Global Studies teacher Andrew McLean sent the students on a scavenger hunt around Berlin, Germany this weekend. Though they were asked to visit points of interest like famous synagogues and the Pergamon museum, students were encouraged to discover new locations and have personal experiences with their new host city. Equipped with their iPhones, they documented [...]

BERLIN, POSSIBLY THE GREEN CAPITAL OF EUROPE, is rife with stellar examples of sustainable design and ‘green’ architecture. TGS students enjoyed a brief tour of just some of these sites given by NICHE Berlin, a group that boasts to “show you Berlin’s art and architecture off the beaten track”. NICHE Berlin writes in their portfolio: [...]

This month, THINK Global School and its traveling community of 36 have relocated 5,000 miles from Chiang Mai, Thailand to the third trimester location of Berlin, Germany. We landed into the open arms of Berlin Brandenburg International School, and students have already begun learning about European history and reflecting on literature about Berlin.

The educational component of this project is impressive. Bhutan’s government is dedicated to transforming the educational infrastructure in order to train their youth to embody the principles of GNH and protect the integrity of Bhutan’s rich culture and environment with sound political and economic choices. The project of THINK Global School, helping students gain cross-cultural perspectives on the great global issues of today, fits neatly with the larger goals at this international meeting. Our students, Pema and Gawa, can help us as ambassadors of their country’s efforts to spearhead social change.

Asked to use their iPhones (or other cameras) and weXplore experiences, they created short films that covered a journey, whether in the style of the Odyssey, the Amazing Race, or any style of journey in between. The films also needed to document or show evidence of at least three of the trip activities.