NewKid Days first edition took place in the heart of VivaTech 10th anniversary, last June 20, 2026.
I created this day for the intentional moms and dads out there, the curious minds who wants scientific and thoughtful content wrapped in conversations — building bridges between research, startups, education and philosophy. And including the children in the loop, too. Because hey, we’re here to empower them!
This is a replay of the panel "Is French school ready for what's ahead?" that took place that day.
Four entrepreneurs with unique background and experiences came to share their views on this fundamental question : is French school preparing its children for the world they will be living in tomorrow?
An assessment of French school's successes, challenges, and the road still ahead.
While adults gathered in circles for their conversations, children were invited to run a similar circle, exploring and drawing the "school of their dreams"!
✨ Timestamps:
00:00 introducing NewKid and facilitator Elise Nebout, by Mathilde Baillet
02:44 introducing the topic and what’s at stake with a bit of history, by Elise Nebout
05:26 introducing the panelists, by Elise Nebout
06:23 AI at school, a diagnosis
10:46 the good usage of AI at school
12:00 is AI a necessity inside the classroom?
14:05 what school does well, what school struggles with
25:41 if you could change one thing, implement one measure, what would that be?
35:45 are teachers technophobes or technophiles?
41:24 going from “school for all” to “school for each one”? can a system built upon standardisation evolve or should it die? a question from the public
47:46 kids sharing the “school of their dreams”
✨ NewKid Days #1:
Full program here https://newkid.ai/p/revealing-the-pro...
Behind the scenes here https://newkid.ai/p/behind-the-scene-...
✨ Credits:
Many thanks to these fantastic people:
Music 🎵 Martin Oh! "Can't leave you behind"
Filming & editing 🎥 Omar Elmontaser & team, Vitaa media