For the first time in Kazakhstan, the "Zerna" Festival of Humane Pedagogy was held!Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, KazNU  Al-Farabi, candidate of pedagogical sciences, acting professor Alkozhaev N.S. and second-year undergraduates of the specialty “Social pedagogy and self-cognition” Khasenkyzy T., Bolat A., Iztaeva P., Kabdoldina I. took part in the international festival of humane pedagogy “Zerna”, which was held with the support of the “Zhandanu Alemi” Foundation 29- November 30, 2019 in Almaty.Leading specialists in pedagogy and psychology from many countries of the world, humanist educator Sh.A. Amonashvili, P.Sh. Amonashvili, A. Pakhchanyan, M. Targakova, M. Shishova, performed at the festival "On raising happy and successful children" A. Babanyats, Sh. Usmanov, A. Abzhanov and doctoral student of KazNU named after Al-Farabi specializing in “Social pedagogy and self-cognition” A. Karabutova. The mission of the festival is to unleash the potential of the child’s personality and revive the high culture of family traditions for success and development of future generations, based on national traditions ai of the Kazakh people and experience the world.Within the framework of the festival, master classes were held to improve the creative potential of children and increase the noble qualities of a person, where parents and teachers got acquainted with new ideas. The participants got the opportunity to get acquainted with various progressive methods and practices of training, education and development based on the principles of humane pedagogy.