The Hotchkiss delegation to the 2009 International Round Square Conference is leaving for India, ready or not! Several people have commented that they will believe it when we are on the plane...
A nice surprise greeted us in auditorium this morning, when after the delegation presented the new Hotchkiss flag to the Head of School, a Head of School's Holiday (named in honor of our two MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellowship recepients ) was announced!
The group is made up of six students, and four faculty members. The students were chosen by a student committee, who read nearly 40 applications, chose a group of students to interview, and then selected three students from the class of 2012, and three from the class of 2011 to represent the school. These students go with a rich knowledge of activities at Hotchkiss, having taken leadership roles in a variety of student clubs, and in some cases, during the Americas Region Round Square Conference we hosted here last spring.
The conference has the theme of "Lead me from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge," and many interesting activities and speakers are planned. Some 400 students and faculty members from the 70 schools in the Round Square coalition will be in attendance.
Upon arrival in India, our group will have a meal with two sets of Hotchkiss parents who live in Mumbai. Following the conference, we will tour some of the sights, including the Taj Majhal and the Royal Observatory in Jaipur.
Stay tuned to this blog, and also to the conference website , for more updates.
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