Astana - School Report Question and Answers

Yes but not structured activites. After-school activities are held every day though one of the days is actually "Study Hall." This is an area where this school is lacking and others are ahead. The teachers and assistants all pick something which they will teach once a week. There are usually 4 or 5 to choose from per day and you pick one for each day and your child goes to that for the quarter. Most are free but the ones that you have to pay for seem to about the same cost as the U.S. Those ones are usually dance or martial arts classes. The other ones you don't pay for are things like Outdoor Games, Basketball, Bingo, Doll-making, Quilling, Educational Computer Games, Chess, and the like. The British school did invite some students to come to their swimming lessons after school but I am unsure if that will continue. Older students who wish to participate in sports do have the opportunity. I know they have soccer and basketball teams but am unsure about others. One teacher stepped up to teach guitar as well but I'm unsure if that will continue. It was brought to the attention of administration that we would like some more structured activities to be included in the choices, and personally, it would be nice if they could be included with the price of tuition because tuition is quite high. Sadly, on of the assistants to the administrators said, "do you know how much work that is to put it together?" Not the attitude I like to hear but I'm giving the benefit of doubt to the administration who didn't actually make the comment and hope they can find a solution. - Jul 2015