Round Square Collaboration between Regents and Newcastle Grammar

Regents is just one of 200 schools in the world that adopts the ‘Round Square’ approach to education. This is centered around the Discovery Framework, a set of skills, values and attributes that will help our students succeed in whatever field they choose to follow. 

These include values like compassion, responsibility, courage, self-awareness and tenacity. 

At Regents, the Discovery Framework can be found in almost everything we do and as a result, students receive a truly holistic education, which combines academic achievement with a strong appreciation for the local, regional, and global communities of which they are a part and a genuine wish to positively influence the world around them. 

In practical terms, access to the Round Square network gives students at Regents a number of outstanding opportunities to take part in, such as the recent collaboration with Newcastle Grammar School in Australia. 

Year 7 students from both schools exchanged video messages about each other's school, their country and cultures and how Covid-19 has impacted them and their studies.  

This project was aimed at Year 7 Humanities students, to engage with other Round Square schools around the world, to explore different cultures through the use of the Round Square Discovery Framework as well as becoming more globally aware. 

Students exchanged a range of questions about their country and culture via emails. The responses to the questions were filmed by both schools and shared as videos, these question-and-answer videos formed part of a cultural display produced by the students. 

This project was a one-off opportunity to connect students and find out more about the culture and life in another country. 

You can watch the full video here

Other opportunities and benefits from being a Round Square school to our students are: 

Discovery Week  

Once each academic year, all students, from Early Primary up to our IB students, are excused from timetabled lessons for one week in order to take part in a series of activities designed with the values and attributes of the RSDF in mind. 

Student Exchanges 

In recent years, Regents students have enjoyed exchanges to Round Square schools in Australia, South Africa, Peru, the US, and India. 

Round Square International Service Projects 

Regents students have participated in building and community development projects in Peru, South Africa and India. 

Regional Services Projects 

Regents leads a variety of projects across Thailand, and abroad to support communities in need. Every student takes part in projects over the course of a normal year, and we  

Annual Regional and International Conferences 

Regents students have access to the Round Square conferences every year as delegates, speakers and workshop leaders. These are hosted around the World and are an amazing chance to share the spirit of Internationalism with colleagues from many different nations. 

Find out more about Round Square