Student Research Perspectives

An important feature of Round Square activities is that students are always involved in a leadership role, This research project engaged 24 students from 12 Round Square schools working alongside and in support of the professional research team. They tested surveys, provided input into the research design and feedback on the process, they were trained by the research team before conducting interviews, gathering qualitative data and processing their results, presenting some of their findings at a Research Symposium hosted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The student research team left the Symposium with their final research assignment – to apply their newfound skills to research and author a paper on one of the 12 Round Square Discoveries.

Click the links below to read their finished work:

• International Understanding with Tenacity by Kritee Mahato and Somphors Tann from Aiglon, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland
• International Understanding with a Commitment to Sustainability by Catalina Adaglio and Santiago Nartallo from Belgrano Day School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• International Understanding with an Appreciation for Diversity by Klara Kuemmerle and Benjamin Gross-Loh from Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Cambridge, MA, USA
• International Understanding with Self-Awareness by Junie Wee and Angad Vraich from Christ’s College, Christchurch, New Zealand
• International Understanding with Communication Skills by Santiago Pinto and Daniela Ángel from Colegio Los Nogales, Bogotá, Colombia
• International Understanding with Compassion by Rushil Chaudhary and Sriman Goel from Doon School, Dehradun, India
• International Understanding with Inventiveness by Shine Lee and Tamsin Nottage from The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
• International Understanding with Courage by Annaliese Filippis and Stefan Fazzino from Ivanhoe Grammar School, Melbourne, Australia
• International Understanding with Problem-solving by Cara Fleming and Madeline Barnes from Latymer Upper School, London, UK
• International Understanding with a Sense of Responsibility by Simran Pinheiro and Karl Mbugua from St Constantine’s International School, Arusha, Tanzania
• International Understanding with Inquisitiveness by Claudia Muresan and Victor Andries from Transylvania College, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• International Understanding with Teamwork by Thomas Weifeng Zhu and Sammi Lu from YK Pao School, Shanghai, China