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iconomix – discover economics
iconomix is a teaching programme launched by the 
Swiss National Bankwww.snb.ch/... on the occasion of its centenary in 2007. It takes users on a journey of discovery into the world of economics. The modular teaching programme presents the basic principles and concepts of economics in a fun way. Although it is primarily aimed at teachers and students of upper secondary schools, it is open to anyone interested in finding out more about the subject.
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iconomix comprises three different tools for use in class: the 
à la cartehttp://www.iconomix.chen/alacarte/ section offers a wide range of teaching units and classroom ideas; the moduleshttp://www.iconomix.chen/modules/ section consists of structured learning units on basic economic principles; and the bloghttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/blog/ provides lots of ideas on how current economic issues can be explored in class.
The awardhttp://www.iconomix.chen/award/overview/ section introduces iconomix award – the nationwide contest run by the SNB that awards prizes for school projects dealing with economics-related topics.
The servicehttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/overview/ section provides teachers with information on the different training eventshttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/workshops/overview/ offered by iconomix as well as helpful tips on how iconomix can best be used. It also explains the educational concepthttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/educational-concept/learning-with-iconomix/ and contains the iconomix bloghttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/blog/ and support platform for teachershttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/support/overview/.
The abouthttp://www.iconomix.chen/about/what-is-iconomix/overview/ section briefly introduces the Swiss National Bank and explains its reasons for supporting iconomix. It also contains information on the principleshttp://www.iconomix.chen/about/what-is-iconomix/charter/ to which iconomix subscribes.