{"id":8196,"date":"2020-12-21T06:33:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T06:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=8196"},"modified":"2021-03-07T07:06:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T07:06:50","slug":"comparing-the-schools-and-comments-working-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/comparing-the-schools-and-comments-working-in-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing the Schools and Comments: Working in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Around the world, there are countries (like Kazakhstan) that have more than one international school. Many times there is an American school, a British School, and an international school that uses an international curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big question always is…how do the comments about each school compare to each other?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog series looks at comparing some of these comments, all coming from international schools in the same country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kazakhstan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Currently, we have 12 schools<\/a> listed in Kazakhstan on International School Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 of these schools<\/a> have had comments submitted on them. Here are some that have the most submitted comments:

Haileybury Almaty<\/a><\/a><\/a> (31 Total Comments)
Haileybury Astana<\/a> (57 Total Comments)
Nazarbayev Intellectual school in Nur-Sultan<\/a> (110 Total Comments)
Miras International School (Almaty) <\/a>(21 Total Comments)
Miras International School (Astana)<\/a><\/a> (13 Total Comments)
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Amount of Money Left to be Saved<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“One can save unto $3000 per month with a fairly decent lifestyle…” – Nazarbayev Intellectual school in Nur-Sultan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You can definitely save at least 1000 USD a month…” – Miras International School (Almaty)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Many staff are paying off a mortgage back in England on their second house…” – Haileybury Astana\ufeff<\/a>A<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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School Campus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“In June 2017, Kazakhstan hosted EXPO 2017, the theme of which was “renewable energy”. This was a fantastic undertaking, and the legacy of the program is that many new buildings were constructed fairly close to the NISA campus. These buildings include a new mall called Silkway, which has a wide variety of shopping and dining experiences AND a cinema complex that features English-language movies fairly regularly…” – Nazarbayev Intellectual school in Nur-Sultan\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Large square building of three stories with ‘quad’ in the centre. Football pitch, swimming pool, assembly and dance halls, two libraries. To the south edge of town, in a still-developing area…” – Haileybury Astana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is a purpose-built campus, so it is inspiring to work in. The classrooms have Smart Board like boards which is nice. The fields are lovely and new and there is a wonderful view of the nearby mountains. I can also see the mountains from my classroom…” – Haileybury Almaty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housing Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“The school provides housing and they also pay for your utilities. Housing comes furnished…” – Miras International School (Astana)\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Housing allowance is 1200 USD. Teachers live all over the city. Finding an appropriate apartment can be a challenge though. Some teachers have the utilities included in their rent…” – Haileybury Almaty\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You can choose to live on or off-campus. There is a housing allowance if you live off-campus. You also get a monthly allowance to pay for utilities. All apartments come furnished…” – Miras International School (Almaty) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pension Plan Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“We get 10% extra in-lieu of a pension…” – Haileybury Almaty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“No retirement plan for teachers…” – Miras International School (Almaty)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There is no retirement plan…” – Nazarbayev Intellectual school in Nur-Sultan\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are the Expectations High of Teaching Staff?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Yes, most teachers have to do a compulsory 2 after school classes a week all year round, no pay. The workload can be heavy at times…” – Haileybury Almaty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It depends upon many moving parts, but it is expected due to Covid that the class sizes will be increased and the expected hours will be near 30ish; but, it really depends upon department what that means for actual teaching…” – Haileybury Astana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The expectations of the international teaching staff is very high, as they are seen as the experts in their fields, and are expected to share that knowledge. This means that much of the unit planning, detailed lesson planning, and teaching falls on the shoulders of the international teachers. This is in addition to a greater number of teaching contact hours than a local colleague…” – Nazarbayev Intellectual school in Nur-Sultan\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(These are just 5 of the 66 different comments topics that are on each school profile page on our website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you work at an international school in Kazakhstan, share what you know. Consider becoming a Mayor<\/a> for unlimited free premium membership!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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