Project «Bookcrossing» – is a network social action that has been held in Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools since 2012 on a traditional basis. «Bookcrossing» is a gift from the entire school community to secondary schools, orphanages, and Mothers’ Homes of art books read by students and other readers. This action is traditionally held annually on the eve of the Independence Day of the country. .

The aim of the project is to promote reading, increase the child’s interest in reading, increase vocabulary, broaden horizons, and critical thinking. Students write short essays, wishes to new readers of the book, reviews of books for their friends. All this is beautifully designed and transferred to secondary schools or orphanages. Students share their worldview about the impact of the book they have read, about how interest in reading has increased, and mark the books they recommend for reading.

The project “100 books recommended for reading by students of Intellectual schools” contributes to increasing interest in reading, fostering sustainable reading skills, and the formation and development of reading literacy among students. The project list includes 60 famous works of Kazakh classics and 40 masterpieces of world literature (20 foreign and 20 Russian classics). .

This project is aimed at mastering three languages, learning the history, culture, literature of their people, studying the creativity of writers and increasing the language stock, wealth by studying literature in Kazakh, Russian and English.

Throughout the academic year, various events and library lessons, projects and campaigns, creative and literary evenings, book clubs, family reading clubs, exhibitions, interactive games, quizzes, and theatrical performances are organized to promote the project.

List of books

The project «READx», organized by the school library, features inspiring talks by interesting individuals about their discoveries in reading. And these revelations in reading books are worthy of dissemination!

The project motto: «Оқуға ұмтыл!», «Будь в тренде, читай!», «Because reading matters!».

The project’s objective is to cultivate students’ interest in reading through motivational and inspiring presentations by speakers about the books they have read.

The READx project format combines traditional and modern approaches to promoting reading, resembling a reader’s benefit and independently organized TEDx-style event. The project event takes place once a month and is open to all members of the school community (teachers, staff, students, and their parents) who can and wish to share with students the positive role of reading in their successful lives, talk about their favorite books, and discuss life priorities.