The World
Inspiring global opportunities
The academic curriculum is supported by a variety of opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom and experience other cultures.
Respect and understanding of other cultures is an integral part of the ethos at Trinity Anglican School. As a result, students are provided with many opportunities to immerse themselves in other cultures during their time at TAS.
As members of Round Square, a worldwide organisation of more than 100 schools, students can partake in service and leadership initiatives on a global scale, immersing themselves in a new culture through:
- Round Square Exchanges – These allow TAS students to travel as exchange students to another Round Square school, either within Australia or overseas.
- Round Square Conferences – These allow students to travel and experience other schools, listen to keynote speakers, participate in peer discussions, experience new adventures and engage in community work.
- Round Square Service Projects – Located both in Australia and overseas, these projects are aimed at assisting less fortunate communities.
Round Square was founded by Kurt Hahn, a remarkable educator, who also founded the Salem School in Germany, the Gordonstoun School in Scotland, Outward Bound, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the United World Colleges.
Hahn’s aim was to help young people develop convictions that were rooted in personal responsibility, kindness and justice. More importantly, he believed that schools should not simply ‘prepare’ students for tertiary study or work. Instead, they should also prepare them for life, in ways that would demand courage, generosity, imagination, principle and resolution.
Beyond Borders Expedition carries two powerful meanings.
On a global level, it’s about crossing the boundaries between countries, cultures, and communities. Students step into parts of the world that look and feel very different from home, share moments with families in villages, work alongside local communities, and explore landscapes that broaden their understanding of the world.
On a personal level, Beyond Borders is about pushing past the invisible borders of comfort and familiarity. It’s the moment a student takes the lead, navigates a challenge, or connects with someone whose life experience is completely different from their own.
Beyond Borders is both a journey and a transformation, travelling beyond Australia and discovering new confidence, resilience, compassion, and perspective along the way.
Athletes at TAS often have the opportunity to participate in international sporting tours to play against schools in New Zealand, Japan and Singapore.
During these tours, they have ample opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and make friendships that will last a lifetime.