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Being the first symposium scholar is quite surreal – it’s not easy to describe, but thank god for metaphors. Getting back to THINK Global School is like falling into a whirlpool. You are surrounded by branches, which represent a moment. You want to grab every single one, because, in the moments you catch, you remember why TGS is home. What you grasp is the love, respect, and integrity; you grasp...

The following high school reflection first appeared on THINK Global School senior Isaac Forsland’s blog Isaacforsland.com as “A changemaker’s life list.” Well, have you crossed everything off your bucket list yet? I usually have an active imagination, but at the time I was in the midst of packing and drew a blank. It was April, and the Alberta air was just starting to recover from a mildly cold winter. Blue sky...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In his essay "What longboarding for 50 kilometers feels like," 12th grader Isaac F. reflects on his recent initiative to help raise money for prostate research by longboarding 50 kilometers (31 miles) around Auckland, New Zealand. Isaac's...

In “Cosmopolitan Greetings,” poet Allen Ginsberg uses snappy sentences to give the reader personal advice. His lack of rhyme scheme and emphasis on stream of consciousness gaps this work from the traditional structure of poetry. I took into consideration the many stylistic devices while writing my emulation "Multicultural Milkshake" for a recent assignment in IB Language & Literature (English). My intention was to give brief advice to students, TGS ones...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In his piece “McKiller," which was created as a project for Lee ann Thomas' IB Visual Arts class, 11th grade student Isaac F. intertwines events from Indian history with the themes of evil and consumerism to create...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In “The Ajanta Caves as a modernized school,” 11th grade student Isaac F. uses his imagination and Google Sketchup to help illustrate how our modern classrooms bear a striking similarity to the Ajanta Caves. Can the Ajanta...

ON OCTOBER 20TH, over 10,000 skateboarders rallied up in Plaza de Mayo to protest against not having enough space to skateboard in Buenos Aires. I was fortunate enough to partake in the public rally, and it was clear what the demonstrators were demanding. A skateboarding protestor named Augustin stated, “We want more space to practice. The city is full of bike lanes, but for skaters there is almost nothing.” This...

One of the key characteristics that our Admissions Department looks for in a potential student is their ability to adapt to a transient lifestyle. Students at THINK Global School have the unique opportunity of immersing themselves within twelve distinct cultures during their studies, so the ability to acclimate quickly is of paramount importance. 9th and 10th grade students Isaac, Alejandro, Hudson, Joseph, and Paul explore this concept in our newest...

Grade 9 student Isaac continues to explore new techniques in graphic design to illustrate his experiences with TGS. Using one of his photographs and text written at the summit, he designed this graphic image to commemorate a reflective moment atop Mt. Wank in Bavaria, Germany. See more of Isaac's graphic designs on his blog.

Grade 9 student Isaac F. spent his winter break transforming his photographic content from Ecuador into powerful graphics with a voice and a mission. This initiative is not uncharacteristic of this young man who created a t-shirt design company at the age of 11. Here are excerpts and images from his blog, Inner Monologues. Although I’ve had a great life so far, I felt like a part of me is...