Round Square Weekly 4 June 2025 - Round Square Day Global Challenge Updates

Sep 17, 2026

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Round Square Weekly 4 June 2025 shares key network activities, highlighting the Round Square Day Global Challenge on 5 June and inviting schools to participate through sponsored physical and service-based missions totaling the globe’s circumference. It summarizes contributions from multiple schools worldwide and includes guidance for posting challenge videos, completing participation and totaliser forms, and encouraging social media amplification. The issue also congratulates Owen Ng, 2025 Kurt Hahn Prize winner, and outlines the community impact of Game On HK.

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Round Square Day Global Challenge – 5 June mission

Participation details and mile targets

Video and social media guidance

Certificates and totaliser forms

Congratulations: 2025 Kurt Hahn Prize winner, Owen Ng

View this email in your browser Round Square Weekly 4 June 2025 At a glance: Click on the links below to discover whatʼs happening in Round Square this week: Round Square Day Global Challenge – Are you taking part this week? Congratulations to 2025 Kurt Hahn Prize Winner, Owen Ng More Places Available-Dec 25 Conference at Whanganui Collegiate School Sign up for RS Worldwide Show & Tell Sessions for 8-10 year olds Register for upcoming RS Zoom Postcards Thank You to our recent RS Zoom Postcard Hosts Join a school ʼs Round Square Collaboration Latest Jobs around the Round Square Network | Subscribe | Past Issues | | Translate | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | The RS Day Global Challenge is being tackledin creative and innovative ways across the network Round Square Day Global Challenge – Are you taking part this week? On 5 June we celebrate Round Square Day with a student-led mission: to collectively cover 24,901 miles (40,074 km) -the circumference of the globe-through sponsored physical and service-based challenges, raising money to support our work. From triathlons in India to smoothie-bike fundraisers in Brazil, schools across the network are rising to the challenge with purpose and creativity. Each Round Square school has been asked to contribute 100 miles, interpreted through activities as diverse as dancing, hiking, reading, litter-picking, and gardening-all in the spirit of service. Please join us in congratulating the latest schools to complete the challenge: Modern School, Barakhamba Road in New Delhi, India, completed more than 160km of running, horse-riding, swimming, cycling and a lemonade fundraiser. GEMS New Millennium School in Dubai, UAE recorded 12,875.25 man-hours of physical activity in a three-week initiative called “Three Weeks of Purposeful Movement and Unity” through a variety of physical activities including football, swimming, judo, skating, and dance across PE lessons and squad practices. Dunn School in California, USA, completed participants completed miles through a variety of active and community-building efforts, including hiking, biking, walking, and school-wide Colour Run. Indian School al G hub ra in Oman organised a Staff vs Students cricket match on the school grounds to complete its miles and raised funds through a bake sale. “This is not just an exercise in fundraising,” says Round Squareʼs Chief Executive, Rachael Westgarth.“We are pursuing an idea generated by students, and simply helping them to scale it globally. Hopefully we are going to learn that we can achieve a lot when we each contribute a little. 100 students each walking a mile in every Round Square school can get us right around the world. It ʼs a great metaphor for what it means to live our lives with a spirit of service.” From today, we encourage schools to post their RS Day Global Challenge videos directly on their own social media channels and invite @ r0undsquare as a collaborator so we can help amplify your amazing work. If you're unable to post on social media, you can still [send your video to](send your video to wmt@roundsquare.org)[ ](send your video to wmt@roundsquare.org)[wmt@roundsquare.org](send your video to wmt@roundsquare.org), and weʼll share it on your behalf. Video Guidelines: Record 10–20 second clips (can be multiple), featuring 1–3 students casually speaking to the camera: 1. Name(s) and school 2.“For the Round Square Day global challenge we…” 3. Then choose one: • “Community service in Round Square is important because…” • “It ʼs good to meet and talk with students from other countries because…” • “To me, Round Square is about… Please film in landscape, head-and-shoulders, in a bright, quiet space, using the rear camera and keeping the phone steady. Keep it relaxed and natural. Hyderabad Public School Samanyu Mayo College Stiftung Louisenlund, Germany Modern School, Barakhamba Road Ermitage Internation

FAQs

What is the Round Square Day Global Challenge and what happens on 5 June?

On 5 June, schools complete a student-led mission covering a collective total of 24,901 miles (40,074 km) through sponsored physical and service-based challenges. Each school is asked to contribute 100 miles interpreted through diverse activities and community service.

How should schools share their Round Square Day Global Challenge videos?

Schools should record 10–20 second landscape clips featuring 1–3 students speaking on camera, including their name(s) and school and a short response about service or cross-country student connections. The videos can be posted to the school’s social media channels with @r0undsquare as a collaborator, or sent to wmt@roundsquare.org for sharing.

What should schools do after completing the challenge?

Schools are encouraged to fill in the participation form if they have not done so, then complete the totaliser form after finishing their share to confirm the miles covered. A participation certificate template will be sent to all schools that took part or pledged.

Who won the 2025 Kurt Hahn Prize and what impact was highlighted?

Owen Ng from St. Paul’s Co-educational College, Hong Kong, received the 2025 Kurt Hahn Prize for exceptional service to others. The issue describes how his initiative, Game On HK, uses free sports training and camps to build teamwork, confidence, and sustainable community giving.

Sep 17, 2026

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