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Almost every big technological breakthrough has triggered as much worry as it has excitement, especially in the field of education, which has tended to adapt slower than other industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny change in education has caused fear,\u201d explains Darren Wise, Director of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Aiglon College. \u201cWhen the internet first started being used in schools, people were worried about kids using it to access bad things or for plagiarism. Even the calculator was seen by some as a terrible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the speed of recent digital developments, it\u2019s no wonder that fears have once again been ignited. Just last month, Open AI announced<\/a> that its latest version of Chat GPT, a large language model-based chatbot, will be able to have voice conversations and interact using images. The technology is changing faster than regulators can keep up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the face of these developments, many schools have attempted to implement bans, something Mr Wise thinks is futile. \u201cMost people respond by saying: we\u2019ll just block them,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the most important thing educators need to know is that they can\u2019t stop this. Our students are already using things like Chat GPT. We instead have to think, how can we get the best out of these technologies?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning the Tools of the Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Aiglon, getting the best out of these new digital tools starts by educating the educators. \u201cWe have five learning strands that our teachers can sign up for, one of which is artificial intelligence (AI). So we introduce them to some of the AI tools, we give them a space where they can experiment with them and talk about it with their peers \u2014  an art teacher might be talking to a mathematics teacher,\u201d Mr Wise says. \u201cIt means they can come up with their own ideas on how to integrate the technologies into the classroom, then they do it and we all review it together.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also means creating an open-minded environment where students are encouraged to experiment with these new tools, rather than having to use them surreptitiously, says Jack George, Assistant Head, Discovery Years (Years 7-9) Coordinator. \u201cWe\u2019re working really hard to make sure it\u2019s not this clandestine thing that students do when they go back to their boarding house or that they use to do their homework,\u201d he explains. \u201cFor example, we\u2019ve been giving students prompting lessons, and they\u2019ve been learning how to make AI chatbots.\u201d There are plans to formalize this curriculum with the hiring of a teacher who will specialize in AI and robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transforming Education for the Better<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about the well-documented fears that technologies like AI will make it easier than ever to cheat? Overblown. \u201cResearch suggests that students don\u2019t want to cheat,\u201d points out Mr Wise. \u201cAnd actually, if you talk to young people about the use of AI, they want to do it in a fair and sensible way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More importantly, he thinks, these fears might be more of a reflection on our education systems, and its need for reinvention. \u201cIf a teacher is worried that someone can use AI to cheat in their work, then they\u2019re setting the wrong work,\u201d Mr Wise warns. \u201cMachines are great at knowledge retention. But students need more than that to thrive today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, far from being an existential threat to the education sector, the digital revolution could be an opportunity to reflect on what\u2019s working \u2014 and what\u2019s not \u2014 and to set about transforming schools for the better. \u201cAI is a bit of a mirror, so it\u2019s really made us stop and think, hang on, what works in terms of assessment, for example,\u201d Mr George says. \u201cSo we\u2019re having to reimagine how we test students \u2014 thinking about more of a viva voce approach to assessments, even from the lower years, where students will have to show they can contextualize their answers and justify them in a human situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s these types of skills \u2014 and not the simple regurgitation of facts \u2014 that students will need to excel in both their exams and life, Mr Wise thinks. \u201cIf you look at the skills students are going to need when they leave school, it\u2019s not going to be remembering a load of knowledge to pass an exam; it\u2019s more important that they learn how to be flexible, adaptive, critical thinkers,\u201d he says. \u201cThe education sector has got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine what learning looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing for the Changes Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiglon is determined to seize this immense opportunity, but doing so means not just embracing the changes: it means anticipating and preparing for what might be coming on the horizon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Chat GPT revolution has taken a lot of educators by surprise, and they were caught on the backfoot,\u201d says Mr George. \u201cSome said, this is scary, let\u2019s ban it, others said, this is great, let\u2019s embrace it. The difference with our approach at Aiglon is that we are neither attempting to ban it nor uncritically embracing it; we are instead thinking further ahead and asking ourselves what the future holds and what we need to do today to prepare for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a practical level, that has meant carrying out enormous infrastructure changes. \u201cWe had quite an old-fashioned setup,\u201d remembers Mr Wise. \u201cIt\u2019s taken two years to get to a place where we have a flexible, modern IT infrastructure: we\u2019re cloud-first, everyone has a laptop, we installed new fibre optic cables that connect all the buildings. We\u2019re in a good position for what\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practicalities aside, it has also involved a lot of blue-sky thinking about the role technology can and should play in the education sector. \u201cYou can\u2019t introduce new technologies into the classroom just because they\u2019re there,\u201d Mr George says. \u201cAll too often, schools use tech as a gimmick.\u201d The ambitions here are bigger. \u201cWe\u2019re actually thinking of real-world ways we can properly integrate these technologies into our school, and into education more broadly. This is like a blank slate moment, where we can throw out everything that doesn\u2019t work and seek to introduce things that do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At LAS, we aim to instill a love for the environment and the outdoors within our students. After all, we are surrounded by breathtaking Swiss landscapes and clean, crisp Alpine air! One great thing about our location is that we are only a stone\u2019s throw away from some other amazing areas of Switzerland and Europe, and we love taking our students on adventures on weekends and school breaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to take some of our students on two fantastic trips to Zermatt. Zermatt is a beautiful municipality in Switzerland that is home to the Matterhorn, the iconic Alp that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy. This area is notorious for hiking, climbing, and skiing and the town sits at 1,600m, just a bit higher than Leysin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks ago, two of our students in the 4000 Meter Club (Giulio ’27 and Oliver ’27) headed to Zermatt to climb the Breithorn (4164 meters). This was a challenging adventure for our students but they did really well and managed to summit successfully! Our outdoor program is all about giving students the opportunity to step out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to achieve heights they never thought they would reach. We are really proud of these courageous students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the high-altitude slopes, skiing is also available year-round at Zermatt. Last weekend, some of our Savoy students enjoyed an early-season ski and snowboard trip to the jump park! Students were able to ski in the shadow of the Matterhorn at one of the best jump parks in the world. It was an opportunity of a lifetime, and our students had a fantastic day out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are excited to offer even more outdoor opportunities in the coming months and see what amazing things our students can achieve! With an array of outdoor experiences and options available, students who are passionate about the outdoors or just want to give hiking a go have many events they can get involved with! Additionally, with ski season on the way, we only have a couple of months of hiking left before we move fully onto skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, and ice climbing. We can\u2019t wait! 
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