The School considers that effective and appropriate use of ICT can enable academics, administrators and students to become active, independent learners, learners who collaborate, explore, analyse and solve problems, learners who communicate with others, learners who share, help and learn together.
Junior students are provided with a Chromebook upon enrollment and after the Technology Home School Agreement is signed.
Senior students are required to bring their own laptop. This can be any make or model, but must meet minimum standards including: 4GB RAM, sufficient storage space for academic and personal needs, valid warranty or guarantee that covers laptop repair in Switzerland, timely backup capabilities, regular software updates and appropriate antivirus software.
Aiglon provides all students with antivirus and a genuine copy of Microsoft Office.
Students in Year 9 and above may keep mobile phones at school, but it must be registered with Houseparents. Phones may only be used during leisure time, and lessons with the teacher's permission. Calls at other times, including during meals, class time, prep and after bedtime may result in the confiscation of the phone by staff. Other grounds for confiscation include concerns about overuse and safety. Parents are encouraged to impose judicious limits on telephone billing.
Junior School students who bring a mobile phone to school are allowed access to their phones at certain times of the day and week. This is monitored by the House staff. They would usually allowed to use them in their free time after their regular school commitments. Students from Year 9 and above are allowed to have their mobile phones with them throughout the day but must show good self discipline and respect with regards to when it is appropriate to use them. To help ensure sufficient rest and sleep is had, boarding students in Years 9 and 10 are required to hand their phones in at bed time and will then get them back at breakfast the following morning. Boarding students in Years 11 to 13 are expected to show they can use their phones appropriately at all times.
Earphones should not be used during the working day. If students are using earphones walking between classes, they should only ever have one earphone in place so that they are not “cut off” from those around them. If a student is in a conversation with a member of staff they should take out earphones without being asked. Earphones are not permitted in assembly, meditation, the School Restaurant, whilst engaged in formal sports events, in lessons as well as at other events not listed here.
School-provided services, like internet access, email and printing, are school resources and are to be used responsibly. The School operates a web filtering system that blocks sites considered to be unsuitable in a school environment.
Every student has an @aiglon.ch email address on the School’s mail server. Email is accessible from networked computers and worldwide at https://webmail.aiglon.ch. Teachers use email to communicate with students, and it is expected students will check their Aiglon email regularly.
Personal email accounts, social media or any messaging service during a timetabled lesson is not permitted, unless directed by a teacher. Social media is not banned at Aiglon, but students are expected to use it responsibly
The General Privacy Notice for Aiglon College, as adopted by the School Council in June 2018. This privacy notice can be accessed in full via the School's website: aiglon.ch/privacy