Welcome

On behalf of the respective communities of Collingwood School and  Glenlyon Norfolk School it is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2008  Round Square Conference, to be held Oct 3rd-9th, 2008 in beautiful  British Columbia, Canada.

The Round Square Conferences are unique experiences that bring  delegates together from over 65 Round Square schools from around the world to learn, to share and to celebrate the IDEALS: Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure, Leadership and  Service.

Collingwood School in Vancouver and Glenlyon Norfolk in Victoria will  be co-hosting the 2008 Conference. We will host one conference, but  in two sites: Round Square Schools will be divided proportionately and will attend the conference in either Vancouver or Victoria.

We are proud and excited to present this year's theme; "Creating  Sustainable Communities- Local to Global". The timely nature of our  theme cannot be underestimated: as humans, we are now finally  beginning to recognize that the preservation of our Earth is perhaps the most important issue that we all face. As the late Chief Seattle, a prominent First Nations leader of our region stated, "What befalls  the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth".

Over the next year, each host school community will be busy bringing  this conference to life. We are presently arranging for world-class speakers and workshop facilitators on our theme of sustainability to  teach and inspire us.

Let us join together and make the positive environmental and social change that we are all capable of achieving, as we build sustainable communities: local to global.

School Conference Contacts:
Sarah McKerlich smckerlich@glenlyonnorfolk.bc.ca
and
Chris Moore chris.moore@collingwood.org