MIRAS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

The MIRAS Schools provide a comprehensive challenging academic program with high standards and expectations for all students from both the local and ex-patriate community living in Almaty. The schools are committed to developing students who possess self-discipline, a deep understanding and appreciation of international co-operation and responsible citizenship.

The MIRAS Schools endeavor to provide students with a valuable education emphasizing critical and compassionate thinking, a lifelong love for learning and an informed participation in the local and global community. The schools also provide an environment that binds individuals and cultures together in the name of progress.
  The MIRAS Schools strive to create an atmosphere exemplifying the core values of knowledge, respect, responsibility, honesty and achievement. It is the schools' mission to guide students towards the acquisition of the knowledge and skills that are necessary for leading a productive and successful life in the 21st century.

The central goal of MIS is to create a new international school that features:

• A truly international curriculum and instructional program drawn from the best practices of the Kazakh, IGCSE and International Baccalaureate programs.

• A strong academic focus that prepares students for admission to and success in the university of their choice.

• A strong student activity program that provides a community center for children and their families.

• A local and international faculty and school leaders who are qualified, experienced and innovative educators.

• A comprehensive and well designed school facility that provides the resources found in the best international schools.
  

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIRAS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MIS will provide an educational program which promotes the highest standards and expectations for its students, and which incorporates the best practices of both the local and international programs of study. We will strive to be a community where the skills and attitudes of global citizenship are refined, promoted and practiced.
  Our programs and practices will be motivated by the following beliefs:

Intellectual and Moral Development

The two primary goals of a school are: to promote the academic, intellectual aspects of development which will empower students to pursue higher education and a professional career and to foster the development of the skills and attitudes which will lead students to become caring, committed, contributing citizens.
  Access to a Challenging Curriculum

All students should have access to a challenging, engaging curriculum which reflects the most current understanding of both how humans learn, as well as the most effective practices found in today's successful schools.
A Community of Learners

An international school is a community in which parents, teachers, students and administrators share a common core of values and a unique opportunity to encourage the development of the skills and attitudes of community well being and development. 
Acquired Knowledge and Individual Potential

A quality educational program incorporates the principle that education implies both the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, as well as the releasing of individual human potential.
Accountability

Teachers, administrators, students and parents are accountable for student learning.
Real - Life Connection

What students do at school should have meaning and relevance in real-life contexts.
Learning by Example

The behaviors and attitudes of teachers and other adults in the school community have as strong an impact on what and how students learn as their classroom activities.