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The '''Round Square''' Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools, tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.
The '''Round Square''' Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools<ref name="rslist">{{cite web | title=Member Schools in the Round Square | url=http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=194 | work=[http://www.roundsquare.org/ RoundSquare.org]|accessdate=2009-05-27}}</ref> that allows students to travel between schools, tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.


==History==
==History==
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====Young Round Square Schools====
====Young Round Square Schools====
Conferences are held for students in middle school. These conferences are annual and are divided by region.
Conferences are held for students in middle school. These conferences are annual and are divided by region.

==Member schools==
The following schools are members of Round Square:<ref name="rslist">{{cite web | title=Member Schools in the Round Square | url=http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=194 | work=[http://www.roundsquare.org/ RoundSquare.org]|accessdate=2009-05-27}}</ref>

===Australia===

*[[The Armidale School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Ballarat Grammar School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Billanook College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Ivanhoe Grammar School]] (Ridgeway)<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Ivanhoe Grammar School]] (Plenty)<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[MLC School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Mowbray College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney]]
*[[Radford College]]
*[[Scotch Oakburn College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The Southport School]] (TSS)<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[St. Philip's College (Australia)|St Philip's College]]<!--NOT St. Philip's Christian College--><ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Trinity Anglican School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Westminster School, Adelaide|Westminster School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[New England Girls' School|New England Girls School, Armidale]]
*[[St Paul's School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Bangladesh===

*[[Chittagong Grammar School]]

===Bermuda===

*[[Bermuda High School for Girls]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Botswana===

*[[Maru a Pula School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Canada===

*[[Appleby College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Ashbury College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Bayview Glen School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Bishop's College School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Collingwood School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Glenlyon Norfolk School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Lakefield College School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Lower Canada College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Rothesay Netherwood School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Sedbergh School, Québec]]<!--not to be confused with the one in England--><ref name="rslist"/>
*[[St. Clement's School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Stanstead College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School]] <ref name="rslist"/>

===Colombia===
*Colegio Anglo Colombiano

===Denmark===
*[[Herlufsholm School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===England===
*[[Abbotsholme School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Box Hill School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Cobham Hall]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Felsted School]]
*[[Wellington College (Berkshire)|Wellington College]]
*[[Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Windermere School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===France===
*[[L'Ermitage]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Germany===
*[[Schule Birklehof]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Schule Schloss Salem]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Stiftung Louisenlund]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Stiftung Landheim Schondorf]]<ref name="rslist"/>
<!--- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landheim_Schondorf --->

===Hong Kong===
*[[St. Paul's Co-educational College]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===India===
*[[Sarala Birla Academy]]<ref name = "rslist"/>
*[[The Doon School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The Sanskar Valley School Bhopal]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Bangalore International School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Dhirubhai Ambani International School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The Assam Valley School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The British School, New Delhi]]
*[[Daly College|The Daly College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*The [[Lawrence School, Lovedale]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*The [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Mayo College]], Ajmer<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]], Rajkot{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
*The [[Scindia School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Welham Boys' School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The Punjab Public School, Nabha]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Birla Balika Vidyapeeth]], Pilani{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
*[[Vivek High School]], Chandigarh

*[[Pathways world school|Pathways World School]], Aravali, Gurgaon<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School]],jaipur,rajasthan<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Rashtriya Indian Military College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]]<ref name = "rslist"/>
*[[Vidya Devi JIndal School]]<ref name = "rslist"/>

===Japan===
*[[Tamagawa Gakuen]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Jordan===
*[[King's Academy]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Kenya===

*[[Starehe Boys' Centre and School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Brookhouse International Schools]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Oman===

*[[Indian School (Al-Ghubra)]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Pakistan===
*[[The Lyceum School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Peru===

*[[Markham College]] (Lima)<ref name="rslist"/>

===Republic of Korea===

*[[CheongShim International Academy]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Scotland===

*[[Gordonstoun School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Singapore===

*[[United World College of South East Asia]] (UWCSEA)<ref name="rslist"/>

===South Africa===

*[[Bridge House School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
* Dainfern College
*[[St. Cyprian's School (South Africa)|St Cyprian's School]]<ref name="rslist"/> (Girls)
*[[St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)|St. George's Grammar School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[St Stithians College]]<ref name="rslist"/> (Boys)
*[[St Stithians College]]<ref name="rslist"/> (Girls)
*[[Stanford Lake College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Tiger Kloof Educational Institute]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Penryn College (South Africa)|Penryn College]]<ref name="rslist"/><ref>http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=481</ref>

===Switzerland===

*[[Aiglon College]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil]]<ref name= "rslist"/>
*[[Inter-Community School Zürich]]<ref name= "rslist"/>

===Turkey===

*[[Enka Schools]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===United Arab Emirates===

*[http://www.gemsmillenniumschool.com The Millennium School, Dubai]
*[http://www.ihsdubai.org The Indian High School, Dubai]

===United States of America===

*[[The Athenian School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Deerfield Academy]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[The Hotchkiss School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Chadwick School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Cate School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Westtown School]]<ref name="rslist"/>
*[[Saint Andrew's School (Boca Raton, Florida)|Saint Andrew's School]]<ref name="rslist"/>

===Former Members===
[[Anavryta (Marousi)|Anavryta]] National School in northern [[Athens]], [[Greece]], was a member from 1949 till 1981, when the original boarding school was dissolved and replaced by an experimental high school with a [[classics]] and [[humanities]] orientation.

[[St Andrew's College (New Zealand)]] was also a member until 2007.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/ Round Square website]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/ Round Square website]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=194 Round Square, Global Member Schools, List]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=194 List of Round Square Global Member Schools]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=196 Round Square Regional Member Schools]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=196 Round Square Regional Member Schools]


Revision as of 08:21, 4 May 2012

Round Square
TypeInternational Organization of Member Schools
Membership
New schools inducted by election of member schools
Official language
Working language is English
Websitehttp://www.roundsquare.org

The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools[1] that allows students to travel between schools, tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.

History

Round Square is based on the thought of German educator and philosopher Kurt Hahn.[2][3] Hahn believed that schools should not just prepare pupils for higher education, but should in fact be places to prepare them for life.[2]

In 1966, representatives from six schools based on Hahn's philosophy met in Salem, Germany to celebrate Hahn's eightieth birthday.[3] The meeting was presided over by King Constantine II of Greece, who was to become patron of the conference.[3] The group's next meeting took place in Gordonstoun, and the name "Round Square" is derived from a 17th-century building at Gordonstoun School in Scotland. Built in the 17th century as an estate square to house horses, carriages and equipment for the estate, it had a circular design recalling buildings the designer, Sir Robert Gordon, had seen on his travels in Italy. That led to the oxymoronic name, the "Round Square".[3][4]

Philosophy

Similar to Outward Bound, Round Square schools share an educational philosophy that supports the growth of the "whole person". This philosophy is based upon the Round Square "IDEALS" (a backronym that represents the six pillars around which Round Square schools function):[5]

The common goal is to develop every student into a whole person through academic, physical, cultural and spiritual experiences.

There are more than 60 Round Square schools located around the globe in Africa, Australasia, Continental Europe, India, the Middle East, North America, South America, and the United Kingdom.

Round Square Activities

Student Exchanges

Students at any Round Square school may go on an exchange for a semester to any of the other schools, and thus both schools benefit from the experience of direct interaction with people from another part of the world.

Round Square International Service Projects

Round Square International Service (RSIS) Projects embody all six pillars through community service projects, such as raising a new building. Over a school break, students from different Round Square schools will converge on a single location, which is often one of the less privileged schools, where they will work together on a project. The materials required for these projects are raised through the Prince Alexander Fund, and do not require funding from attending students.

Regional Projects

Regional Projects are similar to RSIS projects but are by invitation only.

Conferences

There are a variety of conferences that allow student delegates to meet from around the world and progress Round Square.

Annual International Conferences

Annually, a conference is held at a member school. All schools are invited to attend and it is at these conferences that the Annual General Meeting is held and the future of Round Square is decided. It is also an opportunity for student delegates to meet and discuss issues related to the IDEALS principles. The most recent was held in the United Kingdom in 2011 and the next conference will take place in 2012. The theme of the conference will be, "We Walk Together."

Regional Conferences

Usually, a school will host an annual conference for other member schools within its region.

Young Round Square Schools

Conferences are held for students in middle school. These conferences are annual and are divided by region.

References

  1. ^ "Member Schools in the Round Square". RoundSquare.org. Retrieved 2009-05-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ a b Wendy Bosberry-Scott (October 2010). The John Catt Guide to International Schools 2010/11. John Catt Educational Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-904724-82-7. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Ashley Thomson; Sylvie Lafortune (1 October 1999). Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools. Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 621–625. ISBN 978-1-55002-323-7. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ "'Round square' page on Gordonstoun website". Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  5. ^ "Round Square IDEALS symbolism". RoundSquare.org. Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2006-08-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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