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AITCHISON COLLEGE (Senior School) CURRICULUM GUIDE
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CURRICULUM GUIDE
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Students opting for this course shall be provided with various
enrichment opportunities. These activities are carefully
designed so that each student is given an opportunity to
make best use of this course.
During the course Aitchison college encourages the use of
Harkness technique in classes which helps the students
discuss/speak up ideas in an encouraging open-minded
environment with minimum teacher intervention.
The College provides weekly help for the students who are
ready to go the extra mile. Each department is available on
alternate weekends for the extra classes. The students who
need individual attention are catered to by providing one to
one coaching on alternate week days.
Guest speakers, mostly Alumni are invited to deliver
motivational lectures. Students are encouraged to participate
both in internal and external competitions and are judged on
the basis of their ability to apply concepts learned to the real
life situations. Field trips are an essential component of this
course. These trips help to familiarise our students with the
actual working of an economy.
BEYOND A-LEVELS
Economists try to develop analytical mathematical models
which seek to explain economic behavior in a way that can be
theoretically proved. Economics graduates develop their
general literacy, communication and numeracy skills, as well
as skills of abstraction (balancing simplification against
relevance), logical deduction (including precise use of
language, for example in relation to cause and effect,
necessity and sufficiency) and critical thinking. Economics
relates to everything.
You do not necessarily have to choose economics just
because you want to do it at university (in fact, it is often the
other way around). Economics is still a useful subject to do
even if you end up choosing Social Sciences, Management or
Commerce. This is because economics relates to almost all
aspects of our life. One will have to agree with this statement
as most government policies will have some economic basis
in them. Thus, knowing some basic economics will really help
you understand the way politics work.
Similarly, the foundation of economics relates to many
scientific principles and many historical and socio-political
events can be better analyzed if put in the right economic
context. So, economics make a supportive match even if you
choose natural sciences.
Thus, Economics is definitely the perfect subject to do at
school. It will prepare you very well for the academic
challenges you will encounter when you get to university.
The study of Cambridge International AS & A Level
Economics allows learners to explore concepts and theories
which can be applied to the way that modern economies
work. Cambridge learners develop the ability to explain,
evaluate and analyze economic issues and arguments. They
gain lifelong skills and a solid foundation for further study.