Round Square Geography Labs connect students across countries to explore a range of key geography topics. The programme invites students to share case studies of international perspectives on different topics commonly explored through geography curricula.
Students will leave each Lab having explored six case studies, presented by their peers, offering authentic, local insights into real-world geographic challenges facing their countries/areas. This peer-to-peer learning environment enables students to gain a more nuanced understanding of global issues, enriching their perspectives through diverse viewpoints and experiences. Students enhance both their academic understanding and intercultural awareness, developing not only stronger geography skills but also a broader global outlook.
Small groups of between six and ten students from each school will explore global case studies aligned to geography curricula. Each session offers an opportunity to examine international perspectives and reflect on how place, space, and human-environment interactions are understood around the world.
This week’s theme is Rivers: Lifeline or Threats?
These sessions will run at 4am UTC/GMT and 3pm UTC/GMT
4am GMT/UTC: we make to be 9am in Karachi, 9:30am in Delhi, 11am in Bangkok, 12pm in Beijing and Singapore, 1pm in Seoul and Tokyo, 2pm in Sydney and 4pm in Wellington. But please check for your own location.
3pm GMT / UTC: we make to be 10am in Bogotá, Lima and Quito, 11am in Miami and Toronto, 12pm in São Paulo, 3pm in Freetown and Accra, 4pm in London, 5pm in Kigali, 5pm in Nairobi and 7pm in Dubai and Yerevan. But please check for your own location.
Upcoming Sessions:
- 14 May
4am UTC/GMT and 12pm UTC/GMT
Tourism: Boon or Burden?
- 21 May
4am UTC/GMT and 3pm UTC/GMT
Powering the Planet: The Global Energy Puzzle
- 28 May
4am UTC/GMT and 5pm UTC/GMT
Sustaining Our Future: Building Sustainable Cities