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.
MENS REMAP A mind-body approach to boys wellbeing at The Southport School
The Southport School’s Wellbeing Health offerings aim to address mental and physical health issues prevalent among young Australian males and have developed a specific framework around mental health and wellbeing with the pillars of Mindfulness, Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep, relationships, Engagement, Meaning and Purpose – or ‘MENS REMAP’.
A Collaboration on cross-cultural differences
Godspell College in Argentina shared a collaborated with Mayo College in India, British Overseas School in Pakistan and GEMS Modern Academy in United Arab Emirates to explore and discuss their cultural differences and similarities.
A Postcard from Stiftung Louisenlund: Anti-Semitism in Modern Germany
Stiftung Louisenlund hosted Round Square postcard for students aged 16-18 on Zoom on Antisemitism in Modern Germany. Over 100 students from 29 schools in 14 countries (Germany, Switzerland, India, South Africa, Kenya, Colombia, the USA, Canada, Oman, Romania, the UK, Peru, Armenia, and Tanzania) joined the call, in which, the student hosts gave a brief history of the Holocaust before delving into modern day examples of antisemitism and opening up the conversation in baraza breakouts with their peers from around the world.
Shri Ram and BB&N explore food, glorious food!
The students of Grade I, class of 2019-20, The Shri Ram School (TSRS), India collaborated with Buckingham Browne and Nichols (BBN), USA school through the Round Square network. The theme was Exploring and Engaging with Food. BBN School selected to learn about herbs and TSRS chose carrots.
A Postcard from Roedean School: Ubuntu! What is in a name?
“Ubuntu” is part of the Zulu phrase “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” usually interpreted as “I am because you are”. In the Postcard the students wanted to describe unique aspects of the South African culture and to compare and relate them to cultural input from delegates from around the world. In this way they hoped to discover some elements of common humanity.
A Postcard from Radford College: A Deep Dive Into Canberra’s Culture; Adventure
We hosted a Zoom Around the Postcard event for students aged 10 – 12 years old that would focus on Adventure and Creativity as well as give the participants a little understanding of what life is like in Canberra, Australia.
A Postcard from Riverdale Country School: Sharing Art Inspired By Our Home; New York City
Eight Riverdale Visual Arts students led a discussion entitled “Art Inspired by Our Home” with 130 students from 20 different schools based in the U.S., Brazil, Bangladesh, Korea, Germany, Oman, India, Japan, South Africa, Peru, Canada, and the U.K.
A Postcard from Sunbeam School Lahartara – The Music and Mysticism of Banaras
Sunbeam School Lahartara, Varanasi, India got an opportunity to take some of the Round Square members on a journey to unveil the ethos of Banaras. The Round Square Postcard call that was planned for 13-15 age range was a soul stirring experience with an inspiring keynote session, stimulating baraza discussions, meditative musical performances and was a great way to explore the vibrancy and chaotic pleasure of the oldest living city of the world.
A Postcard from The Indian High School – Multicultural Dubai
The theme “Multiculturalism” was chosen as it relates to the demographics of Dubai. Attendees were introduced to the topic by way of a video comprising of visuals of the country combined with examples of how the U.A.E is a melting pot of myriad cultures.