PACIFIC BEACH – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School of Pacific Beach is hosting a pilot program for new AI technology and learning, providing individualized instruction for students.
The school’s principal, Meredith Binnie, said use of new AI technology in the curriculum started with educators asking themselves, “What’s going to be the next big thing in education?… This past year, we did a lot of research about doing this (AI) program for the Lutheran School District Pacific Southwest District.”
Binnie, who has been St. Paul’s School’s principal since 2015, noted that the majority of students at St. Paul’s are in PB. But she added that pupils come from all over, including Point Loma, even East County.
“It’s also a great resource for teachers that are looking for more information,” Binnie added about the AI pilot. “The teachers will become more like guides and will be able to work with kids individually and in small groups.
“And it also opens up the time to do more collaborative critical-thinking projects in project-based learning. That’s exciting because if they (students) get all the basic skills out of the way, then they can do more higher-level thinking.”
Religious affiliation is not a prerequisite to be a St. Paul’s student. Graduates usually go on to attend the public high school they’re zoned for, typically in Mission Bay, La Jolla, and Clairemont.
The latest news from St. Paul’s includes the school’s garden celebrating its 10th anniversary and the church turning 82 years old and getting a new roof.
Binnie also counts the use of new AI technology instruction at the school as one of its latest milestones.
“One of the things that came out of these discussions is this new pilot program that a few of our schools are going to be doing. It is utilizing a new platform, giving students their personal AI tutor. They work at their own pace so they can excel, or they can get a little help, and it individualizes their instruction.
Binnie said the school has a Chromebook for every student. She added that the big question educators are asking themselves now is “How do we equip these students to be better listeners and train for new jobs we don’t even know yet? How can we make sure our students are getting the best education for them? But how do we also not take away that component of collaboration and critical thinking and working together?”
Binnie concluded of her school’s AI pilot program: “We’re looking forward to it, seeing how it goes and how we can integrate it into other subjects as well.”
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School
Where: 1376 Felspar St., Pacific Beach.
Felspar StreetInfo: stpaulspb.com, (858) 272-6282.
Church: In February of 1943, a small group of people was moved to constitute St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in an empty store at 1570 Garnet Ave. in Pacific Beach.
The Rev. A.J. Brommer, who had originally been called as a missionary for the area, was the first pastor. Five lots, which are included in the present church and school campus, were purchased in 1943 for a total of $1,180.
The building was constructed on the property at the corner of Felspar and Gresham streets in June 1945. The total cost of construction was $6,000.
School: The congregation felt a strong need for a Christian education for their children. In September of 1947, a one-room school with a capacity for 30 students was built, and St. Paul’s Lutheran School was founded.
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