Case Study: Quest Academy achieves an ethical AI-infused curriculum with Microsoft Corporation

Ethical approach to AI opens a world of possibilities for young gifted students

Quest Academy, a private independent school for gifted students in Palatine, Illinois, wanted to transform learning by creating what would become the first elementary school AI curriculum in the U.S. The school needed help figuring out how to infuse artificial intelligence across all subjects while keeping ethics front and center, and it engaged Microsoft Corporation through Microsoft Services and Digital Advisory Services for guidance.

Microsoft Corporation provided pro bono support through an AI ideation session and ongoing curriculum feedback, helping Quest Academy design a schoolwide, ethically grounded AI program. The result was a new AI-infused curriculum set to launch in fall 2019, with interdisciplinary units spanning everything from math to art and PE, giving the school a clear framework to embed AI throughout its teaching.

Quest Academy

Jacquelyn Negus

Head of School