Aitchison College
Aitchison College is the boys college located in the centre of
Lahore. According to Aitichison College, it
is the first and foremost involved in producing "Gentleman" in
every sense of this weighty word. Considerable attention is
given to the moral, intellectual, physical, emotional and social
development of the boy. Qualities of enthusiasm, initiative,
high standards of morality, considerate behavior and discipline
are emphasized. Individual effort is rewarded and teamwork is
developed throughout the College. Independence and
interdependence are valued norms. Good order and just discipline
are norms that are the basis of the Aitchison community. The aim
of discipline at Aitchison is to encourage the development of
self-discipline amongst each individual boy. Boys are expected
at all times to behave courteously, honestly and sensibly.
Aitchison College
aims at a broad view of the curriculum. It does not regard its
main purpose only to examine, grade or certificate its boys on
some approved external syllabi. The aim of the curriculum is to
not only act within the spirit of the syllabi laid down by the
relevant public examination and other authorities, but to offer
more to the boys, taking full advantage of the independent
nature of the College. Boys take advantage of this broad based
curriculum in activities like debating, where they have
represented Aitchison college and Pakistan at the world level
many times.
Taking advantage
of its 200-acre campus, Aitchison is well equipped with all the
major kinds of sports activities where International teams come
to practice also. Compulsory participation in games has been a
strong tradition. The physical development and good health of
boys are part of good schooling. Games are supervised and there
are regular opportunities to play formal matches within and
outside the college.
In all spheres of
life at Aitchison College, everyone adheres to the college
motto.
"Perseverance
commands success"
Mission Statement
The following statement embodies the aspirations of the Board of
Governors:
Education at Aitchison College strives to develop the mind,
body, and spirit of its diverse students in order to produce
leaders who deifine success in their fields and contribute to
their communities by serving as models of excellence, integrity
and compassion.
Three Schools are Aitichison College
There are three schools at Aitchison College:
The boys wear a uniform everyday to school and the syllabus of
the school follows the British curriculum. The emphasis is on
rigorous studies as well as extracurricular activities. It is an
upper class private school and a comprehensive and complex three
day exams are conducted at the campus for students of grade 1 to
select the students who will be enrolled at the school. Girls
are not given admission at Aitchison College.
Junior School
Teachers strive for a child-friendly atmosphere where the
students (aged between 5+ and 9+) are encouraged to participate
in every aspect of their early school life, academically,
through the medium of the arts, and socially, in a safe, happy
and nurturing environment. Our objective is to help our students
look beyond, as well as within, their immediate surroundings,
culture and heritage, to enrich their knowledge and experience.
Above all, they are taught the values of respect and kindness to
others.
The curriculum, therefore, is not restricted to the 'text book',
but embraces a wide spectrum of studies and activities that are
intellectually challenging as well as enjoyable, and balance
individual and cooperative learning. The children are encouraged
to learn from their mistakes, to understand and enjoy the
process of learning. Apart from the regular subjects, when a
child joins the Junior School at the age of 5 or 6, he is
introduced to computers. He learns to use the "mouse" with
confidence, to play simple educational games. With the ease and
rapidity with which young children learn and acquire new skills,
our students are able to create simple programmes on the
computer by the time they reach the last level of the Junior
School, K5, to type on the keyboard and be familiar with the
window systems, as well as participate in other computer related
activities, such as computer graphics and developing and
designing digital camera images.
Prep School
After leaving Junior School, boys are disciplined more at the
Prep School stage. They start taking part in a lot of extra
curricular activities but there is a lot of emphasis on studies
also.
Senior School
After a grueling examination, which lets the brightest boys
through, they enter Grade 9. Here on end, boys have to perform
their level best in each examination to keep their place. The
environment is fast and highly competitive yet a lot of stress
in given on basic concepts and understanding so every boy may
get a chance to do his best. Some of these boys will make the
Pakistan teams, win national competitions, organize social
welfare projects or just become the top candidates in the world
in their Cambridge examinations. Senior School is first and
foremost geared towards getting better results at the O and A
level examination. Each Subject has a separate department with
their respective Heads of Department. There is never a dull
moment in senior school as boys pursue their studies, co and
extra-curricular activities, games and a whole lot more.
Further information can be accessed from
http://www.aitchison.edu.pk/
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