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Gordonstoun school is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Named after the 150-acre estate originally owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 17th century, the school now uses this estate as its campus.
In the 1600s Gordonstoun was owned by the eccentric Third Baronet, Sir Robert Gordon, who was also known as The Wizard because of his fascination with alchemy. It was his idea to build Round Square, a distinctive building constructed in a perfect circle.
Round Square is an international network of schools, based on the educational concepts of Kurt Hahn, and named after a distinctive building at Gordonstoun. Founded by a group of seven schools in the late 1960s, by 1996 it had grown to 20 member schools worldwide, and has since expanded to over 200 schools. [1]
King Constantine, governor of Anavryta and JWY's former pupil, took the Chair of this meeting. The first conference was held at Gordonstoun in 1967. This time, Kurt Hahn was present and protested against the association being named after him. JWY suggested that it be called the Round Square Conference after the venue of the conference.
Sir Iain Tennant, former Chair of Governors, Gordonstoun.
Mar 26, 2021 · In the 1950s, Gordonstoun would renovate Round Square to be used as both a boarding house and for classroom instruction. The enclosure is also home to the staff room, school library, and the...
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Feb 27, 2024 · His Majesty King Constantine chaired the first meeting of the seven schools that would form the Round Square movement, named after the building at Gordonstoun where the first conference took place in 1967.
