Round Square mourns the loss of His Majesty King Constantine, our founding Chairman and President for over half a century. A former pupil of a RS School, he was a driving force in the RS Movement for decades. His contribution was as great as his humour. He will be sorely missed.
Brookhouse is looking forward to hosting the Round Square global family 🌍👥for the RSIC2023 in Nairobi, Kenya from 8th - 14th October 2023.🇰🇪We are delighted to share with you the promotional film 🎥
@BrookhouseInt
#RSIC2023
On behalf of our Host Schools:
@AKSSchool
,
@LatymerUpper
,
@FelstedSchool
, and
@RydeSchool
, we are delighted to invite all Round Square Schools to now submit a Letter of Commitment (LoC) to attend the Round Square International Conference 2022 in the UK.
So excited for our final keynote Ben Fogle, award-winning Broadcaster and adventurer. He has written nine Sunday Times Bestselling books and is the United Nations Patron of the Wilderness
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Kurt Hahn Prize, Sena Yenilmez and Meera Baswan, two grade 11 students at St Mildred’s Lightbourn School. Sena and Meera are co-founders of The Indigenous Foundation👏
#rsic2022
Welcoming to the stage our first keynote of the morning: Sir Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Economics at New College, Oxford.
#rsic2022
It’s been a busy few days and we are pleased to announce that (after a very long day) all students arrived safely in Sri Lanka! Read our first blog update here:
It's not long until our RSIS Big Build project kicks off in Ecuador. You can follow the teams adventures here:
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Safe travels to all those students who are en route to Sri Lanka for the RSIS Big Build and Environmental projects. Our Adult Leadership team are ready and waiting for you ✈️
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Kurt Hahn Prize has been awarded to Heather Chisholm from Rothesay Netherwood for her initiative to build a school out of retired shipping
With much beyond our control, one thing we can determine is our attitude and outlook. Join the silliness and see the world
#throughRSeyes
by making yourself some whacky RS glasses, and spread a smile with a selfie. Template here:
Up next: A former pupil of UWCSEA, Sébastien Brack is a Senior Advisor to the Kofi Annan Foundation and the European Institute of Peace, and a contributing writer to the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Ain’t no party like a working party! 🙌 A cluster of 18 teachers from RS Schools in Australia and New Zealand are joining forces today at
@MLC_school
to build lesson plans and look at weaving the RS Discovery Framework into different curriculum areas
We are loving all the amazing photos of delegates en-route to
#RSIC2019
🤩share your adventures and tag us in your posts so we can share with the network 🇮🇳✈️
The December 2018 RSIS Big Build and Environmental projects in Sri Lanka are filling up fast. If you have students that are interested in applying, please encourage them to do so without delay to avoid disappointment.
Calling all students!!! Did you attend this years Round Square International Conference? If so we would love to hear what you thought of the experience. Complete this form and we may quote you in an article for our website!
The Round Square International Conference kicked off today at Ashbury! Delegates were welcomed to the school, received tours from student leaders, and had the opportunity to participate in a number of workshops relevant to our theme: Living the North.
Lisa Curley, from
@BrookhouseInt
has mapped the Round Square Discovery Framework to the Council for International Schools (CIS) Domains from the International Accreditation Framework (2016)
A former pupil of ICS Zurich, Jack has recently been appointed Learning and Evaluation Officer at The Henry Smith Charity, one of the largest grant making charities in Britain, which has been helping to combat disadvantage and poverty since 1628
Happy International Youth Day! This year’s theme is intergenerational solidarity. Read our latest article to see how Youth within the Round Square community are supporting and encouraging intergenerational connections. 🫂👶🏻👱🏻♀️👴🏾
🔗Link in our bio
#InternationalYouthDay
Today would have been the 137th birthday of Kurt Hahn, whose ideas about education inspired the creation of Round Square. To mark the occasion, we are delighted to announce the winner of our annual Kurt Hahn Prize, which recognises exceptional service to others: Vihaan Agarwal
Click for a lesson plan around using the Discoveries and Spirits within the Round Square Discovery Framework to raise awareness of World Day of Social Justice
#socialjustice
#lessonplanning
#roundsquare
Click for a lesson plan around using the Discoveries and Spirits within the Round Square ‘Discovery Framework’ to raise awareness of ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’ 👩🔬
We are extremely proud of how hard the students have been working to get the building materials moved to the project site, and starting work on the foundations of the new house.
You can read the latest blog update on our website here:
In our latest article, Head of Programme Development Aimee Theodore explores how teachers and learners are beginning to use the RS Discovery Framework within their teaching and learning experiences to support the character education of the students.
With submissions for Letters of Commitment to attend
#RSIC2019
@emeralite
closing on the 31st March, we are pleased to announce that the waiting list for additional delegate places has now been released!
To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, and recognise the many ways students in RS Schools seek to make a positive difference in the lives of others, today we invite nominations from RS Schools for our 2023 Kurt Hahn Prize.
We are excited to launch our latest RSIS Big Build! We are returning to our amazing project in Tanzania to continue the work started by our 2017 Big Build Team. Click the link below for more information or to register:
Over the course of the week, delegates undertook great adventures, heard from some fantastic speakers, explored the conference theme in mixed Baraza discussions and challenged themselves to step outside their comfort zone
A Cross-cultural global study of student leadership in
@r0undsquare
schools led by the Education University of Hong Kong finds students rate ethical leadership qualities highest and “effective leadership involves collaboration, ethical conduct and service”
Click for a lesson plan to enable students to learn more about the Round Square Discovery Framework, focusing on ‘Ability to solve problems’.
#lessonplanning
#problemsolving