The purpose-built school, which
covers 5,200 square metres, is especially built
to withstand powerful earthquakes (a common
occurrence in this part of the world). Its design
reflects ancient local and Central Asian architectural
themes that have been absent from the architectural
landscape during the Soviet period.
The building has 20 regular classrooms and
10 special-purpose facilities including:
- Home Economics and Technology rooms
- Art and Music rooms
- Science Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry
and Biology
- A Computer Laboratory with 25 computers
- A Learning Resources Centre (LRC) with
a collection of more than 4000 print and
non-print items
- A Cafeteria with a seating capacity of
200
- A Gymnasium with international standard
Basketball and Volleyball courts.
Learning Resources Centre
The Learning Resources Centre aims to be an
active learning environment complementing classroom
instruction, an independent study and research
area, a recreational reading place and a locus
for developing materials.
Presently, the School's collection is designed
to assist the teacher in the classroom. The
School carries a large reference section with
dictionaries, encyclopedias and atlases, in
Russian, Kyrgyz and English.
Circulation and inventory of materials
are fully computerized with Spectrum, an automated
circulation system which eliminates card indexes
used by traditional libraries and, more importantly,
allows LRC staff to focus on assisting teachers
with producing classroom-learning materials.
Spectrum's search capability allows staff and
students to access its entire collection from
any School computer.
Computer Laboratories
A modern network links all computers in the
school. This network allows staff, students
and administrators to access curriculum information,
the Internet and the Library catalogue from
their workstations.
