Round Square
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Type | Educational |
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Membership | New schools inducted by election of member schools |
Official language | English |
Website | www.roundsquare.org |
Round Square is an association of about 180 schools in 50 countries around the world that organises student conferences and exchanges between member schools.
History
The concept of Round Square was conceived in 1966 based on the educational ideology of Kurt Hahn, who founded two of its original member schools, Schule Schloss Salem in Germany,[1] with Prince Max of Baden, and Gordonstoun in Scotland.[2]
In 1966, King Constantine of the Hellenes, a former pupil of Anavryta (later a founding Round Square Member School), chaired a meeting of the heads of seven schools and proposed[3] the creation of an international association of schools based on Kurt Hahn's method of teaching. The association was later named after the Round Square building at Gordonstoun, where the first conference took place in 1967.[4]
Activities
Conferences
Round Square International Conferences at national, regional, and global levels are held annually for students. Each conference has a theme based on the ideals of Round Square and typically consists of a combination of guest speakers, group discussions, cultural visits, community service and adventure activities.
Each Round Square school brings a delegation of up to six students to an International Conference. In the past few years, conferences have been held in Thailand, South Africa, England, and India.
Projects
Round Square schools encourage students to take part in a range of community service activities both locally and internationally. Many projects are run through the school and further opportunities are available via the Round Square Region, Network and Worldwide Organisation.
Exchanges
A key feature of the Round Square experience is the exchange of students and academic staff between member schools. Teacher exchanges may last for one academic year and student exchanges vary but are usually one or two terms or semesters in duration. Each Round Square school sets its own terms and conditions for exchange and provides its own requirements, information, and advice. Round Square schools wishing to arrange an exchange are able to find a partner by using online tools provided by Round Square.
Member schools
- Abbotsholme School, United Kingdom
- Aiglon College, Switzerland
- AKS Lytham, The Fylde, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- All Saints' College, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
- Amman Baccalaureate School, Jordan
- Anania Shirakatsy Armenian National Lyceum, Armenia
- Appleby College, Canada
- The Armidale School, Australia
- Ashbury College, Canada
- Assam Valley School, India
- Ballarat Grammar School, Australia
- Bangalore International School, India
- Bayview Glen, Canada
- Beaconhurst School, United Kingdom
- Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada, China
- Belgrano Day School, Argentina
- Billanook College, Australia
- Birla Public School (Vidya Niketan), Rajasthan, India
- Bishop's College School, Canada
- Box Hill School, United Kingdom
- Bridge House School, South Africa
- Brookhouse School, Kenya
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols, United States
- Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Australia
- Calgary French and International School, Canada
- Cate School, United States
- Cayman International School, Cayman Islands
- Chadwick International, Korea
- Chadwick School, United States
- Chanderbala Modi Academy, India
- Cheongshim International Academy, South Korea
- Chittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh
- Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Cobham Hall, United Kingdom
- Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Colombia
- Colegio Gran Bretaña, Bogotá, Colombia
- Colegio Los Nogales, Colombia
- Collingwood School, Canada
- Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, Switzerland
- Craighouse School, Chile
- Dainfern College, South Africa
- Daly College, India
- Dhirubhai Ambani International School, India
- Elaraki School, Morocco
- Emma Willard School, United States
- Enka Schools, Turkey
- Epsom College in Malaysia, Bandar Enstek, Malaysia
- Ermitage International School of France, Maisons-Laffitte, France
- Felsted School, United Kingdom
- Fern Hill School, Canada
- Fountain Valley School of Colorado, United States
- Genesis Global School, India
- Geraldton Grammar School, Australia
- Glenlyon Norfolk School, Canada
- Gordonstoun, United Kingdom
- Green Hills Academy, Kigali, Rwanda
- Green School, Bali, Indonesia
- Hackley School, United States
- Herlufsholm School, Denmark
- Him Academy Public School, India
- Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, United States
- Hotchkiss School, United States
- Hunan Concord College of Sino-Canada, China
- Indian High School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Indian School Al Ghubra, Oman
- Instituto Anglo: Córdoba-Orizaba, Mexico
- Inter-Community School Zürich, Switzerland
- International Community School, Kumasi, Ghana
- International School of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- International School of Tanganyika, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- International School of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Inventure Academy, India
- Ipswich Grammar School, Australia
- Ivanhoe Grammar School, Australia
- KC Public School, India
- Keimiei Gakuen, Japan
- Keystone Academy, China
- King's Academy, Jordan
- King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
- Lakefield College School, Canada
- Latymer Upper School, United Kingdom
- Lawrence School, Lovedale, India
- Lawrence School, Sanawar, India
- Le Salésien, Canada
- Lower Canada College, Canada
- Markham College, Lima, Peru
- Mayo College, India
- Mayo College Girls School, India
- Miles Bronson Residential School, India
- Milton Abbey School, United Kingdom
- MLC School, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
- Mody School, India
- New England Girls' School, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
- Ningbo Huamao International School, China
- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, South Africa
- Palmer Trinity School, Miami, Florida, United States
- Pathways World School, Aravali, India
- Penryn College, South Africa
- Pinegrove School, India
- Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Thailand
- Providence Day School, North Carolina, United States
- Radford College, Australia
- Rajkumar College, Rajkot, India
- Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public School, Jodhpur, India
- RDFZ (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), China
- Regent's International School, Bangkok, Thailand
- Regents International School Pattaya, Thailand
- Renaissance International School Saigon, Viet Nam
- Rockhampton Grammar School, Australia
- Rockport School, United Kingdom
- Roedean School, Parktown, South Africa
- Rossall School, United Kingdom
- Rothesay Netherwood School, Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
- San Silvestre School, Lima, Peru
- Sarala Birla Academy, Bangalore, India
- Schule Birklehof, Germany
- Schule Schloss Salem, Germany
- Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, India
- Scotch College, Perth, Australia
- Scotch Oakburn College, Australia
- SEK International School Ciudalcampo, Spain
- Shenzhen (Nanshan) Concord College of Sino-Canada, China
- Singapore International School, Mumbai, India
- St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Saint Andrew's School, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
- St Andrews School, Turi, Kenya
- St Clement's School, Toronto, Canada
- St Cyprian's School, Cape Town, South Africa
- St Constantine's School, Tanzania
- St George's Diocesan School, Namibia
- St George's Grammar School, Cape Town, South Africa
- St John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, Canada
- St Mary's School, Colchester, United Kingdom
- St Mildred's-Lightbourn School, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- St Paul's Co-educational College, Hong Kong
- St Paul's Anglican School, Bald Hills, Australia
- St Philip's College, Alice Springs, Australia
- St. Stithians Boys' College, South Africa
- St. Stithians Girls' College, South Africa
- Stanford Lake College, South Africa
- Stanstead College, Canada
- Starehe Boys' Centre and School, Nairobi, Kenya
- Stiftung Landheim, Schondorf am Ammersee, Germany
- Stiftung Louisenlund, Germany
- Straits International School, Malaysia
- Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Alberta, Canada
- Sunbeam School Lahartara, India
- Tamagawa Academy, Japan
- The Athenian School, Danville, California, United States
- The Bermuda High School, Bermuda
- The British School, Jakarta, Indonesia
- The British School, New Delhi, India
- The Chandbagh School, Nepal
- The Doon School, India
- The Emerald Heights International School, India
- The English School (Colegio de Inglaterra), Bogota, Colombia
- The Lyceum School, Karachi, Pakistan
- The Marvelwood School, United States
- The Millennium School, United Arab Emirates
- The Private Realschule Gut Warnberg, Germany
- The Punjab Public School, India
- The Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, United Kingdom
- The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal, India
- The Scindia School, Gwalior Fort, India
- The Shri Ram School, Aravali, India
- The Southport School, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Tiger Kloof Educational Institution, South Africa
- Transylvania College, Romania
- Trinity Anglican School, Queensland, Australia
- Trivandrum International School, India
- United World College of South East Asia - Dover Campus, Singapore
- United World College of South East Asia - East Campus, Singapore
- Vidya Devi Jindal School, Haryana, India
- Vivek High School, India
- Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, India
- Wellington College, Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Westminster School, Adelaide, Australia
- Windermere School, United Kingdom
- Woodleigh School, Melbourne, Australia
- Woodstock School, India
- Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania,United States
- Yadavindra Public School Patiala, Punjab, India
- Yakumo Academy, Japan
- YK Pao School, China