2009 – the International Year of Astronomy – became a significant year for schoolchildren of Kazakhstan. National scientific, educational and recreational center Bobek, with the support of the First Lady of Kazakhstan Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva, opened a unique children’s observatory. During seven years of participation in the International Astronomy Olympiad, students of the Republic of Kazakhstan won 115 degrees of different categories. Of these, 88 received diplomas in the last four years.