Since 2008 the British independent co-educational school Haileybury Almaty has been contributing in the creation of confident individuals, with leadership, collaborative and social skills that will positively impact the development of not only Kazakhstani society but also the world’s community for a better future. Owing to the reason that the school's main aims are to develop pupil’s resilience, curiosity and inquisitiveness with a broad and balanced range of subjects, extra-curricular activities the school created a Maker space and robotics lab to prepare its students for the work of future. The first phase of Maker Space and Robotics Lab was completed by August 2021. Haileybury Almaty is focused on ensuring integration of the successes of the curriculum subject into the Labs programming, and providing support to ensure the Lab serves as a focal point for its students to realize a vibrant, prosperous, equitable and sustainable future.
Our vision is to enable the creation of a modern, sustainable, technologically advanced, demand-driven and dynamic Maker space and Robotics Lab that meets the needs of the Haileybury students. Kerneu Technologies, builded on the successes of the previous projects in Almaty and surrounding regions from 2015. As part of this, they oversaw the creation of a Maker space and Robotics Lab in the Haileybury Almaty school and curated a range of STEAM activities and programming in the space that will reach the key target audiences, which include pupils, parents and teachers.
Computers and software needed to run the equipment and facilitate programming in robotics and STEAM Including the same key pieces of equipment as are found in other Fab Labs internationally will ensure the Haileybury Lab has the same core capabilities, facilitating the creation of connections with other labs around the world, as well as the adoption of international programming and best practice.