Talking Heads: Blythe Everett, The Marvelwood School, USA

In the latest episode of the Round Square Podcast, Blythe Everett, Head of School at The Marvelwood School in the USA is joined by Misty Jordan, Round Square Coordinator. They explore how the school’s decades-long commitment to community engagement has shaped generations of students, from volunteering in hospitals and classrooms to earning EMT licenses and protecting endangered wildlife through student-led environmental research. The episode asks an important question for every school community: What changes when service becomes part of a school’s identity rather than just another item on a transcript?

The discussion also highlights how meaningful service creates deeper connections between students, faculty, and the wider world. Listeners will hear stories of students taking ownership of long-term projects, mentoring younger peers, and helping preserve local land from development through bird-banding research that contributed to conservation efforts. The podcast further explores how the Round Square IDEALS come alive through authentic experiences both locally and globally.

Whether you are interested in student leadership, experiential learning, environmental stewardship, or strengthening community partnerships, this thoughtful and uplifting conversation offers some fresh ideas and compelling examples for the Round Square network to consider.