Course descriptions/11th & 12th grade
IB Economics SL
IB Economics SL aims to promote awareness of how the impact of economics shapes global cooperation and decsion-making by states as well as individuals. To achieve this understanding, students are taught economic theories, ideas and happenings from the points of view of different individuals, nations and cultures in the work economy. The class focuses on how individuals and governments make decisions using various fiscal and monetary policies to stabilize and promote economic growth. There is weight given to international and development economics as application of economic theory. Students can take the IB Economics SL test or the AP Macroeconomics test if they choose.