We are pleased to announce the launch of the Round Square Global Forum pilot project, an online platform to support academic collaboration among member schools. The idea was discussed at the RS Board meeting at the International Conference at Wellington and has been further discussed at the Americas Regional Conference and again at Brookhouse. An update on the project will be presented at Penryn.

The pilot will be evaluated at the March meeting of the Board and decisions about future directions will be made at that time. Schools that were unable to participate in the Americas, and Kenyan workshops will be offered the opportunity to explore the project and to participate if they wish. A detailed description of the RSGF is attached.

Herewith are the steps to become involved in the pilot:

• Present the RS Global Forum to your faculty/academic staff.

To participate, a school must agree to and support the following:

• Designate a minimum two teachers to participate

• Enroll the teachers in the TIGed Project Based Learning for Global Citizenship c-Course (Tuition is a discounted rate of $200/teacher. Instructions for enrolling will be given upon registration in the RS Global Forum. See attached Information Guide for description.)

• If your schools decides to participate, fill out the online registration form. A link will be available on the Round Square Website.

We have appointed John Nordquist of Chadwick School to be Director of the RSGF. John's role will be to oversee and coordinate the development of the RSGF in partnership with Jennifer Klein, Taking IT Global for Educators and World Leadership School. John will be sending out more information in the near future.

We are very excited at the prospect of adding a respected academic component to the value that the organisation brings to its members.