The students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have practice in our school.

There is a need for foreign teachers and specialists to expand the horizons of education in Intellectual Schools. One of the main values is the fact that at the educational institution leading to global citizenship, qualified teachers and students often come from the most prestigious universities of the world and share their knowledge.

This year Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Semey visited Lily Bailey and Duncan Wheeler. They are students of one of the best universities in the world, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The main purpose of their education in biology and physics is to develop students’ research skills. During their four-week trip, Lily and Duncan will teach our students and make a presentation of their research projects.

Lily Bailey is studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 2nd year Biology course. She also works on the SMART team research skills development project. She teaches our students to develop their biology research skills and how to work with resources. Lily is also involved in the study of cancer at the Institute. During the course, students will also be able to explain their research. And we have been witnessing her interest in football. Due to that, she made a pre-school football championship.

Duncan Wheeler is a fourth-year student of Physics. Together with our students, Duncan introduces the rocket model, and introduces the study of transparent solar cells.

The institute has MISTI Global Teaching Labs program, thaks to this program students came to Semey and Kazakhstan for the first time.

– This is our first visit to Asia, Kazakhstan. We like people of this country. They are simple, caring, kind, hospitable. However, we did not think that the winter would be exactly the same. We have already tasted your meals. The tongue fluffy. Everything is tasty. As far as the level of schooling is concerned, we can only say good things. Children are very knowledgeable. This is our first experience in Kazakhstan, “said American students.

These students, along with the Deputy Director for External Relations of the School Bauyrzhan Serikov, took part in the program “Good morning” on the TV channel “SemeI” on January 15 and answered questions about the institute, the Intellectual School.

At the end of the program TV channel correspondents gave memorable hospitality to the guests from across the ocean.

Yermek Issabayev,

Press Center of NIS Semey