Inviting Students to apply for RSIS South Africa July 2025

We are delighted to invite students of Round Square schools to apply for a place on the July 2025 Round Square International Service Project in South Africa. 

With a huge thank you to Round Square School, Tiger Kloof, who will host our Project Team in their boarding house, we are excited to be heading to South Africa, to visit Lesego Serolong, and the community supported through her One Million Beehives campaign. The project will run from arrivals into Johannesburg on 9 July to departures on 21 July 2025.

Around 50 participants from Round Square schools across the world will work together in an international team to support the Oledile Early Learning Center, the only kindergarten serving a 20km radius in a rural, under-resourced region, providing vital early education to children in Matlaneng, the local community close to Lesego’s farm.

Students will work together to complete the kindergarten’s new permanent building, creating a safe and sustainable space for learning. In addition, project participants will meet some of the beekeepers supported through Lesego’s One Million Beehives initiative, our virtual RSIS Project in 2021/2, and have some hands-on experiences constructing beehives, harvesting honey, and learning about the science and business of beekeeping—skills that empower the local community whilst protecting the environment. The itinerary also includes a visit to Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum.

This project combines hands-on service with cultural exploration, offering students a chance to work with the community to make a lasting difference whilst developing communication, confidence, independence and a range of key life skills. RSIS Projects offer fantastic leadership development opportunities, with participants taking turns as Student Leaders, managing daily responsibilities and fostering teamwork. 

Find out more by talking to your school’s Round Square Coordinator or click on the link below:

Key Information

• Dates: 9–21 July 2025
• Cost: £1,300 (bursaries available) + flights which participants book separately
• Location: North West Province, South Africa
• Application Deadline: 31 March 2025
• Age: 16 or over as standard

Eligibility

We are looking for Round Square students with a sense of responsibility, an appreciation for diversity with the ability to solve problems. Eligible students:

• are aged 16 or over at the time of the project;
• attend a Round Square school at the time of the project, and will return to the school after the trip;
• have a valid passport which expires no sooner than six months after the end of the trip;
• are able to obtain a tourist visa for the trip (or as required by your nationality);
• have a good degree of physical and mental fitness;
• are a team player;
• are willing to give everything a go;
• are ready for a life-changing experience.