Round Square National & International Exchange Program
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South Asia & Gulf Canada Appleby College, Ontario, Canada Amman Bacalaureate School, Amman Ashbury College, Canada Anania Sirakatsy Lyceum, Yereven, Armenia Bayview Glen,Ontario, Canada The Assam Valley School, 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 Cate School, USA Pathways World School, Delhi, India Chadwick School, USA Round Square National Punjab Public School, India Deerfield Academy, USA Sanskaar Valley School, Bopal Hotchkiss School, USA & International Scindia School, India St. Andrews School, Florida, USA Scindia Kanya Vidyalya, India Vidya Devi Jindal School, India United Kingdom Exchange Program Vivek High School, India Abbotsholme, England Welham Boys' School, India Box Hill School, England Cobham Hall, England (girls only) Felsted School, Essex, UK Continental 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 Stiftung Louisenlund, Germany Dainfern College, South Africa Stiftung Landheim Schondorf am Ammersee Reps: Mrs Barnier & Mr Buntine Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, South Africa Penryn College, South Africa Stanford Lake College, South Africa The Armidale School Locked Bag 3003 South America Starehe Boys' Centre, Kenya Armidale NSW 2350 Markham College, Peru St. Cyprian's School, South Africa (girls only) St Georges Grammar School, South Africa Ph: 02 6776 5800 St. Stithian's School, South Africa (boys/girls Colleges) Fax: 02 6776 5830 Tiger Kloof Educational Institute, South Africa Email: [email protected] [email protected] Last update Dec 2012 Other Bermuda High School, Bermuda www.roundsquare.org http://www.as.edu.au/round_square.php Why Go on Exchange? Academic Progress while on Exchange How Much Does it Cost? • Develop maturity and independence Exchanges at other times in both years will see the students An estimate for a 3 month exchange overseas • Provide opportunities for personal miss components of their course and of assessment. These, would be approximately $2,500 - $3,500 (including airfare, passport/visa costs, travel insurance, etc). A national growth however, can be identified and arrangements made with the exchange will include travelling expenses and incidental costs. • Extend emotional, physical and social host school to assist. Technology now allows us the ability to horizons The student/family is responsible for return air fare, visa/passport • Experience new cultures and lifestyles negotiate a reasonable level of communication and exchange costs, travel & health insurance and pocket money. Parents will Where Can I Go? of school work during the exchange between TAS teacher continue to pay fees as normal to TAS. No fees are payable to and student. the host school. Round Square is a world-wide association of more than 80 A refundable bond of approx. $AUD600 would also be required The experience of international exchange will always have its schools on five continents sharing unique and ambitious to cover such extras as excursions, school materials etc. own intrinsic academic merit. Each student that undertakes goals. Students attending Round Square schools make a exchange must expect to work whilst on exchange and, Taking the First Step strong commitment, beyond academic excellence, to personal more importantly, on return to TAS to ensure that important • Talk to other students who have been on exchange and get development and responsibility. This is achieved by participating to know the exchange students who come to TAS. concepts are not missed. Staff will assist the student both in community service, work projects, exchange programmes • Take an active interest in the activites of the Round Square before and after the exchange but the student must show and adventuring, which can, and often does, take students half student representatives within the School. responsibility and be self-directed in his responsibilities. • Think about possible destinations. Information is way around the world. For further information about the Round available from the Round Square Coordinators and Round Square please visit the website where you will also find a concise Who Can Go? Square student committee members or visit the Round list of member school and links to each school's homepage: Square room - visit the Round Square website and browse www.roundsquare.org the various schools National Years 8/9 TAS Yr 10 students may apply to any of the overseas schools • Start saving International Years 10/11 for up to a 3 month placement. Yr 8 students may opt for a 2-3 All applications to Round Square Schools should be initiated week exchange (in pairs if preferred) in the Australasian region. Students apply by completing an application form available through the Round Square Coordinators at TAS – Mrs Barnier from the Round Square Room or download from the Round or Mr Buntine Where Do I Stay? Square page on the website. A student based interview panel Round Square Member Schools will evaluate the applicant. Whether you will board or be home-hosted for the dura- Australasia & South East Asia Region (National Exchange) tion of the exchange is dependent upon your preference or Ballarat Grammar School, VIC on the host school's availability of boarding spaces (if it is Billanook College, VIC National Exchange Programme Bunbury Cathedral School, WA a boarding school). Home-stays are quite often the only Cheongshim International Academy, Korea Students in Year 8 may choose to exchange to Round option and can have many advantages. Incoming exchange Geraldton Grammar School, WA Square schools within the Australasian region. students are usually hosted in boarding houses in Green School, Bali These exchanges can be organised to coincide with Junior Ivanhoe Grammar School, VIC (Ridgeway & Plenty) preference to homestay. TAS families are encouraged to or National Round Square Conferences, with the total time Kings College, Auckland, NZ "host' students for a weekend whilst here on exchange in an away usually amounting to two weeks. Mowbray College, VIC effort to enhance their experience and take the opportunity New England Girls School to expose their own families to different cultures and ideas. Selection Process Radford College, Canberra International exchanges of one term require careful As an exchange student you are moving into a new Scotch Oakburn College, TAS consideration. It must be assumed that any exchange of environment and will be acting as an ambassador of TAS. St. Paul's, Brisbane, QLD this length may have some effect on the student's academic You will need to be ready to absorb new experiences and to St. Philip's College, NT consider, challenge and widen your perspective. To do this Tamagawa Gakuen, Japan progress. Term 4 is the less preferred option for exchange- you will need to participate fully in all aspects of life in your The Southport School, QLD due to clashes with School Certificate exams and major host school, academic, sporting, adventure and social. The Regents School, (Pattaya and Bangkok campuses). Thailand components of our Activities Program. Trinity Anglican School, Cairns, QLD United World College of South East Asia, Singapore (UWCSEA) Westminster School, Adelaide, SA.