Round Square Talking Heads
Welcome to Round Square, where we bring you a series of insightful podcasts featuring Heads of School from across the globe. Join us for bite-sized episodes as we delve into the knowledge, experience, and inspiration of Heads from Round Square schools. Learn about how they foster community, character, and personal growth in unique contexts.
Round Square is an international community of 280+ schools in 50 countries that collaborate on character education around six themes (the Round Square IDEALS) – International Understanding, Democracy, Environmental Stewardship, Adventure, Leadership and Service.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2023
Sara Rubenstein - Humankind: A Hopeful History - Taking Inspiration from Rutger Bregman on Positive Perspectives
Sara Rubenstein from Carrollwood Day School in the USA shares how Rutger Bregman's 'Humankind, a Hopeful History' inspired her to maintain optimism and idealism during the pandemic. She discusses how…
Chris Shannon - Honouring Black History Month at Lower Canada College
Chris Shannon from Lower Canada College shares his inspiration for Black History Month from 1960s actor Sidney Poitier. Chris discusses how Poitier chose roles that addressed injustice and overcame r…
Vanita Uppal - No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Vanita Uppal from the British School New Delhi draws inspiration from Thich Nhat Hanh's expression 'No Mud, No Lotus' and connects it to effective leadership. She discusses how examples of extraordin…
Dr Alec O'Connell - Building a Community of Respect and Consent
Dr Alec O'Connell, Headmaster of Scotch College in Western Australia, outlines how his school fosters ethical behaviour in the school community through the themes of Respect and Consent. He talks abo…
Cory Lowde - The Connectedness of the Round Square IDEALS
Cory Lowde, Headmaster of Box Hill School in the UK, explores the interconnectedness of the Round Square IDEALS, and how our interaction with these themes adapts and changes in different contexts. He…