On 24 April 2024, DAIS student leaders from Grade 7 mentored by seniors from grade 8, hosted their fifth Postcard with support of Round Square Central. The Postcard had a massive response from the global RS community with around 30 schools across 7 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, UAE, and India attending the Postcard. This was a dream come true for three passionate Round Square Cocurricular students, who had conceptualized and conducted a module on the IDEAL of INTERNATIONALISM, which eventually took form as a Postcard. The Postcard themed - ‘NEVERODDOREVEN’, a palindrome annotated EQUALITY since it read the same backwards and forwards.
The core leaders reassessed the original module and designed experiences to evoke critical thinking as participant delegates assessed situations around them to gain insight into equality or inequality allowing students to reflect on the fair practices in a community. The Postcard addressed equity and equality with empathy and sensitivity to share many global issues which brought out diverse perspectives as responses to practices around the world.
The preparations extended to training 51 student leaders, who lead 17 breakout rooms, hosting over 200 delegates. Mock sessions with juniors and seniors, provided time for feedback and reflect on the final schedule for the 60- minute session. The leaders worked with senior mentors and teachers, to create extremely creative and thought-provoking interactions. Despite it being an extremely long road full of ups and downs, the students finally made it to the final day! The Postcard started off with an original composition on Equality as student and teacher delegates were welcomed by the DAIS Round Square Representative. A thought-provoking game – ‘Put a letter down’, enabled delegates to delve into deep thinking on the instances of situations in the society. An impactful introductory video set the tone of Equality for our Postcard.
In the next segment in breakout rooms, delegates had insightful discussions, diverse perspectives, and healthy debates on Equality. Back in the main meeting, delegates assessed situations on a scale of equality in a range of 1-5. This enlightened the students of unfair practices around them and the need to speak and stand up for EQUALITY as the first step in the journey to a fair world.