Best traditions to train young researchers and inventors in East Kazakhstan region
There are 71 additional education organizations in the system of additional education of East Kazakhstan region, including 45 ones are in the education system and 26 ones in the system of culture and sports:
- 7 creativity palaces,
- 5 stations of young technicians, naturalists and tourists,
- 1 Renaissance school,
- 22 music and art schools,
- 8 camps,
- 27 youth sports schools,
- 1 association of hobby clubs (27 CTC).
Additional education carries out its activities in such areas as artistic and aesthetic, technical, environmental, tourist and local history, social and humanitarian, natural and mathematical, linguistic and sports.
The total coverage of children with additional education, including hobby groups and sports sections in general education schools is 87,419 children, which is 90.6%.
There are 2,974 interest groups in general education schools. All clubs are free of charge. They involve 38,016 children - 39.4%. There are 717 groups in additional education organizations with 49,403 children involved (51.2%). Including, 42,974 children attend them free of charge.
Young Technicians’ Station of Ust-Kamenogorsk has been operating since 1975. The key goal is to involve learners in research, inventive activities in various fields of science and technology outside of school hours, to support talented children.
YTS has the following laboratories: 3D modeling (equipped with 3D printers), programming, unmanned aerial vehicles, robotics (ARDUINO robots using nano and neurotechnologies), aircraft modeling, young geologist, STEAM modeling (for auto and aircraft modellers), NTM-1, aircraft modeling youth center, recording studio.
Young Technicians Station has educational, functional, cultural and entertainment zones. There are 14 quantums (laboratories) and hi-tech workshops in the educational zone. There are the following areas of educational laboratories: IN - Quantum, RoboQuantum, PromroboQuantum, PromDesignQuantum, EnergyQuantum, Aeroquantum, CosmoQuantum, VR/AR Quantum (Augmented and Virtual Reality), Autoquantum, Bioquantum, Geoquantum, MediaQuantum, Quantogame, Studio of Design Excellence and Business School.
Egor Kakotkin, an 8th grader of School-Lyceum No. 11 of Ust-Kamenogorsk, a pupil of “Aircraft modeling” hobby group of Young Technicians’ Station, the winner of the Republican and Regional Competitions in air, auto, rocket and ship modeling notes:
“Classes in hobby groups provide an opportunity to study on digital machine tools and develop in the scientific and technical direction. My insistency, interest in aeromodelling, the teachers and conditions at SUT allowed me to achieve certain successes: I won I place at the Regional Aeromodelling Competitions in 2021, II place at the Republican competitions in air, auto, rocket and ship modeling, class F3P in 2021, I place at the Republican competition of technical creativity and invention (aircraft, rocket, auto and ship modeling), aerobatics on a radio-controlled model in closed visits, class F3P in 2022.”
We wish the young inventor further success and new victories!