Aitchison College

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Aitchison College
Image:aitchison-logo.jpg
"Perseverance Commands Success"
Established November 3, 1886
Principal Shamim S. Khan
Location Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Homepage Aitchison.edu.pk

Aitchison College is a semi-private boys' boarding university-preparatory school located in Lahore, Punjab, in Pakistan. Aitchison College is the lineal descendant of the wards’ School at Ambala and the Chiefs’ Colleges. Led by principal Shamim S. Khan, the college sprawls on a 186 acre campus, located in the heart of the city of Lahore.

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[edit] History

Aitchison College was established on November 3, 1886, when the cornerstone of the school was laid by Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin, at the time Governor-General of India. The college was named after Charles Umpherston Aitchison, lieutenant governor of the Punjab at the time of the college's establishment. Starting off as a purely boarding school with one main teaching block, the college has evolved into a renown intstitution with a multitude of facilities and opportunities.In terms of scenic splendour, the college provides a beautiful scenario and has the potential to evolve into a charming tourist attraction, should the Pakistani government permit public access to it.

Addressing the boys in 1888 Sir Charles Aitchison said

“ ...much, very much, is expected of you. I trust you will use well the opportunities here afforded of you both for your education and for the formation of your character ... This is an institution from which you will banish everything in thought and word and act that is mean, dishonorable or impure, and in which you will cultivate everything that is virtuous, true, manly and gentlemanly ”

Present day Aitchison strives to keep faith with the vision and ideals of its founder, and it is in this context that the College motto reads:

“ Perseverance Commands Success ”

(For an idea of day-to-day life in its early days see Historical log of Aitchison College )

The Old Building
The Old Building
Barry Block, the senior school building
Barry Block, the senior school building

[edit] Organization and curriculum

Aitchison College is divided into three schools:

  • Junior (Grades 1-5)
  • Prep (Grades 6-8)
  • Senior (Grades 9-13)

Each school is subdivided into houses that have members from each grade of that school. Houses are designed to promote inter-house competitions and mentorship opportunities, led by prefects and housemasters.

The Senior School offers two types of diplomas/certifications, following the British UCLES system. These are the School Certificate/O-level (grades 9 through 11) and the Higher School Certificate/A-level (grades 12 & 13).

[edit] Alumni

The Aitchison College Old Boys Association (ACOBA) is the prime body that keeps track of Aitchison alumni. The ACOBA sport fixtures and get-togethers that take place all round the year are of prime importance to the old boys community. The old boys get a chance to re-live the college days by playing a friendly match with the various college teams and get to find out just how 'old' they have become!

Recent old boys who are pursuing their education in Pakistan have their own Aitchisonian clubs in each prominent university including, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Lahore University of Management Sciences and Agha Khan University.

Past Aitchisonians are spread all over the world, whether studying at MIT, Stanford, Yale University, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Warwick, London School of Economics, University of Bath, University of Manchester, Cardiff University, National University of Singapore and many other prestigious universities of the world, the members form a closely-knit society in these universities. They often come to visit Aitchison, whether to only see the college or just to enjoy the ever-popular Deans Hotdogs.

[edit] Noted Alumni

Statesmen:

Sportsmen:


Industrialists:

  • Shahzada Alam Monoo, CEO, Monoo Group
  • Syed Baber Ali, Ex-Chairperson, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) & CEO, Packages Group, Pakistan
  • Syed Maratib Ali,Ex-CEO, Packages group
  • Syed Yawar Ali, CEO, Nestle Pakistan
  • Aamir Hussain Shirazi, President Atlas Group (Honda Pakistan).

Science and Technology:

  • Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, high-energy physics, top-quark discovery at Fermilab, serial entrepreneur

Corporate (International):

  • Muhammed Mamoon Rashid Malek, Vice President, Bank of America
  • Nabeel A. Alvie, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, Charlotte,
  • Syed Javed Hamid, Senior Economist at World Bank.
  • Jowdat Waheed, President Shritt International
  • Zeshan Saleem Sultan , Arp Hansen Hotel Groups
  • Salman Saleem Sultan, Cinemaxx Entertainment

Religious:

  • Baba Madhsudan Singh Bedi (1932-1940), Sikh Spiritual leader.

Artists:

  • Basim Usmani, "KOMINAS" - Artist

[edit] External link

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