Biotech Investing, a junior-senior elective sort of like the one the New
York Times covered a couple of weeks ago. Description:
"The three main goals of this course are to help students achieve the
following outcomes: 1) Understand the fundamentals of the stock market and
basic principles of investing 2) Gain familiarity with the biotech
industry, including the process of how a drug is brought from the early
stages of research to through FDA approval and commercialization, and 3)
Learn to create and maintain a diversified portfolio through a virtual
stock exchange. There are also opportunities to learn about some key
aspects of personal finance: developing a budget, credit cards, and
investing for retirement."
An "Introduction to Economics" history junior-senior elective. Description:
"What are the "laws" of supply and demand? As long as human beings have
gathered in groups, they have struggled with the question of how to
allocate limited resources across unlimited wants and needs. Students will
explore the fundamentals of micro and macro economic theory. Students will
apply their knowledge, becoming "experts" on the industry of their
choosing. Students will critically examine who the "winners" and "losers"
are in modern market economies."
An "Introduction to Investing" math jr-sr elective. Decsription:
"Should you invest in the common stock of Apple Computer or Exxon-Mobil?
How do you decide whether to get a car loan or a lease? How do you
determine how much a small business is worth? In this course, we will
learn about the time value of money and risk as it applies to analyzing
these personal finance questions. We will also use math to explore some of
the more common investments, including stocks, bonds and real estate."
We wait quite a while before introducing this stuff, don't we?
I'd also check in with Rodney LaBrecque about the entrepreneurship-global
studies program at Wilbraham & Monson--sounds pretty interesting to me.
Hope this helps--Peter Gow
Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
Beaver Country Day School
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