IntroductionsRod Fraser

Chairman, Round Square Board

Rachael WestgarthDirector of Strategy & Operations

Duncan HossackRegional Support Manager

Overvie

w and

Insight

STRATEGI

C

OBJECTIV

ES

HISTORY

&

CONTEXT

FUTURE

PLANS

1A little bit of background

50 Years

160 Schools

40+ Countries

5 Regions

Global Network of Schools

7,000students

attending a

conference

1,700community

service

projects

1,500students

on an

exchange

There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.

- KURT HAHN

“

The Round

Square

IDEALS

International

Understanding

Democracy

Adventure

Leadership

ServiceEnvironmental

Stewardship

Supporting

Holistic

Experiential

Learning

in Member

Schools

ROUND SQUARE IDEALS

Network:InternationalLike-mindedConnected

Quality

Resources:CollaborativeBest Practice Web library

Discovery Framework:

Skills LiteraciesAttitudes

Values

Activities: Service

AdventureConferenceExchange

• Not for profit

• UK Registered Charity

• Governed by a Board- Regional Representation - Specialist roles

• Worldwide Management Team

• Office in Windsor, UK

• Heads and “Reps”

• Collaborative & consultative

Round

Square

Organisation

Structure

2Strategic

Objectives

ROUND SQUARE STRATEGIC PLAN

REGIONAL & WORLDWIDE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

supported by

REGIONAL OBJECTIVES(Europe, Americas, S.Asia & Gulf, Africa, Australasia & E.Asia)

OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES(Worldwide Management Team)

and referenced to

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK(Shared)

3 Strategic

ThemesA vibrant, connected network

A world class

educational approach

A platform for future

leaders

A vibrant, connected network

A world class educational

approach

A platform for future

leaders

Real-world learning

democracy

Co-creation of knowledge

3Current &

Future Plans

Current

FocusMembership

Structure

and Network

Quality

Round

Square

Discovery

Framework

Research,

Evaluation

and

sharing

best

practice

• Activities expanding to include all ages

• Curricular/ Co-curricula: embedding RS

• Focus on deepening whole-school engagement- aiming for all students

• Resource and research centre

• Continuing to professionalise (just enough)

An

exciting

future

Greater Collaboration

More regional and individual school-hosted opportunities inc. service, project, adventure and conference opportunites

Quality of Interaction

+ Professional Development opportunities; the formation and development of cluster groups; introduction of a structured mentoring programme

Network Development

Growth in unrepresented or under-represented parts of the world; a focus on quality of engagement and best practice sharing

Regional

Objectives

3 Broad

Areas

4A connected

Network

5RS Discovery Framework

Round Square Discovery Framework

“To construct a practical and useful

framework that captures and communicates

the unique spirit of a Round Square

approach to teaching and learning”

Method

and

Process

160 school consultation

Worldwide writing team examined

40 attributes

Description & recognition written

for each

Peer review & comment

Mapping to IDEALS

Examples gathered & tagged to

attributes

Learner

centred

approach

Learners Explorers

Attributes Discoveries

Core values Spirits

= BEING NOT DOING

THE SPIRIT OF THE IDEALS

Spirit of

Internationalism

is found in those who seek to

discover and embrace the similarities

and differences between nationalities

and cultures and in ways that

promote meaningful and lasting

understanding, tolerance and

respect.

Spirit of

Democracy

encompasses a sense of equality,

fairness, social justice, a sense of

responsibility to actively participate,

and a desire to do what is right (for

the greater good).

centres on the significance of

understanding mankind’s place

in the universe, the forces that

shape our surroundings and the

impact we have on those

surroundings.

Spirit of

Adventure

is characterised by those who push

themselves beyond their perceived

limits, cross boundaries and discover

that they are capable of more than

they thought.

Spirit of

Leadership

recognises that successful leaders

are driven by a desire to be of

service to others and to nurture,

guide, develop and help them to

improve and succeed

Spirit of

Service

celebrates personal

development through practical

experience that brings

sustainable support and benefit

to others.

Spirit of

Environmentalis

m

Sense of

Responsibility

Courage

Appreciation

for

Diversity

TenacityInquisitiveness

Communication

Skills

Self-Awareness

Teamwork Skills

Commitment to

Sustainability

Ability to

Solve

Problems

Compassion

Inventiveness

Spirit of the

Environment

Spirit of

Adventure

Spirit of Leadership

Spirit of

Service

Spirit of Internationalism

Spirit of

Democracy

Explorers

The

Round

Square

Discovery

Framework

© 2015 Round Square

Pilot

Phase

12-18 months

Podio platform to share trailblazing

Reporting to RS membership at

International Conference 2016

Professional Development: Best Practice

Re-Development of RS online resource

library around Discovery Framework

Further development of RS online

collaboration platform

Questions?www.roundsquare.org