Extra-curricular activities

The range of activities provided by the Business and Economics Department in 2021-22 includes:

Students in years 6 and 7 took the preparation lessons for Economics Olympiatha; however, the competition was cancelled due to COVID-19. Despite the competition being cancelled by the organisation (UCY), students were still keen to attend as they felt that the practice helped extend their knowledge and skills. A booklet was prepared by Tryfonas Hadjichristoforou (THA) and Mr Kkailas (PKK) with sample papers. Surgery sessions for years 5,6 and 7 students took place after school on a weekly basis (CNI/MCR/DMO) . This has now been extended to June to support students taking exams .

Saturdays sessions for year 7 students – sponsored by Hellas Direct (18/11/21,25/11/21,9/10/21). These proved very successful, with very high attendance. This took place on three Saturdays in the form of 2x 3-hour workshops focusing on the revision of Year 6 material and 1x4 hour workshop focusing on exam papers. These were carried out by Tryfonas Hadjichristoforou (THA) and Panayiotis Kkailas (PKK), who prepared revision booklets and past papers booklets for the event. Feedback received by students was very positive, especially when exams approached. As a result, the department has secured sponsorship for this event to take place again in 2022/23.

Economics Society – weekly meetings where we researched relevant webinars and Monthly webinars sent to all students and posted on websites. Students attended Webinars by the LSE, UCL and other organisations.

Charity initiatives with the Economics Society supporting the school charity Chain of Change (gathering funds for Adopt A Family 2020 and providing 2 gifts (Total + ocean basket) for adopting families for Xmas this year through the school lottery.

Applying to Oxbridge – joint presentation HOD and Ms Ashioti on Teams

Economics Extension Society- The aim of this society was to broaden students' knowledge of Economics in the real world.

The following seminars/workshops took place in 2022-2023.

EU back to school – Mr Papandreou EU Commission
Economics at the University of Bocconi – Ms Eva Michael
How to bypass stress and achieve results at A level – Ms Vassiliki Karayianni
How to get an A* and engage meaningfully with Economics –Mr Eros Nicolaou
Inflation and the role of central banks – Ms Marilia Athinodorou
Income inequality, impact of covid and why we should care about income inequality – Ms Aegli Evgeniou
Lecture from the London School of Economics – linking university topics to A level – Ms Andrea Kiliari
The ECB and the banking system –Mr Athanasiades, Head of Global Markets –Hellenic Bank Cyprus Division
Business skills – 4 x two-hour workshops (after school ) on developing interpersonal skills and skills needed to succeed in Business. Mrs Marilena Shakalli Maroudia
Workshop on perspectives in Economics – A.Diola- Skordi
Workshop on Game Theory – Mr Kkailas