The program of study in grades 10-11

Explanatory note

to the working curriculum of general secondary education in the natural sciences and mathematics field

with the Russian language of instruction

KSU "Secondary School No. 4 of the Department of Education of the city of Kostanay" of the Department of Education of the Akimat of Kostanay region for the 2024-2025 academic year

Direction: natural-mathematical

– Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 23, 2022 No. 406 "On Amendments to the Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 3, 2022 No. 348 "On Approval of State mandatory standards of preschool education and training, primary, basic secondary and general secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary education";

– Order "On Approval of standard curricula for primary, Basic secondary, and General Secondary Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Order of the Acting Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 18, 2023 No. 264. Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan on August 22, 2023 No. 33316 On Amendments and Additions to the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 8, 2012 No. 500 "On Approval of standard curricula for primary, basic secondary, and general secondary education in the Republic of Kazakhstan";

– Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 16, 2022 No. 399 "On approval of standard curricula for general education subjects and elective courses for primary, basic secondary and General secondary education" and Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 21, 2022 No. 467 "On Amendments to the Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated On September 16, 2022, No. 399 "On Approval of Standard curricula for general education subjects and elective courses at the levels of primary, basic secondary and general secondary education";

– Order "On Approval of the Rules for the Development, coordination and approval of educational programs for teacher training courses" (Order No. 175 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05/04/2020, as amended by Order No. 384 of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08/27/2022);

– Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 12, 2021 No. 726 "On approval of the national project "Quality Education "Educated Nation"

– Instructional and methodological letter "On the specifics of the educational process in secondary education organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the 2024-2025 academic year";

– Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 31, 2022 No. 385 "On approval of Standard Rules for the activities of organizations of preschool, primary, basic secondary, general secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary education, specialized, special, educational organizations for orphans and children left without parental care, organizations of additional education for children and adults"

– The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2019 No. 293-VI SAM "On the status of a teacher" (as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05/03/2022 No. 118-VII);

– Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 13, 2023 No. 96. "On Amendments to the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 18, 2008 No. 125 "On Approval of Standard Rules for ongoing monitoring of academic performance, intermediate and final certification of students for organizations of secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary education"

– Sanitary rules "Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for educational facilities" Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. KR DSM-76 dated August 5, 2021 (registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan for No. 23890 dated August 6, 2021);

– Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 22, 2020 No. 216 "On approval of the list of textbooks for secondary education organizations, educational and methodological complexes for preschool organizations, secondary education organizations, including in electronic form" (as amended by the order of the Acting Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 22, 2023 year No. 140, as amended by the Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 07/03/2023 No. 194)

The basic content of general secondary education is specified by curricula, which are developed in accordance with the expected learning outcomes, established taking into account the specifics of specialized education: compulsory academic subjects and core academic subjects of natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences and humanities.

The standard part of the educational content is concentrated in the invariant learning load. The total volume of organized educational activities of students in grades 10-11 is:

– 10th grade: 34 hours of invariant component, 2 hours of variable component (Global competencies, Elective courses)

- 11th grade: 34 hours of invariant component, 2 hours of variable component (Global Competencies, Elective courses)

The maximum weekly workload of students at the general secondary education level is no more than 34 hours per week in each class.

The working curriculum consists of two parts: invariant and variable. The standard part of the educational content is concentrated in the invariant learning load.

In the 2024-2025 academic year, the course "Global Competencies" in grades 5-11 is included in the variable component of the Standard Curriculum. Global competencies are becoming particularly important due to the growing impact of globalization, rapid social, economic and technological changes, as well as other important global issues that have a widespread impact on people, cultures and nations.

The course is aimed at developing a competitive personality with the competencies of global citizenship, understanding the interconnectedness and interdependence of local and global issues, issues of intercultural interaction, critical analysis and evaluation of various points of view and worldviews, skills of creating original knowledge and ideas. The course content includes the development of research skills and the search for relevant information, critical thinking and reflection, and communication skills. The designated goals and objectives of the course provide for continuity and interrelation with the content of secondary education, expand the educational content as an integral part of the learning process.

The workload of the Standard Curriculum of the Global Competencies course in grades 10-11 is 1 hour per week, 34 hours per academic year.

The Global Competencies course for 11th grade includes two units, Fundamentals of Business and Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy.

In grades 10-11, the content of the Global Competencies course will ensure a systematic process of developing students' skills in the subject area (hard skills), socialization skills (soft skills), self-education and continuing education skills (self skills).

10th grade: Global Competencies course - 1 hour (34 hours)

The curriculum of the elective course "Global Competencies" has been developed within the framework of the State Mandatory Standard of General Secondary Education.

The course program lasts for 34 hours and consists of five sections.

The purpose of the course is to develop students' understanding of the interconnectedness and interdependence of local and global issues, issues of intercultural interaction, understanding and evaluating different points of view and worldviews, and skills for creating original knowledge and ideas. The course content program includes five sections, developed taking into account the age characteristics and interests of students.

Course objectives:

1) develop students' critical and analytical thinking, communication and research skills;

2) develop the ability to recognize, analyze, evaluate information, formulate arguments, explain complex situations or problems; 3) promote the development of the ability to recognize one's own cultural identity and understand the cultural diversity of the world, intercultural differences;

4) teach to show respect and openness to interaction with representatives of different cultures;

5) develop the ability to work with digital resources, e-learning platforms, the Internet and websites;

6) to instill the skill of observing the rules of academic integrity.

11th grade: Global Competencies course 1 hour (34 hours)

The Global Competencies course for 11th grade includes two units, Fundamentals of Business and Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy.

In grades 10-11, the content of the Global Competencies course will ensure a systematic process of developing students' subject-related skills (hard skills), socialization skills (soft skills), self-education and continuing education (self skills).

In general, within the framework of teaching "Global Competencies" in grades 10-11 of secondary education, students will acquire the skills of analytical and evaluative understanding of global events, their causes and consequences, various processes and phenomena, their correct correlation with the national and cultural values of other people, independent and teamwork, managing their own learning process with the support of a mentor teacher, considering important issues. problems from personal, regional/national and global perspectives, understanding their interrelationships, and critically evaluating available information, discussing and arguing one's position, actively interacting with the outside world, seeing the prospects for personal growth, the development of one's country and personal involvement in its achievements.

In the 2023-2024 academic year, this course will be taught in grades 10-11 by the history teacher G.I. Kucekbayeva, a research teacher.

Elective courses of the variable component in grades 10-11 are aimed at deepening the Natural-mathematical direction. In grades 10-11, the Elective Chemistry course

"Preparation for final certification in Chemistry" is 1 hour (34 hours)