Students across the Penquite campus have the opportunity to participate in Round Square Postcards. These are on-line meetings with their peers from Round Square schools all over the world. They last for about an hour, are hosted by one school who focus on a theme, and are a wonderful way for peers to meet and chat about relevant topics without having to get on a plane.

Yesterday, two of our Year 12 Round Square Committee members, Olivia Pedder and Lily Forsyth, took part in a meeting of about 60 students from 12 schools across five countries. MLC School Sydney hosted this postcard which was inspired by International Women’s Day with the theme of “Accelerate Action”.

Here are their reflections of the experience:

“Participating in the International Round Square Postcard was a fascinating and fulfilling experience that deepened my understanding of gender equality. The theme focused on accelerating action in relation to International Women’s Day and the significance this holds. Hosted by Sydney’s MLC School, the hour-long conference brought together around 60 participants for insightful discussions on improving gender equality in workplaces and schools. One key takeaway from the session was the importance of advocacy – challenging sexist or misogynistic attitudes, even in subtle or uncomfortable situations, being essential to closing the gap.” – Lily Forsyth

“The Round Square postcard zoom conference was a very unique experience, chatting with students from all over the word about International Women’s Day and how important it is to them, how they celebrated it and ways we can create equality around the world. We talked about how a little bit of change can go a long way and that normalising gender equality can make the world a better place. It was very interesting to see people’s different opinions and perspectives and I would definitely recommend this to other students to participate in.” – Olivia Pedder

Thank you to Lily and Olivia for representing Scotch Oakburn at this Round Square virtual event. We now look forward to some of our Middle School students taking part in a postcard next week hosted by Sunbeam School Lahartara in India. This event is for students aged 13-15 and the theme  is “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens”.

Stuart Walls
Head of Senior School
Director of Round Square