Darkan Seitmoldinov

Head of Societal and Liberal Arts Department

Darkan started his career in 2003 as a technology teacher at secondary school No. 20 in Semey. 

He has been working in Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Autonomous Educational Organisation since September, 2013. 

2013-2015 – Art teacher at Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology in Pavlodar 

2015-2020 – Senior manager of Societal and Liberal Arts Department, Centre for Educational Programmes, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO.

 Since March 2020 – Head of Societal and Liberal Arts Department, Centre for Educational Programmes, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO.

 He was awarded a badge for the 10th anniversary of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO, certificates and letters of appreciation from NIS AEO and MES.

 Professional development

 Participation certificate, “Trainer School. Learning to train” and “Coaching”, Moscow Business School, 2015

 Certificate of Participation, Textbook Quality Assurance Workshop (a workshop customized specifically for CEP-NIS), Singapore, 2015

 Certificate of Participation, Curriculum Design Theory Workshop, Conducted by Cambridge International Examinations, 2016

 Certificate of Participation, Textbook review support, Conducted by Cambridge International Examinations, 2017

 Certificate of participation, “Values, Wellbeing and Innovation for the Future of Education” IX International Research-to-Practice conference, Astana, 2017

 Certificate of Participation, NIS Training Program Policy to Practice. Dr.Phil Lambert Director, PLC, 2018

 Certificate of participation, “Teachers changing the world of schooling” XI International Research-to-Practice conference, Astana, 2019

 Certificate of participation, Development of SOFT SKILLS within Skillfolio profi programme, “Skillfolio” LLC, Moscow, 2019

 Certificate of Participation, NIS Training Programme: Monitoring and Meta-subject Skill. Dr.Phil Lambert Director, PLC, 2020

Education

2003 – Degree in Education, teacher of fine arts and drawing, Shakarim SSU.

2007 – Master of Professional Education, Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute.

Information about Department

Societal and Liberal Arts Department is engaged in the development, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of subject programmes, course plans and teaching materials (textbooks and methodological guidelines) in History of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan in the Modern World, World History, Fundamentals of Law, Art, Music, Arts and Crafts, Graphics and Design, Economics, Physical Education.

Specialists of the Department provide methodological support for the implementation of subject programmes, elective courses and teaching aids in the educational process.

Teachers of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and general educational schools receive regular training.