Digest 32: methodological materials on school holidays, leisure, and reading in Kazakhstan

17.12.2025

This edition presents a selection of methodological materials from the Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at facilitating the organization of school holidays, as well as lists of recommended literature approved by various government agencies.


The documents are intended for educators, librarians, and youth policy professionals and provide practical guidance on organizing children’s and adolescents’ leisure activities, promoting reading culture, and implementing cultural and educational programs during school breaks. Together, these materials offer a practical and regulatory framework for planning meaningful and educational school holiday activities. 


1) Your Exciting Summer Guidebook (for students in grades 5-9);

2) Your Exciting Summer Guidebook (for students in grades 10-11);

3) Your Exciting Summer Guide (for students in grades 1-4);

4) Joint Order “On Amending the Joint Order of the Minister of Culture and Information dated December 12, 2023, No. 511-NC, the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated December 15, 2023, No. 633, and the Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 12, 2023, No. 368, “On Approval of the Children’s Library Program and a List of Books Covering Various Periods and Genres of Fiction”” No. 25 dated February 14, 2025.