RS Conference
Round Square Conference - The Lawrence School, Sanawar
Twelve students along with two teachers participated in the Round Square Conference hosted by the Lawrence School, Sanawar (H.P.)from 5th to 9th June 2023. A total of 244 students from 27 schools across India and abroad assembled to deliberate on the theme of the conference; 'Protect...Preserve... Progress...for Sustainable Happiness '
The inspiring key note speakers Mr. Kartik Satyanarayan, Mr. Arjun Kochar and Lt. Gen. Kamal Dawar enlightened the students on various aspects of wildlife protection, forests conservation and physical as well as mental well being for sustainable happiness.
On the 2nd & 3rd days of the conference the students enthusiastically participated in a plethora of confidence building out-door adventure activities, social service tasks like tree plantation and the collection of pine needles to clean the nearby forest region, which provided them invaluable experiential learning with perspectives.
The evenings of the three-day conference were replete with amazing story-telling by the renowned story teller Mrs. Rituparna Ghosh who sensetised the students with her mesmerizing stories. The colourful carnival and enthralling jam session kept the students rejuvenated throughout the conference.
The power-packed discussions and deliberation during the baraza sessions provided an enriching and enjoyable experience to all the attendees, fostering exchange of views, personal growth, and a deeper understanding about the theme of the conference; Protect...Preserve...Progress...For Sustainable Happiness'.
Round Square Global Conference in Tanzania
7 students and 1 teacher attended the Round Square Global Conference hosted by St. Constantine’s International School, Arusha, Tanzania from 25th to 28th May 2023. The theme of the conference was “Tomorrow’s Nation”.
It was attended by students from 14 schools around the world. The children enjoyed exchanging views and participated in a plethora of activities. Learning about the culture of Tanzania, visiting their beautiful art Center, listening to the Keynote speakers from different walks of life was exhilarating. Meeting and visiting the Masai tribe and their village was a learning experience. They also found out how 120 different tribes of Tanzania live in the wild.
The icing on the cake was the safari at the Ngorongoro Crater. Here, the students saw the natural beauty of the crater and the abundance of different species of birds and animals - Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Dalton Gazelles, Thompson’s Gazelles, Zebras, Wildebeests, Ostriches, Flamingoes which was a feast to their eyes.
The students also learnt that though there are differences in culture, still how similar they are to each other!
Round Square Conference hosted by Daly College, Indore
Daly College has hosted Round Square Conference for the Age Group 12 – 14 years from February 23 – 27, 2023. The theme of the Conference "Baal Tantra-We the Children of the World" was based on the Round Square pillar of Democracy.
A total 169 students and 28 adults from 22 RS member schools from India and overseas attended the conference.
The entire campus of The Daly College was filled with an unusual yet familiar buzz and verve. This was one of excitement, nervousness, curiosity, anticipation and expectations.
Day 0 witnessed arrival and registration of delegates from various schools across the country and one all the way from Tanzania. The bewildered and dazed delegates were taken for a campus tour and they were hugely fascinated by the architecture and heritage of the school.
The five day conference consisted of Keynote speakers, Baraza session, Adventure, Service, Visual Art activities and a visit to a historical city, Mandu. There was a lot of fun and fervour, zeal and ardour, peals of laughter, chit-chats during the conference. All the delegates left with a memorable, happy, fun-filled, learning experience through the conference!
Round Square Conference The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
Our 9 students attended Round Square Conference hosted by The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet from 22 - 27 January 2023. Theme of the conference was ‘Adventure – Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear.
Teacher In-charge: Mrs. Durga Singh.
Student Delegates: Mishika Agrawal, Ratnangda Singh, Suhana Karode Avni Redhu, Ojaswi Agrawal, Kenisha Jain, Aarohi Agrawal, Manya D Khimasia, Kavya Agrawal
Round Square International Conference
Round Square International Conference in UK hosted jointly by Round Square and the RS member schools from September 19 - 25, 2022. The theme of the conference was ‘Take Less: Be More’. The delegates spent three days at Oxford University, attended Keynotes at the theatre and took part in Baraza sessions. On day four, the conference was split out to host schools for Adventure and Service activities. Daly College Delegates were allotted Latymer Upper School, UK for the second part of the RSIC.
Adult Delegates: Dr. (Ms.) Gunmeet Bindra, Principal, Ms. Sharmila Dominic, Round Square Rep
Student Delegates: Umika Bhalla, Pradhuman Ahuja, Gaurica Desai, Jaanvi Doshi, Jyotindra Mohan Pratap Mishra, Nandika Barjatya, Dhwani Goyal
Theme :- "Transform your future"
Teacher :- Mrs. Kulbir Kaur Grewal.
Student Delegates :- Jivika Pahwa, Niyati Surana, Prasang Choudhary, Aryaman Agrawal, Suhani Lodha , Tanushka Singh, Tanmay Gupta, Saumya Rajpal, Yakshi Harish Baherwan
Theme :- "Wander, Explore, Discover"
Teacher :- Mr. Yogendra Deshpande.
Student Delegates :- Prakhar Agrawal, Abhinav Agarwal, Abhinav Rathi Kartikye Gupta, Manvi Singh Tomar, Devaansh Chordia Rehaan Maglani, Neil Dawar
Theme :- "Nothing changes IF nothing changes"
Teacher :- Mr. Navneet Singh Solanki
Student Delegates :- Krishraj Kukreja, Kushagra Agrawal, Kabir Chhabra Abhiraj Singh Makhija, Vaidik Agrawal, Vihaan Sachdeva Shresht Bhimsaria, Saachi Vishal Agrawal, Anya Sharma Harshit Saraf, Ananya Shandily, Aadit Parikh, Dhruv Makhija
Theme :- "Surrender the ME for the WE"
Teacher :- Mr. Pushkal Chaudhary
Student Delegates :-Rudra Pratap Singh Ranawat, Siya Shahra, Antara Pande Yashesvi Verma , Prithviraj Singh Garha , Rishabh Bokadia Harshita Sanjay Kumar Patni, Anshika Bansal, Trishir Jain Arith Maglani , Abhishek Anand
On 29th of October six Dalians , Stuti Garg, Puniya Pratab, Druv Surana, Saksham Jain, Disha Nilani and Mehelam Bhora went to Rajkot for a service project organized by Rajkumar college .There they were escorted by Mr Kavindra Gautam .The aim of the project was ‘Serve ,Sustain and Secure’. Nine schools from all over India took part in this project.
We started our journey on 29th October and reached Rajkot on 30th along with two other schools - Emerald Heights Indore and Sanskar valley, Bhopal. On reaching we were allotted our rooms respectively which we had to share with other students. After that we were divided into three groups- A, B and C. We began our work from 31st October which was to repair toilets, construct stage and paint an old school building adopted by RKC. We continue to work till 6pm and then went back to school where we had our barazza session and practices for skit. We continued to do the same construction work for next two days along with our practices and finally on 3rd of October the hard work which we had put in resulted in great success as we presented our skit in front of the villagers to create social awareness and fulfill our responsibility as a youth. On our final day in keeping with our theme we planted saplings and bid a final goodbye to all our beloved friends with which our journey came to an end at RKC school.
In the end I would like to show my heartful gratitude to our Principal sir for giving us this wonderful opportunity to represent our school in the service project ,our RS rep Mrs Sharmila Dominic for guiding us and Mr kavindra Gautam for escorting.
On 27 April, a group of 6 students namely Dhritika Singh, Keshav Madnani, Manan Oswal, Suvrat Agarwal, Shivanshi Goyal and Jhanvi Agarwal with the escort teacher Mrs Ashwini Naphade left from Daly college to attend a RS conference which was based on the theme ‘Environment and Adventure’ held at All Saints College, Nainital. The Conference started with the Opening Ceremony. It was then inaugurated by the lighting of the lamp followed by a cultural programme put up by the host school. The first Keynote Speaker of the day was Dr. Yashodhar Mathpal, an archaeologist, painter
and curator. He spoke about disasters caused by humans and explained the importance of natural resources and how one can preserve them well. Post lunch, the students were divided into groups in which Barazza Sessions were conducted. The second Keynote Speaker was Mr. Anup Saha well known photographer, mountaineer and recipient of US Fellowship for nature photography of the Himalaya. He showed the students an excellent presentation on the flora and fauna of the Himalaya. The third Keynote Speaker was Ms. Kritika Bora. She was a researcher in the field of disaster management and primarily spoke about sustainable development. All the three lectures were extremely effective in sensitizing the students towards the issue of environment.
On the second day, the students were taken for a trek to Barapattar. They did a number of activities like rock scrambling, zip line and rappling. The day ended with a cultural evening in which all the schools performed. Dhritika Singh and Jhanvi Agrawal presented a Rajasthani folk dance. On the last day the students walked to the Boat House Club where Sailing on the famous Nanital yachts was organized. This was followed by the Principal’s lunch at the Boat House Club.
In the end, the students bid adieu to their friends. Each one of the participants came back rich in experience and with a sense of purpose.
Jhanvi Agrawal IXA team of 6 delegates namely Devika Nilosey , Saksham Mittal , Samyak Nahata, Devyani Sojatia and Shayadri Singh along with the teacher escort Mrs. Sharmila Dominic attended a Round Square conference held at Genesis Global school, Noida from 27th to 31st of May 2017. The delegates had a fun filled ice breaking session in the form of an activity in which the delegates were divided into three groups namely the upper class, middle class and lower and arranged a dinner for all of the delegates according to their respective group.
This helped the delegates to realise the real life disparities among these groups. The next day was the opening ceremony where the delegates were enlightened about the theme of the conference 'Together Towards Tomorrow', a talk from Mr. Sanjay Singh , the first keynote speaker. After the opening ceremony the delegates, were guided to their respective barrazzas where they had a fruitful discussion on what Mr. Sanjay Singh had told about inclusion as a step towards better tomorrow.
The next day the delegates were divided into two groups. One group went to a government school to paint the walls of that school and clean the area. The other group had a session of adventure activities which involved a treasure hunt. On the third day , the keynote speaker Dr. Sumer Singh gave an informative talk on communication gap among different cultures and how to work together towards a better tomorrow followed by a barrazza session.
The day closed with social night followed by music and dinner. On the fourth day that was the closing ceremony which had performances by the schools that had participated. The delegates thank the Principal, Vice Principal and the escort teacher for their continuous support.
Shayadri Singh XIIRound Square International Conference 2019
This year’s ‘Round Square International Conference 2019’ was hosted by The Emerald Heights International School, Indore, India from October 2 – 8, 2019. The DC delegation was consisting of 4 students Sia Phulambrikar, Diksha Makwana, Suhani Pathak, Mahi Tiwari and two adults Mrs. Sharmila Dominic, RS Rep & Principal Mr. Neeraj Kumar Bedhotiya. The conference was focused on the theme of ‘Sarvodaya - the world we wish to see’.
The highlights of the conference were community service, inspirational speakers, historical visits and activities. The conference was arranged in four discreet units to ensure a ‘family feel’ with the all the benefits of a large conference. The RSIC 2019 had world renowned speakers, barazzas and rikkas and helped bridge individual and cultural differences.
About 1200 delegates from Round Square Member schools worldwide attended the Conference.
