Connect your classroom with schools worldwide
Are you eager for your students to practice new languages with native speakers and connect with peers from around the world? Do you want to unlock global perspectives on key historical events in your curriculum or explore real-world solutions to environmental issues raised in the Geography syllabus? Round Square Study Labs offer a unique opportunity to bridge your classroom with schools throughout our network.
When students’ in-classroom learning connects with the wider world, it magnifies their understanding and broadens their horizons. It also raises aspirations and builds their capacity to make a positive difference. One of the most accessible ways to connect students internationally is through our online Round Square Study Labs. Hosted on Zoom and lasting from 60-90 minutes, your students lead conversations across multiple time zones and cultural contexts.
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Round Square Study Labs
Designed to nurture leadership, deepen understanding of international perspectives, and build cross-cultural connections, Study Labs create space for students to explore curriculum topics in meaningful, relevant ways. Each 60–90 minute session is entirely student-led, and while participants are encouraged to follow the full programme, sessions can also be attended individually.
Geography (Ages 14+)
Small groups of between six and ten students from six schools 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.
History (Ages 14+)
Small groups of between six and ten students from six school will start with an AI description of an event. Students will share and compare diverse viewpoints — opening the floor to nuanced conversations about how the past is taught, interpreted, and understood in different cultures.
Languages: French, English, Spanish and Mandarin (All ages)
Baraza-style discussion groups will be organised by proficiency level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Students sign up to their chosen level in advance of the session and join peers from other schools in a fun, informal space to practise and improve their language skills with fluent speakers.
Registration will open approximately one month before each session. We will share full details — including topics, dates and sign-up links — in future editions of RS Weekly.
Benefits to Attendees
Attending Round Square Study Labs offers numerous benefits including:
- International Understanding: global awareness and cross-cultural friendships through authentic real-life experiences and viewpoints;
- Communication Skills: enhanced ability to communicate effectively across cultures and often different languages. Study Labs also offer practical experience of public speaking;
- New Perspectives: new insights and appreciation that there can be many cultural and historical interpretations to a story;
- Curriculum Integration: topics link directly to the curriculum and public exams. Study Labs bring the subject to life in a unique, engaging way.
Benefits to Hosts
Hosting Round Square Study Labs provides significant advantages to students including:
- Presenting Skills: improved ability to present information clearly and engagingly within a supportive environment;
- Problem Solving and Organisation Skills: valuable experience in planning and executing successful, international events;
- Leadership Skills: opportunities to lead activities and Baraza breakout sessions;
- New Perspectives: new insights and appreciation that there can be many cultural and historical interpretations to a story;
- Curriculum Integration: topics link directly to the curriculum and public exams. Study Labs bring the subject to life in a unique, engaging way.