Round Square - Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College Leading independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:14:43 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 2025 Round Square Reflections and 2026 Opportunities /2025-round-square-reflections-and-2026-opportunities/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:27:58 +0000 /?p=34263 Read More]]> Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College proudly provided many outstanding Round Square opportunities for our students in 2025, enabling our Secondary students to embrace global citizenship through meaningful cultural exchanges, service learning and conference experiences. Below we share some of the highlights and share students’ reflections. In 2026, Round Square celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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]]> Student Exchange Buddies Explore California and the Sunshine Coast /student-exchange-buddies-explore-california-and-the-sunshine-coast/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:29:04 +0000 /?p=32526 Read More]]> Going on international student exchange is an exciting way to experience the thrill of adventure, meet new people, learn about other cultures and languages, and step right out of your comfort zone. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College proudly facilitates international exchanges for students in Year 10 and domestic exchanges for students in Year 8 as part of its global certification as a Round...

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]]> Flinders Cricketers Inspired by Felsted Round Square Exchange /flinders-cricketers-inspired-by-felsted-round-square-exchange/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:49:00 +0000 /?p=32589 Read More]]> Two enthusiastic Year 10 cricketers from Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College, both members of the Flinders Open Boys 1st XI, spent Term 2 in the United Kingdom as part of a Round Square cricket school exchange at Felsted School in Essex. Director of Coaching at Flinders, Mr Rod Davison said students Lachlan Boss and Toby Elms were seen as ideal candidates for the Round Square exchange due to...

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]]> Flinders Students on Cultural Exchanges in 2025 /flinders-students-on-cultural-exchanges-in-2025/ Tue, 20 May 2025 04:32:41 +0000 /?p=30924 Read More]]> This year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College is facilitating exciting international cultural exchanges for 29 students in Year 10 at leading schools across the world, including in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, United States (California, New York, Boston, North Carolina), Switzerland and the United Kingdom (Isle of Wight and Essex). Read the exchange student reflections below.

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]]> Round Square International Service Project - Vietnam 2024 /round-square-international-service-project-vietnam-2024/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:03:00 +0000 /?p=29924 Read More]]> Over two weeks in December last year, four of our Senior students ventured to Vietnam with Round Square Co-ordinator and Teacher Mrs Jodie Symons. For Audrey P, Neve W, Jaime P and Will J it was an experience that put the indulgence and relaxation of their traditional Christmas holidays in perspective, as they had the opportunity to make a real difference in rural Mai Chau as part of the...

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]]> Round Square International Service Trip - Thailand 2024 /round-square-international-service-trip-thailand-2024/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:04:45 +0000 /?p=28571 Read More]]> No mobiles, mirrors or makeup. Cold showers. Mattresses on the floor to sleep on. And hours spent each day working in a mud pit. The Round Square International Service (RSIS) trip over two weeks in July this year wasn’t your average teenage travel experience in Thailand, but our three Flinders student attendees said they would do it all again in a heartbeat! Year 10 students Lucy S...

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]]> Five Weeks in France - A Round Square International Exchange Experience /five-weeks-in-france-a-round-square-international-exchange-experience/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:39:51 +0000 /?p=26895 Read More]]> Five weeks studying in Paris in a fairytale location with visits to the Eiffel Tower and Disneyland Paris... It sounds like a dream, doesn’t it! But this is what Flinders Year 10 student Demi C got to experience last term. The opportunity was part of our Round Square International Exchange Program at Flinders. From April 2024, Demi spent five weeks at the Ermitage International School of...

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]]> Students at Flinders Explore World Issues Through a United Nations Lens /students-at-flinders-explore-world-issues-through-a-united-nations-lens/ Tue, 28 May 2024 03:44:52 +0000 /?p=23935 Read More]]> Lucy Sinnamon in Year 11 at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College is learning how to be an aware global citizen, embracing adventure and travel as part of her schooling journey. Lucy recently secured a travel bursary to attend the Change the World Model United Nations (CWMUN) conference in Singapore from 30 April 30 to 2 May. CWMUN conferences are hosted around the world and give young...

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]]> Round Square International Exchange - Reflections with Helena from Germany /round-square-international-exchange-reflections-with-helena-from-germany/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:45:27 +0000 /?p=22376 Read More]]> “It’s so modern! I’m in awe of the Infinity Centre and I’m loving the weather and how green the Sunshine Coast is!” These were the first impressions of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College and the Sunshine Coast from international exchange student Helena Ager when she arrived from Schule Schloss Salem School in Germany as part of the Round Square International Exchange Program last term.

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]]> Round Square Students Embrace Service Learning in Thailand /round-square-students-embrace-service-learning-in-thailand/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:37:29 +0000 /?p=21562 Read More]]> Two senior students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Flinders Anglican College experienced the thrill of service learning in a rural community, embarking on a Round Square International Service Project in Thailand from 5-18 December last year. Sydney and Gemma, now in Year 12 at Flinders, joined 60 students aged 16-18 years olds from across 14 countries to work on the ‘Bring the Elephant Home’ project in a...

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