NEW WAYS ROUND SQUARE INSPIRES CHANGE The Round Square Office at King’s Academy may have moved to a new location — goodbye library, hello Academy Building! — but that hasn’t deterred the expansion of community service opportunities at the school. In addition to yearly Habitat for Humanity builds, volunteer work with the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and raising awareness about cerebral palsy in Jordan through Kursi wa Kitab, several new initiatives took off this year at King’s, giving Lions even more ways to give back to the community.
1 Inspire to Acquire empowers orphans from a local SOS Children’s Village through sports and art activities.
2 Fikra 3al Mashi makes education more accessible to Iraqi and Syrian refugee students around Jordan.
3 Key Club teaches refugees English language and entrepreneurship skills.
4 Co-curricular Tutoring helps Iraqi children and students from public primary schools improve their English and engage in art, sports and critical thinking activities.
5 Reading Sessions both on campus and at a local library engage kids from the nearby community of Madaba.
6 Composting makes environmental sustainability a reality by simply collecting vegetable and fruit waste on campus.
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