Round Square
Round Square is an international network of schools, based on the educational concepts of Kurt Hahn, and named after a distinctive building at Gordonstoun. Founded by a group of seven schools in the late 1960s, by 1996 it had grown to 20 member schools worldwide, and has since expanded to over 200 schools.[1] Round Square is incorporated in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee, and is a registered charity.
Round Square logo | |
| Founder | Kurt Hahn (educational concepts) Jocelin Winthrop Young (organisation) |
|---|---|
| Type | Educational |
Membership | New schools inducted by election of member schools |
Official language | English |
| Website | www.roundsquare.org |
History Edit
Between 1962 and 1963 Jocelin Winthrop Young and Roy McComish listed all the schools which they considered to have adopted the educational ideas of Kurt Hahn or had included them at their foundation.[2][3][4] These schools were: in Scotland, Rannoch School and Dunrobin School; in England, Abbotsholme School, Battisborough and Milton Abbey; in Germany Louisenlund; in Switzerland Aiglon College, in Ghana Achimota School; in India The Doon School; and the soon to open Athenian School in California. Salem, Gordonstoun, Anavryta and Box Hill were 'taken for granted' as the already established and pre-eminent Hahnian schools.[5]
On 5 June 1966, Kurt Hahn’s 80th birthday was celebrated at Schule Schloss Salem, and as the headmaster of the school Winthrop Young invited the headmasters of Box Hill School, Gordonstoun, Louisenlund, Anavryta, Battisborough, the Athenian School, and the recently opened Atlantic College, to discuss the establishment of a Hahn schools conference.[6][7][8] This meeting was chaired by King Constantine and during its course an agreement was reached on naming the conference "The Hahn Schools", it was then decided that the first conference would be held at Gordonstoun in 1967.[9] At this first conference at Hahn's insistence the name "The Hahn Schools" was dropped in favour of a new name "The Round Square" after an iconic building at Gordounstoun.[10] Six of the schools that attended this first conference and were the founding members of the Round Square: Box Hill School, Gordonstoun, Anavryta Experimental Lyceum, Schule Schloss Salem, Aiglon College and Abbotsholme School. At the 2nd Round Square conference held at Box Hill the principles of the association were established and co-education was the first of the sequence of conference themes that were discussed.[11] At a later conference held at Box Hill in 1980 the R.S.I.S. (Round Square International Service) was created to promote and organise overseas voluntary service projects in much the same way as the project in Cephalonia.[12] Winthrop Young retired as headmaster of Salem in 1974 but continued to run the Round Square association as Honorary Secretary and later as Director until he retired from that position in 1992.[13]
Activities Edit
Round Square schools encourage students to take part in a range of community service activities both locally and internationally. Many projects are run through the school and further opportunities are available via the Round Square Region, Network and Worldwide Organisation. The philosophy of Round Square is centered on the 6 IDEALS, namely the Spirit of Internationalism, the Spirit of Democracy, the Spirit of Environment, the Spirit of Adventure, the Spirit of Leadership, and finally, the Spirit of Service. The goal is to develop a sense of responsible leadership and deeper understanding of democratic practice.[14][15]
Member schools Edit
| School name | Country |
|---|---|
| Abbotsholme School | United Kingdom |
| Anavryta Experimental Lyceum (no longer a member) | Greece |
| Aiglon College | Switzerland |
| Box Hill School | United Kingdom |
| Gordonstoun School | United Kingdom |
| Schule Schloss Salem | Germany |
| School name | Country |
|---|---|
| AKS Lytham | United Kingdom |
| All Saints' College, Nainital | India |
| Amman Baccalaureate School | Jordan |
| Anania Shirakatsy Armenian National Lyceum | Armenia |
| Appleby College | Canada |
| Ashbury College | Canada |
| Assam Valley School | India |
| Aubrick Multicultural Bilingual School | Brazil |
| Ballarat Grammar School | Australia |
| Bangalore International School | India |
| Bayview Glen School | Canada |
| Barker College | Australia |
| Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada | China |
| Belgrano Day School | Argentina |
| Billanook College | Australia |
| Birla Public School (Vidya Niketan) | India |
| Bishop Druitt College | Australia |
| Bishop's College School | Canada |
| Bridge House School | South Africa |
| British Overseas School | Pakistan |
| Brookhouse School | Kenya |
| Buckingham Browne & Nichols | United States |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School | Australia |
| Cadet College Hasanabdal | Pakistan |
| Calgary French and International School | Canada |
| Carrollwood Day School | United States |
| Cate School | United States |
| Cayman International School | Cayman Islands |
| Chadwick International | South Korea |
| Chadwick School | United States |
| Chanderbala Modi Academy | India |
| Cheongshim International Academy | South Korea |
| Chittagong Grammar School | Bangladesh |
| Chittagong Grammar School National Curriculum | Bangladesh |
| Christ's College, Canterbury | New Zealand |
| Cobham Hall School | United Kingdom |
| Colegio Anglo Colombiano | Colombia |
| Colegio Gran Bretaña | Colombia |
| Colegio Los Nogales | Colombia |
| Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil | Switzerland |
| College De La Salle – Amman | Jordan |
| Collingwood School | Canada |
| Craighouse School | Chile |
| Dainfern College | South Africa |
| Daly College | India |
| Dhirubhai Ambani International School | India |
| Dover College | United Kingdom |
| Elaraki School | Morocco |
| Elmwood School | Canada |
| Enka Schools | Turkey |
| Ermitage International School of France | France |
| Felsted School | United Kingdom |
| Fern Hill School | Canada |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado | United States |
| GEMS Modern Academy | Dubai |
| Geraldton Grammar School | Australia |
| Glenlyon Norfolk School | Canada |
| Godspell College | Argentina |
| Green Hills Academy | Rwanda |
| Hackley School | United States |
| Hebron Academy | United States |
| Herlufsholm School | Denmark |
| Him Academy Public School | India |
| Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | United States |
| Hotchkiss School | United States |
| Hunan Concord College of Sino-Canada | China |
| The Indian High School, Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| Indian School Al Ghubra | Oman |
| Inter-Community School Zürich | Switzerland |
| International Community School | Ghana |
| International School of Kenya | Kenya |
| Inventure Academy | India |
| Ipswich Grammar School | Australia |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Australia |
| Jhamkudevi Senior Secondary School | India |
| Junior and Senior High School of Kogakuin University | Japan |
| Kansai International Academy | Japan |
| KC Public School | India |
| Keimei Gakuen | Japan |
| Keystone & Kilittasi International School | Turkey |
| Keystone Academy | China |
| King's Academy | Jordan |
| King's College, Auckland | New Zealand |
| Klosterschule Roßleben | Germany |
| L K Singhania Education Centre | India |
| Lakefield College School | Canada |
| Landheim Schondorf | Germany |
| Latymer Upper School | United Kingdom |
| The Lawrence School, Sanawar | India |
| Lawrence School, Lovedale | India |
| Le Salésien | Canada |
| Linden Hall High School | Japan |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | Australia |
| Lower Canada College | Canada |
| MacLachlan College | Canada |
| Maria's Public School | India |
| Markham College | Peru |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College | Australia |
| Mayo College | India |
| Mayo College Girls School | India |
| Miles Bronson Residential School | India |
| Milton Abbey School | United Kingdom |
| MLC School Sydney | Australia |
| Millwood School | United States |
| Modern School, Barakhamba Road | India |
| Mody School | India |
| New England Girls' School | Australia |
| Newcastle Grammar School | Australia |
| Nightingale-Bamford School | United States |
| Ningbo Huamao International School | China |
| Nishimachi International School | Japan |
| Okinawa Amicus International School | Japan |
| Palmer Trinity School | United States |
| Paradis International School | Romania |
| Park City Day School | United States |
| Pathways World School | India |
| Penryn College | South Africa |
| Pinegrove School | India |
| Providence Day School | United States |
| Radford College | Australia |
| Rajkumar College | India |
| Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public School | India |
| RDFZ | China |
| Regent's International School | Thailand |
| Regents International School Pattaya | Thailand |
| Renaissance International School Saigon | Vietnam |
| Riverdale Country School | United States |
| Rockhampton Grammar School | Australia |
| Rockport School | United Kingdom |
| Roedean School | United Kingdom |
| Rosseau Lake College | Canada |
| Rothesay Netherwood School | Canada |
| Ryde School with Upper Chine | United Kingdom |
| SAI International School | India |
| Saint Andrew's School | United States |
| San Silvestre School | Peru |
| Sarala Birla Academy | India |
| Scarborough College | United Kingdom |
| Schule Birklehof | Germany |
| Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya | India |
| Scotch College, Perth | Australia |
| Scotch Oakburn College | Australia |
| SEK International School Ciudalcampo | Spain |
| Seth Anandram Jaipuria School | India |
| Shenzhen (Nanshan) Concord College of Sino-Canada | China |
| Singapore International School, Mumbai | India |
| St Andrew's College | South Africa |
| St Andrew's School for Girls | South Africa |
| St Andrews School, Turi | Kenya |
| St. Clement's School | Canada |
| St Constantine's School | Tanzania |
| St Cyprian's School, Cape Town | South Africa |
| St George's Diocesan School | Namibia |
| St George's Grammar School | South Africa |
| St John's-Ravenscourt School | Canada |
| St Mary's School, Colchester | United Kingdom |
| St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School | Canada |
| St. Paul's Co-educational College | Hong Kong, China |
| St Philip's College | Australia |
| St Stithians Boys' College | South Africa |
| St Stithians Girls' College | South Africa |
| St. George's College | Peru |
| Stanford Lake College | South Africa |
| Starehe Boys' Centre and School | Kenya |
| Step by Step School | India |
| Stiftung Louisenlund | Germany |
| Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School | Canada |
| Sunbeam School Lahartara | India |
| Sunbeam Suncity (School & Hostel) | India |
| Sunshine Montessori School | Canada |
| Tamagawa Academy | Japan |
| The Affiliated High School of Peking University's Dalton Academy | China |
| The Armidale School | Australia |
| The Athenian School | United States |
| The Bermuda High School | Bermuda |
| The British School | Indonesia |
| The British School | India |
| The Doon School | India |
| The Emerald Heights International School | India |
| The English School (Colegio de Inglaterra) | Colombia |
| The Hutchins School | Australia |
| The Hyderabad Public School | India |
| The Kingsley School | United Kingdom |
| The Lyceum School | Pakistan |
| The Marvelwood School | United States |
| The Millennium School | United Arab Emirates |
| The Private Realschule Gut Warnberg | Germany |
| The Punjab Public School | India |
| The Sagar School | India |
| The Samworth Church Academy | United Kingdom |
| The Sanskaar Valley School | India |
| The Scindia School | India |
| The Shri Ram School | India |
| The Southport School | Australia |
| Tiger Kloof Educational Institution | South Africa |
| Transylvania College | Romania |
| Trevor Day School | United States |
| Trinity Anglican School | Australia |
| Trivandrum International School | India |
| United World College of South East Asia | Singapore |
| Vidya Devi Jindal School | India |
| Vivek High School | India |
| Welham Boys' School | India |
| Welham Girls' School | India |
| Westfield School | United Kingdom |
| Westminster School | Australia |
| Whanganui Collegiate School | New Zealand |
| Wilderness School | Australia |
| Windermere School | United Kingdom |
| Woodleigh School | Australia |
| Wyoming Seminary | United States |
| Yadavindra Public School Patiala | India |
| Yakumo Academy | Japan |
References Edit
- ^ The Good Schools Guide, Amanda Atha and Sarah Drummond, pp.343 (Macmillan 1996)
- ^ "RS History and Heritage". Round Square. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "History of Schule Schloss Salem: The Kurt Hahn Archive and a journey through time". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Gordonstoun | Our history". gordonstoun.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Jocelin Winthrop-Young 28/3/1999 - accessible https://www.jocelinwinthropyoung.com/work/round-square/
- ^ "History of Schule Schloss Salem: The Kurt Hahn Archive and a journey through time". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Gordonstoun | Our history". gordonstoun.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ The muscles of friendship - Speech by Jocelin Winthrop Young on the occasion of his retirement in October 1992 - Accessible https://www.jocelinwinthropyoung.com/work/round-square/
- ^ The muscles of friendship - Speech by Jocelin Winthrop Young on the occasion of his retirement in October 1992 - Accessible https://www.jocelinwinthropyoung.com/work/round-square/
- ^ "Our History". Round Square. Round Square Organisation. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ The muscles of friendship - Speech by Jocelin Winthrop Young on the occasion of his retirement in October 1992 - Accessible https://www.jocelinwinthropyoung.com/work/round-square/
- ^ The muscles of friendship - Speech by Jocelin Winthrop Young on the occasion of his retirement in October 1992 - Accessible https://www.jocelinwinthropyoung.com/work/round-square/
- ^ "Life".
- ^ Tacy, Peter (2006). Ideals at work: education for world stewardship in the Round Square schools. Deerfield, Mass.: Deerfield Academy Press. ISBN 9780975575826.
- ^ Higham, Rupert; Djohari, Natalie (5 March 2018). "From voting to engaging: promoting democratic values across an international school network" (PDF). Oxford Review of Education. 44 (6): 669–685. doi:10.1080/03054985.2018.1433649. S2CID 150049210.