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"The opposite of hungry is not full. It's healthy."   -A message seen during The Walk For Hunger Winter in the New England region of the United States can be a grueling affair, and the constant barrage of storms during the first quarter of 2013 reinforced this fact for us. The blankets of white snow eventually did give way to green, however, as spring inevitably arrived. This pleasant shift in...

The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. The Empire City. The Capital of the World. It's probably safe to say that the city of New York isn't short on nicknames. In fact, there aren't many things that the bustling metropolis lacks, making it one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Our first term in the United States wouldn't be complete without a visit to NYC, and beginning...

Each term at THINK Global School features a wide array of guest speakers, student roundtable discussions and weXplore activities as we delve into the culture of our host country. Through the launch of our new podcast page, we now look forward to a new way of sharing these conversations with you. One of our main goals in launching a podcast page was to provide an effective audio-based medium that allows...

    Despite only receiving its independence 237 years ago, the United States has forged an illustrious history punctuated by hard-fought wars on both home and foreign soil. Blood was shed in the name of independence during the American Revolutionary war, and the issue of slavery caused a bitter divide up and down the Mason-Dixon line leading up to and throughout The Civil War. During the twentieth century, America found...

For long distance runners endowed with an insatiable and competitive spirit, marathons (and increasingly ultramarathons) represent the pinnacle of physical achievement. Training for such a daunting event requires intense preparation, unwavering commitment and extreme motivation, all three of which are incredibly admirable qualities to possess. In this sense, marathons are imbued with positivity and are typically joyous affairs. For the majority of us, the rigors of competing in such a...

We recently posted an update about our time with Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during our visit to Washington, D.C. Since posting our video of the talk, we have received positive responses regarding the subject material as well as a show of general support for Prince Pahlavi himself. One commenter asked that we further the conversation by providing the students' question and answer portion of the talk with Prince Pahlavi,...

During each term, we invite a variety of guest speakers to engage with and lecture our students and faculty on a broad selection of topics central to our location's curriculum. In Buenos Aires, for example, students learned of Argentina's Dirty War horrors from those who experienced it firsthand. This term, while in Washington, D.C., we had the privilege to meet with and listen to Iran's Prince Reza Pahlavi. Pahlavi was...

(Editor's Note: The following post coincides with our Fall 2012 Buenos Aires term, when we visited the Estancia La Candelaria to learn more about gaucho life past and present). In the Americas, few professions are romanticized quite like that of the cowboy. Images of rugged men dashing about on broncos have earned a place in both North and South American history, the hardships of their chosen lifestyle masked by the...

Gears. Wheels. Motors. When used in conjunction, these components can be used to create elaborate robotic devices with endless capabilities. Even better, companies like LEGO have taken robotics out of the confines of high tech laboratories and made them readily available to anyone with the desire to create and learn. THINK Global School science teacher Jarret Voytilla has taken this concept to heart and into the classroom to teach his...

The following post is the fourth in a series of four highlighting guest speaker Greg Simon. You can view Mr. Simon's lecture in its entirety on YouTube. On February 15th, THINK Global School visited the campus of George Washington University for a lecture provided by politician Greg Simon, who had agreed to share his time by participating in our ongoing guest speaker series. The series, which has included Hans Rosling...