NIS Uralsk

I worked at The Nazarbayev Intellectual school of Uralsk from November 2013 to December 2014. My role was an advisory one, acting as mentor to local Kazakh teachers.

The programme of study was developed jointly between the University of Cambridge and the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools within Kazakhstan. For grades 11 and 12, there may be some similarities with A-Level courses in England and Wales.

Some of the content replicates materials developed for teaching the IB Diploma, while much of the content was developed specifically for the aspects covered in the NIS courses.
Enzymes, Food & Digestion, Excretions, Respiration & Breathing and Bile.
Blood, Lymphatics System and Immunology
Bone Structure and Reflex Arcs
Osmosis, Cell Dividion, Bacteria, Plant Classification and Structure
Populations, Ecosystems, Biosphere, Photoperiodism, Nutrient Cycles (Carbon/Nitrogen/Sulphur/Phosphorous) and Global Warming
Classification, Phylogenetic Trees, Genetic Packaging, Plasma Membranes and Transport In/Out Cells, The Heart, Oxygen Dissociation Curves and ATP
SA:V Ratios, Mitochondria, Respiration and Excretion
Glands (Exocrine and Endocrine) and Neurobiology
DNA Replication, Mitosis, Cancer and Meiosis
Theories Of Aging and Muscles
The Properties Of Water, The Structure Of Proteins, Phospholipids, DNA, Replication, Transcription & Translation, Microscopes, Determining the size of cells and Locomotion
Human Evolution
Speciation (Allopatric and Sympatric) and the Hardy-Weinberg Equation
The Heart, Cell Membranes, Cell Ultrastructure, Classification of Bacteria, Bioreactors, Genetic Engineering and the Polymerase Chain Reaction
Global Warming, Quadrats and Conservation
Hormones and Human Anatomy
Mendelian Genetics (Monohybrid to Trihybrid Inheritance)
Biotechnology, Genetic Profiling (DNA fingerprinting), Micropropagation, Monoclonal Antibodies and Genetic Engineering