knowledge, abilities and skills acquired across all academic subjects — actively embodying the IB Learner Profile attributes.