The year 2020 marks a significant milestone in the relationship between the International School of Luxembourg (ISL) and EY Luxembourg.
20 years ago, ISL and its student body of 500 made the move to the Campus Geesseknäppchen in Luxembourg-Merl, where the school still resides today. EY played a pivotal role in supporting the school’s technology infrastructure by contributing to the leasing cost of 70 Fujitsu Scenic EB desktops for the computer labs. Tanya Irene, one of ISL’s Digital Learning Coaches, who was new to ISL at the time, recalled that access to desktops was a "game changer", helping students gain access to new generations of hardware and software.
Since the year 2000, technology has advanced at an astounding rate, revolutionising the way we live and learn. Today, technology is seamlessly integrated into ISL classrooms. Digital fluency is a key aspect of the learning journey and the school supports learners to build capacity to use new technologies. Thanks to the significant annual contribution of EY, ISL has been able to keep abreast of technological advancements, procure technology which supports the school’s curricular goals and enable students to become competent with core digital skills necessary in today’s society.
ISL Director Nicki Crush stated: "ISL has truly appreciated the partnership with EY over the last 20 years, which has helped us to develop many technology projects such as introducing laptop and iPad programmes across the school, Digital Learning Coaches in each section and digital citizenship development. This year, thanks to EY, our first cohort of students participated in the LuxTech School project which encourages young Digital Leaders and supports digital creativity, which is a very exciting opportunity for our students. With our EY partnership, ISL has been able to further its mission of ensuring that everyone in our community becomes inspired, resilient and passionate about achieving what matters, anywhere in the world. We are extremely grateful for this invaluable support".
Alain Kinsch, former EY Luxembourg Country Managing Partner, added: "We have been really pleased to support ISL over the past 20 years, which perfectly reflects our commitment to support the communities that surround us and to build a Better Working World. We are all the more proud as this partnership has shown a clear commitment to shared values and to investing in people and innovation, in particular, as we aim at using our knowledge, skills and experience to help fulfil our purpose and create a positive change. At EY, it is essential to us to place transformation at the top of our agenda and we will continue do it through the power of people, innovation and acceleration in the use of technology".
