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Aiglon CubeSat-1 blasted into orbit as scheduled on 30 March. Our satellite was aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-16, a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. 

The winter term brought a busy and demanding competition calendar for Aiglon’s ski teams. Athletes competed across levels, countries and formats, from early FIS (Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard) races to large inter-school events. The season showed progress at the top and steady development across the programme.

Head of Drama, Des Hann, shares highlights of the full-circle technical and creative evolution of drama at Aiglon. From the new creative workspace, the Blue Box, to school productions and the skills developed through drama become even more valuable in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

The 12th annual Aiglon Cup Ski Competition welcomed 470 ski racers representing 19 international schools to our local ski resort, Villars-sur-Ollon.

During Community Learning Week, Pre-IB students dedicated time to service in the local community. 

The school’s distinctive ethos of the balanced development of mind, body and spirit is lived out through the five pathways of challenge, respect, responsibility, diversity and service. Our regular Focus Weeks are a chance for Aiglon students and staff to step back and look at these guiding principle pathways in practice.

Aiglon is growing its High Performance Sport programme beyond the ski slopes. Tennis has become one of Aiglon’s target sports, with the long-term ambition to develop nationally ranked athletes and support students who aspire to scholarships and university opportunities through sport.

From the Swiss Alps via Kenya to Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, two Aiglon staff and an alumnus are embarking on a five-day trek - a Summit of Service - to raise funds for the Starehe Boys’ and Girls’ Centre Endowment Fund and for the Aiglon Scholarship Programme.

Aiglon’s oracy programme is more than an optional extra or an end-of-year performance skill. It is a form of cognitive training that encompasses classroom life as well as student culture. It helps children learn to talk, learn through talk and understand how talk itself shapes their understanding of the world.