Parent's Review of QSI Atyrau School in Atyrau, Kazakhstan

What is the name of your child's school? (Please report on one school per survey.)

QSI Atyrau School

In what town or city is this school located?

Atyrau

How would you describe this school? (i.e. American, British, International, Local, etc.)

Basically American

What grade levels are represented at this school?

K-10

How do most children get to school everyday? (bus, train, walk, etc.)

Private bus for AGIP employees kids, own transport for everyone else.

How would you describe the facilities at this school? What extra-curricular activities are available?

Extremely poor. No cafeteria, no gym and one small playground shared with another school. Badly equipped old science lab, NO computer lab at all just a few broken down old laptops for It classes and rubbish art room.

What has this school done to help your child transition from the curriculum in your home country into the curriculum in your new country? Are there programs to prepare your child for repatriation?

Nothing. Despite being having 'international' students everything has a very narrow minded American Christian focus including the curriculum. Teachers generally not very internationally minded and unaware of issues facing expat kids.

How would you describe the social activities available for parents through this school? Are there parent-teacher organizations?

A student council does some activities for older kids but this is due to efforts of one teacher with no support from the admin. Parents organize the occasional international day and Christmas things. But no actual input with management who run the school like a dictatorship.

What advice would you give to someone considering enrolling their child in this school?

Don't do it! The Pre-School and High School are especially weak. Limited programs and teachers with questionable experience and qualifications - also non-native English speakers. In pre-school some kids have started speaking English with Filippino and other strange accents!

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