In an interview with a Turmush correspondent, she shared her experience and passion for astronomy. "In 2013, I graduated from Naryn State University and started working at Oi-Tersken school. I received my secondary education at the Samudun Myrzakmatov school in the village of Birlik. My teachers played a significant role in my choice of profession. I believe it was my physics teacher's lessons that inspired me to follow this path. I really enjoyed her classes. In 2019, as part of the 'Chyny-Karagat' project, Begayim Myrzalieva organized a club for growing currants at the school. Within this project, one of the girls involved in the international community proposed training, after which the school was gifted a telescope, a laser pointer, and an atlas. According to the terms of cooperation, the school was to work with the project for 5 years, after which the telescope would remain at the educational institution. This is how the astronomy club was established. Previously, this subject was taught as a separate discipline, but later it was combined with physics. Since 2019, the club has started to teach all interested students," the teacher explains.
In 2022, according to Shaarbubu, a competition for teachers took place, in which they participated and became winners. "We were invited to Poland, where we visited 5 cities, scientific centers, historical sites, and learned about the educational system. Later, our students also went on a week-long study trip, where they studied astronomy and conducted night observations of the stars," she reported.
Shaarbubu Kaldybay kyzy shares her students' achievements in astronomy. "We learned a lot from developed countries; there are many programs now. It can be said that our students have developed their astronomical knowledge. Some of them can recite the characteristics, significance, and colors of stars from memory. They have many interests; in this era of globalization, students' interest in science is strong. Now, in accordance with the demands of the time, we must teach this science. A child's worldview should be multifaceted. We need to give children direction and motivation. Then they will continue to develop and explore. There are 88 constellations, and it can be said that among our students, there are those who can remember every bright star by heart and expand their knowledge. We have students who can recite information about celestial bodies from memory. It is important that we uncover at least one talent in each student," the teacher stated.
Shaarbubu Kaldybay kyzy was born on December 18, 1991, in the village of Birlik, At-Bashinsky district of Naryn region. In 1998, she entered the first grade of Oi-Tersken secondary school in the village of Acha-Kayindy, where she studied until the third grade. From the fourth to the eleventh grade, she continued her education at the S. Myrzakmatov secondary school in the village of Birlik, At-Bashinsky district. In 2009, she graduated from this school and enrolled in the agrarian-technical faculty of Naryn State University named after S. Naamatov, which she successfully graduated from in 2013.
After that, she continued her studies in the university's master's program, where she received a master's degree in pedagogy in 2015. In her professional career, she began working as a physics teacher at Oi-Tersken secondary school in 2013.
Over the years of work, Shaarbubu has received several certificates of honor. In 2018, with the support of the head of the Polish foundation Evelina Gradzka and a public foundation, a training seminar titled "Under the Kyrgyz Sky. Astronomy for the Development and Support of Biocultural Diversity" was organized, which involved five schools from across the republic.
According to Shaarbubu, her dream was realized then – the school received a telescope, an atlas, a laser pointer, and certificates. That same year, the astronomy club "Astra-Zhailoo" was organized as part of the "Under the Kyrgyz Sky" project. In the same year, with the participation of an expert from Poland, Evelina Gradzka, a festival on the theme "Astronomical Phenomena in Kyrgyz Myths" was held.
In 2023, she participated in a competition, won, and organized a 10-day trip for 10 students of the astronomy club to Issyk-Kul, where an educational and excursion tour was organized, including a trip to Karakol. She and her students were awarded certificates.
Currently, Shaarbubu continues to work on this project and prepares students for participation in school Olympiads.
Shaarbubu Kaldybay kyzy is married and has four daughters.
