Kazakhstan, Astana
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The Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Astana is located on Hussein Bin Talal Street, Building 19, Astana, Kazakhstan 010000. The school occupies a total area of 5 hectares. It was founded on 1 September 2010 and operates as a branch of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Autonomous Educational Organisation. It provides full-time education.
Robotics Club and Chess Club are part of the extracurricular offerings. The Robotics Club is led by Serik Mukanov and meets at 15:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays; contact mukanov.serik@nisa.edu.kz. The Chess Club is listed among the extracurricular activities.
The Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Astana is part of Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools network, offering the IB MYP (12–16) and the IB DP (16–18). Instruction is in English; Language and Literature are taught in Kazakh, Russian and English, with Language Acquisition in the same languages. The MYP covers Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Mathematics, Humanities, Science, Design, Arts and Physical Education. The DP core comprises the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS; six subjects from six groups, typically three HL and three SL. The DP was authorised in 2013; this is the network's only NIS delivering IB. Accreditations include Council of International Schools (Dec 2023) and UNESCO Club status (2019). Located on Hussein Bin Talal Street, Astana, a 5-hectare campus; founded 2010. Extracurriculars include Robotics and Chess; plus arts and language/cultural clubs. Routes: NIS-Program or IB, with acceleration or independent study.