Coral Reef Collaboration between Christ’s College, New Zealand and Okinawa Amicus International School, Japan
Coral bleaching has become a widespread problem around the world. This case study looks into Christ’s College and Okinawa Amicus’ collaborative effort to find a way of detecting and monitoring coral bleaching.
World Refugee Day – from compassion to contribution
In the run up to World Refugee Day on 20th June, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, released its Global Trends Report, and confirmed that the number of people forced to flee their homes has doubled within a decade. The report highlights that with millions fleeing Ukraine or being displaced within its borders, the total number […]
Bee-ing Round Square
This year Round Square’s International Service (RSIS) Project is all about discovering that we can make a big difference collectively through many individual smaller small actions, when we work together on a global scale. With this in mind we have challenged students in RS schools around the world to support the ‘One Million Beehives’ Campaign, founded in South Africa by Lesego Serelong Hozapfel former pupil of RS School Tiger Kloof, through her social enterprise Bokamoso Impact Investments.
Assistance In Action, Round Square Student Committee
Cici Ma from Beijing Concord College of Sino Canada “The rose is in her hands, the flavor is in mine.” This is an old Chinese saying, and it means that we will also get unexpected rewards when we help others. Current world is a global ensemble, which is said that the interaction between people become […]
Student exchange Story: Angus and Luis
Living the Round Square IDEALS of Internationalism and Adventure, Year 10 student Angus Macdonald from Christ’s College in New Zealand jumped at the chance to go on an exchange to the United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA) in Singapore. “I knew I wanted to go on an exchange while at College and wanted to […]
“Life Through Adventure Conference”, Stanford Lake College in South Africa
In February 2022 more than 70 students aged 14-15, and their teachers, from ten Round Square Schools, gathered for four days at Stanford Lake College in South Africa to explore the theme of “Life – Through Adventure” . Delegates heard from a keynote speaker and took part Baraza discussions. Their service activity saw them lending a hand to help renovate and redecorate Glenshiel Primary School, and the adventure programme included a night hike, an Adventure Race and zip-lining high over the waterfalls and rapids of the Letaba River. Click the link below to watch a clip of the Conference video on YouTube.
Wheels-a-thon at Matthew Flinders Anglican College
Students from Prep to Year 6 at Matthew Flinders Anglican College on the Sunshine Coast raised more than $12,000 for World Bicycle Relief by designing a wheels-a-thon challenge.
Student Voices Leads to Updated School Uniform at Rothesay Netherwood School
Rothesay Netherwood School (RNS) is a progressive, independent, co-ed boarding and day school for Grades 6 to 12. At RNS, students are empowered to embrace their individuality while pursuing the greater good. This ethos was put into action when a group of Senior School students advocated for changes to the school uniform to make it more inclusive.
Corazón Verde at Colegio Colombo Britanico
Corazón Verde, or ‘green heart’ is the dedicated environmental program at Colegio Colombo Británico. It’s main aim is to increase community awareness of the relationship between humans and the environment, and how we can reduce our schools impact on the planet and develop a commitment to sustainability within our students.
A Postcard from DAIS: Colours of India
On 20th October, DAIS hosted a RS Postcard on the theme of “Colours of India” as a way to explore the vibrant and diverse culture of India and the importance significance colour plays in festivals, their national flag, food, and so much more.