RS Collaborative Projects
International Understanding Project : Coming of Age
Round Square schools encourage their students to develop a spirit of
Internationalism: To seek out, discover and embrace the similarities and differences
between cultures and nationalities in ways that promote meaningful and lasting
understanding and respect.
Daly College is the one of the six schools worldwide (representing five regions) that is a part of an International Collaborative project “Coming of Age” (traditions, ceremonies and rites of passage in different communities) based on INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING pillar of Round Square.
Proposed International Understanding focus: Coming of Age traditions, ceremonies and rites of passage in different communities
Participating Schools:
| Europe : | Latymer Upper School, London UK |
| Latin America : | Craighouse School, Chile |
| USA : | Nightingale-Bamford School, New York |
| Africa : | St Andrew’s Turi, Kenya |
| South Asia/Gulf : | Daly College, India |
| Aus and E. Asia : | Regents Pattaya |
Collaboration Questions :
What traditions, ceremonies and rites of passage can we find in the 6 Round
Square Regions?
What are the similarities and differences of coming of age traditions/rites of
passage across the world?
What do these traditions/rites of passage tell us about the different cultures?
Task Objectives :
To research and describe at least one coming of age tradition/rite of passage
within each region
To analyse and evaluate the meaning and significance of the tradition/rite of
passage
To compare and contrast the traditions/rites of passage across the regions
To build a resource for Round Square schools to use and (possibly)
To devise a series of relevant lessons to explore coming of age in order to
develop intercultural understanding.