Global Map

Five student delegates traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, to represent PD at the Round Square Conference themed “The New Africa.” Following a pre-conference experience on the Maasai Mara Reserve, the students joined the conference to explore the way the continent has evolved and discuss its positioning for the 21st century.

Four Middle School student delegates represented Providence Day at the Middle School Round Square Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme “Imagine the Future” allowed students to explore developments and challenges associated with life in the 21st century through listening to speakers, engaging in student discussions, and participating in activities designed to foster engaged citizens.

Finley McGrath ‘26 spent 4 weeks during the summer at Colegio San Silvestre in Lima, Peru. Reciprocally, Providence Day welcomed her host student, Francesca, for the month of January.

Elise Atkinson ’26 spent 4 weeks in July at the Matthew Flinders School on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. Her host student, Jasmine, joined the Providence Day community in October.

Ignacio, a Colombian exchange student, joined the Providence Day community from Colegio Nogales. During his three-week visit, he shared the history and culture of Colombia with Spanish 2 and Spanish 4 classes while attending classes of his own.

Three Upper School students participated in an interactive student dialogue about the UN Sustainable Development Goals hosted by Dainfern College in South Africa. Participants were asked to create and share activism posters related to world issues (including climate change, gender equality, and poverty) in order to raise awareness in a creative form.

Eight Middle School students participated in an interactive student dialogue hosted by McLachlan College in Ontario, Canada. Together, students discussed “The Importance of Critical Thinking” before examining hypothetical philosophical scenarios in small group breakout rooms.

A team of PD Middle School students planned, designed, and facilitated a student dialogue  entitled “Food is Love: School Lunches Around the World.” More than 100 students participated representing 19 schools in 10 countries including Bangladesh, Canada, Colombia, India, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, and the USA.

Third grade students presented “Introducing our School” and “Traditional Games in our Country” during World Wide Show & Tell sessions hosted by Round Square. Fourteen schools representing six countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, South Africa, and the USA, participated.

Four Upper School students and two faculty members joined delegates from 22 international Round Square schools to work together in the Kui Buri National Park in southern Thailand. The project had an environmental focus, with some students working with elephants and studying hornbills in a human/wildlife coexistence project and others taking on a Big-Build, working together to construct a community education center out of mud cobb.

Upper level Spanish students engaged in a four-week Spanish Language virtual exchange with students from SEK-Ciudalcampo International School in Madrid. The weekly dialogues alternated being conducted in English and Spanish.

Student delegates traveled to Oxford University to represent PD at the Round Square Conference themed “Take Less: Be More.” On the coast of Wales they explored the global issues of conservation and sustainability through activities including a visit to a Bug Farm and coasteering.

Pam Heacock, Assistant Head of Lower School, and Erica Katz, LS Teacher attended a Round Square Workshop in Oxford, England to learn about the Heroes of Discovery program. This program aims to bring the 12 attributes of the Round Square Discovery Framework to life for younger students in grades K-8.

Two PD students, Ivy Greer Dyer ’26 and Cate Brinley ‘26 spent two separate weeks in March on an exchange to Bermuda High School for Girls in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Julia Maybry ‘25 spent 4 weeks at Colegio San Silvestre in Lima, Peru. Reciprocally, her host student Liyi, joined the Providence Day community for the month of March.

Five Upper School students participated in a student-led Round Square dialogue about the impact of stand-up comedy on modern society entitled “Healing the World Through Comedy” hosted by St. George’s College in Lima, Peru.

Raya Bose ‘26 attended Colegio Los Nogales, in Bogotá, Colombia for two weeks in March. Her host student, Natalia then attended PD for two weeks, giving presentations on Colombia to Upper School Spanish 2 classes as well as Lower School classes.

Charlotte Kraus ‘25 spent a month at Schule Schloss Salem, a boarding school in Baden-Württembrg, Germany. German student, Greta, then joined the Providence Day community for a month.

4 Upper School students joined a student dialogue hosted by Shirakatsy Lyceum, a Round Square school in Armenia. Students from countries around the world shared their personal childhood heroes, while small discussion groups focused on why we consider people heroes and identified common characteristics.

Two Upper School PD students participated in a Round Square Postcard in honor of International Women’s Day hosted by the MLC School in Australia. Participants shared research on employment fields in their respective countries and identified those with the greatest and least gender disparity and gender pay gap. The conversation explored how to promote innovation for a gender equal future.

St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, Canada hosted a Round Square student-led discussion on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within STEM. In small breakout groups, five Upper School PD student participants presented their research and discussed individuals who made pivotal discoveries within their fields.

Stanford Lake College, South Africa hosted a Round Square student dialogue titled “Mental Health Awareness” where students shared the challenges and stigmas facing students struggling with mental health issues. Six PD Upper School students participated in the discussion.

Five Upper School students were selected to represent PD at the Round Square International Conference. The virtual conference titled “Blue Skies and Brave Conversations” featured a custom 2D world with video conferencing and retro-style gaming. Each day the students experienced a keynote session, followed by interactive discussion groups, student presentations, and student-led activities.

Four Upper School students participated in two student-led dialogue sessions with the topics “Dynamics of World Economics” and “Living Our Dreams.” During the first dialogue, students exchanged their experiences and ideas about how the pandemic has impacted their respective countries' economies. In the second dialogue, students explored how fears can inhibit accomplishing dreams through sharing their experiences of failure and doubt, as well as the coping strategies that helped them achieve their goals.

As students coped with the changes due to the pandemic, six Middle School students represented PD in a student-led dialogue with 70 participants from 13 schools in 9 countries, hosted by Aubrick Multilingual Bilingual School in Brazil. Students listened to a speaker discuss the importance of self-care and then shared strategies for coping with stress, as well as examples of how they practiced self-care.

Upper School students participated in two student dialogues hosted by South African schools. The topics were “Uniform or Not?”(hosted by St. Stithian’s Girls College) and “Women in Sports” (St. Andrews School for Girls). Five PD students joined 65 delegates discussing the topic of school uniforms and hair policies and their cultural significance across the globe. Four PD student-athletes joined students from 21 schools in 8 different countries for a global conversation about gender inequality in sports.

Upper School students participated in hour-long, Spanish conversations designed for participants who were keen to practice and develop their language skills. Hosted by Craighouse School located in Chile, there were over 30 students from schools in India, Canada, Peru, Chile, Bahamas, Germany, France, and Kenya.

PD kindergarten classes connected virtually with peers at the Collingwood School in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to discuss their commonalities and differences.

Six Upper School students were selected to represent PD at a virtual Round Square Conference co-hosted by the Cate School in California and St. Andrews School in Florida. The conference theme, “Democracy in a Pandemic,” centered on the Round Square pillar of democracy.  During the conference, student hosts led global discussions which addressed the conference question “To what extent should we be prepared to surrender basic freedom and liberties for the greater good?”

A team of five Upper School students led the way in creating a virtual Round Square event which drew more than 80 participants from 11 schools in France, Japan, Peru, India, and the USA. The event’s theme, "From Crisis to Creation: Life after the Pandemic," challenged students to consider our global ways of being as we move forward.

Ten Upper School students were selected to represent PD at a virtual Round Square Conference hosted by Thomas More College in Durban, South Africa. The conference theme was “Leading for our Time.” In addition to a keynote address by Lindiwe Rakharebe, CEO of the Durban International Conference centre, who shared her insights on leadership and the type of leadership that is needed in our time, the students enjoyed interactive Baraza (student discussion) groups in which they shared opinions and global perspectives regarding the core values of an effective leader and the principles needed to equip the next generation to lead. Click here to view video.

Eight Middle School students were selected to represent PD at a virtual Round Square Conference hosted by Sunbeam School Lahartara in Varanasi, India. The selected theme for the conference “Let Your Inner Sun Shine” was based on the Round Square pillar of leadership. 

Providence Day School partnered with Chadwick School in California to host a Spanish dialogue for the Americas region of Round Square. Sixty students and teachers from Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Canada, the Bahamas, and the USA enjoyed connecting across cultures while engaging in Spanish. 

Through a selective application process, four Upper School students were awarded a PD scholarship to represent our school in Indore, India, for a  Round Square Conference with the theme, “Sarvodaya - The World We Wish to See.”