Why apply to Round Square? The benefits of becoming a member school include transformative learning experiences for students, professional development, good practice and networking for staff, strategic growth and school advancement for school leaders.
Joining Round Square unlocks a world of opportunities tailored to your school’s students, faculty, and leadership. By becoming a member, you join a global network dedicated to transformative experiences, both on and offline.
Explore how each group within your school can see the benefits of joining Round Square.
For Students:
Transformative Learning Experiences
Global Connections: Participate in international student exchange programmes, conferences, service projects and online zoom postcards. These allow students to immerse themselves in different cultures, experiences, viewpoints and educational systems, gaining a truly global perspective.
Collaborative Projects: Engage in global collaborations across the curriculum that address real-world challenges, fostering critical thinking and teamwork skills.
Character Development: Benefit from opportunities designed to build character and leadership skills. These are rooted in the Round Square IDEALS (Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership and Service).
For Faculty:
Professional Growth and Networking
Best Practice: Access time-saving teaching resources, tools, tips and project ideas. Our online subject specific Study Labs provided by the Round Square community can enhance your classroom experience.
Collaborative Learning: Connect with educators and faculty from around the world to share insights, exchange ideas and gain new perspectives on effective teaching strategies. All while bringing your lessons to life for students through unique global connections and collaborations.
Professional Growth and Best Practice: Connect, visit and learn from other Round Square schools. Share good practice and attend conferences as delegates or presenters.
For Leadership:
Strategic Growth and School Advancement
Strategic Guidance: Work closely with a dedicated Schools’ Support Director. They will help you navigate the application process, and walk the journey with you, to determine how Round Square will complement your school’s values system and ethos, and support achievement of your strategic aims and objectives.
Global Influence: Welcome the world into your school and connect your faculty and students with perspectives and ideas beyond their immediate context. Add a truly international dimension to your co-curricula programming, that benefits students, adds value for parents and increases interest in admissions.
Character Education: Access a robust, research-based international framework for character education in teaching and learning through the RS IDEALS and Discoveries, with the flexibility to use or embed these in ways that work best for your school.
Professional Network: Connect with like-minded peers around the world to share challenges and solutions, forge collaborations and generate ideas. Learn about different approaches to character education around the world, share your expertise, and bring new ideas back into your own school.