How Independent Schools Are Navigating AI Through Policy, Pedagogy, and Innovation
Drawing on a year of advisory partnerships with Cheshire Academy, Kimball Union Academy, and Woodberry Forest School, the report examines how independent schools are making decisions about artificial intelligence in teaching, assessment, policy, and student life.
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“At Cheshire Academy, we recognize that AI isn’t coming to education — it’s already here. That’s why we’ve partnered with CONSYLIUM to ensure we’re on our front foot in this transformative moment. What excites me most about this collaboration is working with advisors who are actual educators facing the same challenges we are. They understand the classroom realities, the institutional complexities, and most importantly, our responsibility to students. Together, we’re building an AI strategy that’s both innovative and grounded in our educational mission — one that empowers our faculty, engages our students responsibly, and positions Cheshire as a thoughtful leader in this new era.”

“CONSYLIUM has been an exceptional partner for their expertise, responsiveness and follow through. Starting out the year with a faculty in vastly different states of curiosity, adoption and avoidance – we now find ourselves with a shared vocabulary and direction for our program and ongoing professional development. I could not recommend CONSYLIUM more strongly for any school that is looking for support, alignment and growth around creating a faculty that can confidently engage with AI as a tool for teaching and learning, and also wrestle with the very real concerns about the ethical and educational challenges embedded in this next phase of technological evolution.”

The report closes with twelve recommendations that schools can adapt to their own educational commitments, staffing, and legal obligations.
CONSYLIUM is a teacher-led research and advisory firm supporting K–12 schools as they make consequential decisions about artificial intelligence. Our guiding principle, “AI strategy for educators, by educators,” reflects our commitment to grounding institutional decisions in the judgment of those who know classrooms and students. Through year-long partnerships, CONSYLIUM connects schools with practicing educators, academic leaders, and researchers whose expertise spans instructional design, institutional policy, student innovation, governance, and the effects of AI on learning and development.
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