2009-2010
Summer Term Expedition
I was on the Round Square House exped and found it to be a great experience...more
Autumn Term House Expedition
We started the Expedition in the Round Square arch protected from the rain. We were there for about half-an-hour. Finally all the rucksacks were in the bus and the teachers were ready...more
2008-2009
Summer Term House Expedition
The Expedition started on Saturday afternoon just after lunch. We sat in the garden outside Round Square with our rucksacks as the teachers loaded the bus with all the food: we just wanted the three-hour drive to begin....more
On Exchange from New Zealand
My name is Lucas and I come from a small town in New Zealand called Whitianga, which is located in the Coromandel Peninsular. I came from a beautiful 35 degree summer and surfing and lying on the beach to one of the furthest and coldest places away from home as possible....more
Cabaret 2009
The Round Square Cabaret was staged on Sunday after long hours of preparation by all involved....more
Award for Will
Year 13 student, Will Sandcraft recently won the Educational Achievement award at the inaugural Bernard Matthews Youth Awards....more
Own Clothes Day
Earlier in the term the students organised an Own Clothes Day in aid of charity, with each person giving a donation in order to wear their street clothes for the day. AHM, Mr Wimberley, decided to do his bit for charity....more
Inter-House Cross-country Run
It was a very sunny and beautiful day when we all went to the inter-House Cross-country start line....more
Autumn Term House Expedition
On Friday afternoon the Round Square juniors left school for our house expedition. It was a two hour journey to our car park and then another 5kms to our campsite, Derry Lodge....more
2007-2008
Summer with the NYT
On 9 February I travelled to Edinburgh, the city of the Fringe Festival, to do an audition for the NYT. The company holds auditions for about 4000 young people aged between 14 and 21 all over the country and only 60 are chosen....more
Summer Term House Expedition
Our Summer term house expedition started on a Saturday afternoon. It was a couple of hours drive to the lodge where we would spend the night. On the way we stopped at a dry sledging slope. It turned out to be great fun, taking the sledges over jumps and consequently piling up at the bottom....more
Pictures of Round Square
For the skill section of my Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award I have chosen photography.
Over the past few weeks I have been completing my first project, the theme of which was Life in a Boarding House....more
House Cabaret
Great fun was had by all at Round Square’s third annual cabaret evening on Sunday. Almost every member of the House was involved in some way in what proved to be a real celebration of the talent that exists in the House....more
On Exchange from South Africa
My name is Stephan and I'm on exchange from Stanford Lake College in South Africa. Arriving from the heat of South Africa and stepping off a plane at Aberdeen airport feeling nervous....more
Inter-House Swimming Competition
The Round Square Junior swim team recently embarked on a mission to bring home the Junior Boys swimming trophy, working together in a tremendous effort to try their best to win. The first race was the Junior individual medley, in which Alejandro did really well to get second place....more
A Warm Welcome
My name is Alejandro Serrano, I’m from Spain, I’m 13 and I’m going to stay here for one year. I decided to come to Gordonstoun because I need to improve my English. But I think this school is the best of all the choices that my school in Spain gave me....more
Autumn Term Exped
On Friday we set of on expedition to Ullapool. Our aim was two climb two Munros. We arrived on Friday evening and all received our rations. Then we put up our tents....more
2006-2007
Summer Term Exped
We set of on Friday afternoon not knowing what remote part of Scotland we would be visiting. Well that didn’t last for long as soon we were in our bunk house in Laggan Bridge. The accommodation was amazing; five star as far as expeditions go....more
Cabaret Night
On the night of 10th March, we entertained sixty girls from the rest of the school to an evening of sketches, songs and music....more
Spring Term Update
The Spring Term in Round Square has started with a bang, with many of the Year 13 students coming straight back into exams....more
House Expedition
For our House Exped this term Round Square went white water rafting on the River Dee. After a couple hours of driving we reached the centre....more