Round Square National & International Exchange Program
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South Asia & Gulf Canada Amman Bacalaureate School, Amman Appleby College, Ontario, Canada Anania Sirakatsy Lyceum, Yereven, Armenia Ashbury College, Canada Assam Valley School, India Bayview Glen,Ontario, Canada British School, New Delhi, India Bishop's College School, Quebec, Canada Chittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh Collingwood School, Vancouver, Canada Daly College, India Glenlyon-Norfolk School, Vancouver Island, Canada Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, India Lakefield College School, Ontario, Canada Doon School, India Lower Canada College, Canada Enka Schools, Instanbul Rothesay Netherwood, Canada The Indian School, Oman Stanstead College, Canada King's Academy, Jordan Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Canada Lawrence School, Sanawar, India The Lyceum School, Karachi USA Mayo College, India Athenian School, USA The Millenium School, Dubai Bermuda High School, Bermuda Round Square National & Pathways World School, Delhi, India Cate School, USA Punjab Public School, India Chadwick School, USA Sanskaar Valley School, Bopal Deerfield Academy, USA International Sarala Birla Academy, Bangalore, India Hotchkiss School, USA Scindia School, India St. Andrews School, Florida, USA Exchange Program Scindia Kanya Vidyalya, India Vidya Devi Jindal School, India United Kingdom Vivek High School, India Abbotsholme, England Welham Boys' School, India Box Hill School, England Cobham Hall, England (girls only) Felsted School, Essex, UK Europe Gordonstoun, Scotland Aiglon College, Switzerland Wellington College, England Beau Soleil, Switzerland Westfield School, England Herlufsholm Skole, Denmark Windermere St Annes School, England (Co-ed) Inter Community School, Zurich, Switzerland L'Ermitage, France Africa Schule Birklehof, Germany Bridge House School, South Africa Schule Schloss Salem, Germany Brookhouse International School, Kenya Reps: Mrs Barnier & Mr Buntine Stiftung Louisenlund, Germany Dainfern College, South Africa Stiftung Landheim Schondorf am Ammersee Elaraki School, Marrakech, Morocco The Armidale School Transylvania College, Romania Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, South Africa Penryn College, South Africa Locked Bag 3003 Stanford Lake College, South Africa Armidale NSW 2350 Starehe Boys' Centre, Kenya Ph: 02 6776 5800 South America St. Cyprian's School, South Africa (girls only) Fax: 02 6776 5830 Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Bagota, Columbia St Georges Diocesan College, Windhoek, Namibia Email: [email protected] Markham College, Peru St Georges Grammar School, South Africa [email protected] St. Stithian's School, South Africa (boys/girls Colleges) Tiger Kloof Educational Institute, South Africa www.roundsquare.org http://www.as.edu.au/about/round-square-membership/ international-and-national-exchange-program/ Last update Aug 2014 Why Go on Exchange? Academic Progress while on Exchange Taking the First Step • Develop maturity and independence • Talk to other students who have been on exchange and get to know the Exchanges at other times in both years will see the students miss compo- • Provide opportunities for personal exchange students who come to TAS. growth nents of their course and of assessment. These, however, can be identi- • Take an active interest in the pillars of Round Square within the School. • Extend emotional, physical and social fied and arrangements made with the host school to assist. Technology • Think about possible destinations. Information is available from the horizons now allows us the ability to negotiate a reasonable level of communica- Round Square Coordinators or visit the Round Square room - visit the • Experience new cultures and lifestyles tion and exchange of school work during the exchange between TAS Round Square website and browse the various schools Where Can I Go? teacher and student. • Start saving Round Square is a world-wide association of more than 160 schools on five The experience of international exchange will always have its own continents sharing unique and ambitious goals. Students attending Round intrinsic academic merit. Each student that undertakes exchange must All applications to Round Square Schools should be initiated through Square schools make a strong commitment, beyond academic excellence, expect to work whilst on exchange and, more importantly, on return to the Round Square Coordinators at TAS – Mrs Barnier or Mr Buntine to personal development and responsibility. This is achieved by participating TAS to ensure that important work missed is covered. Staff will assist the in community service, work projects, exchange programmes and student both before and after the exchange but the student must show adventuring, which can, and often does, take students half way around responsibility and be self-directed in his responsibilities. the world. For further information about the Round Square please visit the website where you will also find a concise list of member school and links Round Square Member Schools to each school's homepage: www.roundsquare.org How Much Does it Cost? Australasia & South East Asia Region (National Exchange) TAS Yr 10 students may apply to any of the overseas schools for up to a 3 An estimate for a 3 month exchange overseas would be approximately month placement. Yr 8 students may opt for a 2-3 week exchange (in pairs $2,500 - $3,500 (including airfare, passport/visa costs, travel insurance, etc). A Ballarat Grammar School, VIC Billanook College, VIC if preferred) in the Australasian region. national exchange will include travelling expenses and incidental costs. Bunbury Cathedral School, WA The student/family is responsible for return air fare, visa/passport costs, travel Cheongshim International Academy, Korea Who Can Go? & health insurance and pocket money. Parents will continue to pay fees as Concord College of Sino-Canada, China normal to TAS. No school fees are payable to the host school. Geraldton Grammar School, WA A refundable bond of approx. $AUD800 would also be required to cover such Green School, Bali National Year 8 Ivanhoe Grammar School, VIC (Ridgeway & Plenty) extras as excursions, school materials etc. International Year 10 Kings College, Auckland, NZ MLC School (Sydney) - girls only New England Girls School National Exchange Programme Radford College, Canberra Will I be boarding or home hosted? Renaissance International School, Saigon, Vietnam Students in Year 8 may choose to exchange to Round Square schools Whether you will board or be home-hosted for the duration of the Rockhampton Grammar School, QLD exchange is dependent upon your preference or on the host school's within the Australasian region. The duration is usually two weeks but Scotch College, Perth, WA availability of boarding spaces (if it is a boarding school). Home-stays due to the distance travelled to some of our regional schools, a 3 week Scotch Oakburn College, TAS St. Paul's, Brisbane, QLD are quite often the only option and can have many advantages and experience can be arranged. These exchanges usually occur in pairs. St Paul's Coeducational College, Hong Kong could include weekend family outings, more exposure to the lifestyle St. Philip's College, NT andfamily life. Selection Process Tamagawa Gakuen, Japan International exchanges of one term require careful As an exchange student you are moving into a new The Southport School, QLD consideration. There will necessarily be some effect on the your aca- environment and will be acting as an ambassador of TAS. You will The Regents School, (Pattaya and Bangkok campuses). Thailand Trinity Anglican School, Cairns, QLD demic progress. You need to consider the seasons when selecting your need to be ready to absorb new experiences and to consider, United World College of South East Asia, Singapore (UWCSEA) challenge and widen your perspective. To do this you will need to host school (ie. northern hemisphere in winter is cold but also is attrac- Westminster School, Adelaide, SA tive to those who like snow sports.) In deciding what time of year to go participate fully in all aspects of life in your host school, academic, Woodleigh School, Baxter, Victoria on exchange, you need to consider what you will miss at TAS (sport or sporting, adventure and social. activities etc)..