Kazakhstan, Astana
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Miras International School opened in 1999 and was the first international school in Kazakhstan authorized for all stages of the International Baccalaureate Programme. Today the school attracts engaged and active students in a safe, welcoming environment that emphasizes each student's harmonious development and high academic achievement. The teaching staff comes from more than 10 countries, with many teachers experienced as international examiners. The school is authorized by three International Baccalaureate continuums. After graduation, 100% of alumni enroll at top overseas and national universities.
The school has a diverse community with 23 nationalities represented among staff and students. School life includes events showcased in the News section, such as the Universities and International University Branches Fair held on February 6. The school also publishes scholarship opportunities and results, with applications for scholarships open and annual scholarship results announced. The school maintains partnerships with international bodies, including the International Baccalaureate Organization and other partners, reflecting its ongoing engagement with global education.
Parents and Teachers Association is a team of caring and creative individuals representing each class and actively participating in school life. It facilitates communication between parents, teachers, and students, maintains the school's prestige, and participates in preparations for PYP/MYP/DP assessment visits and CIS accreditation. It fosters students' discipline, behavioral norms, and caring relationships among students, parents, and elderly people, and supports career guidance events. It involves the parent community in active school life and extracurricular activities and participates in health-related events. It promotes responsible citizenship and intercultural understanding, and organizes and participates in charitable events within CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) and Service as Action programmes.
Miras International School Astana is a private school in Kazakhstan offering Baccalaureate continuum: PYP, MYP and DP, for students aged 3 to 18. Opened in 1999, it was Kazakhstan's first school authorized for all IB continuums and it maintains graduates enrolling at top universities. The teaching staff comes from more than 10 countries, with many teachers experienced as international examiners. The campus includes a Music School offering a five‑year program in piano, dombra, violin and vocal studies, plus a Music Studio and an Early Musical Development group. The Centre for Harmonics runs after‑school arts and sports activities, including Dance, Painting, Football, Taekwondo, Basketball, Chess, Breakdance and Robotics, with language classes for primary students. A Learning Support Center provides psychological support and SEN services. Multilingual language instruction covers Kazakh, English, Russian and French, with the French Section renamed Ecole française internationale Charles de Gaulle - Miras, the only French-language instruction in Kazakhstan.