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  AS OUR 9TH AND 10TH grade students move through their studies and creep closer to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), THINK Global School is providing opportunities like this one to help prepare them for the task ahead. Matthew Albert visited TGS and PTIS on February 17th, 2012 to talk about his experience with the IBDP and how his CAS project directed his life goals from that point...

Not every geography class covers Antarctica in as much depth and detail as to specify this seemingly obvious answer. How many south poles are there? What does Antarctica even look like? Who has dared to journey to the South Pole in the past, and what compels someone to endure one of the world's most extreme environments? Dave Martin of Extreme World Races recently spoke to the students in Thailand about...

MATTHEW ALBERT is the self-proclaimed "biggest fan of the IB" - the International Baccalaureate programme. On February 17, 2012, Matthew spoke to the students of PTIS and THINK Global School in Chiang Mai, Thailand about the daunting IB programme and how to tackle this big endeavor.   In this first part of his hour-long lecture, he poses a question to the students: How do you eat an elephant? Matthew's...

  WHILE IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND, the students of THINK Global School worked alongside the organic farm staff at Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning, using science to brainstorm necessary improvements for the grounds and animals. Science teacher Jarret Voytilla called on his students to do research and create proposals for the farm, some of which were implemented while on location.

THE TGS-HOST SCHOOL CONNECTION is integral to the experience of THINK Global students. Not only does pairing with a local IB school help harbor our academics and provide interaction with students from the area, but there’s a mutual benefit of exposure to events and opportunities conducted by each school. Traidhos Three Generation provides such opportunities to witness culture, try new things, and bond with the inhabitants of Thailand. These are...

RECENTLY, TGS RECEIVED AN UPDATE from Me to We Ecuador program manager Iain Duncan regarding the projects started this December. It's a pleasure to stay connected with these partnerships created across the world. I’m happy to hear that the students of THINK Global are still thinking about their time in Ecuador. The community of San Miguel is doing well and is planning the next major phase of construction in March....

  Tony Wagner, Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University, speaks to THINK Global School and Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning about his newest book, Creating Innovators. Students and faculty engage in a dialogue with this renowned educational consultant on technology, skills, and preparing learners for the 21st century.

  It might be difficult for others to really gauge what it’s like to be 'on the ground' with THINK Global School. Through these interviews with the traveling members of faculty and staff, it becomes evident what has drawn this unique group of people together at the world's only global, mobile high school. These 12 individuals, representing 6 countries, speak about what the blend of travel and education means...

BEFORE THE START OF CLASSES in Chiang Mai, the students got an introduction to the language, customs, culture, arts, and food of Thailand. This term's host school - Traidhos Three Generations - conducted classes on Thai conversational basics and customs, to enable the students with a better awareness of their new surrounding culture. They teamed up into groups to role play do's and don'ts around town, including appropriate clothing in...

  THIS TERM'S DESTINATION of Ecuador has resulted in the capturing of two terabytes of photographs and footage. Within those 2,000,000,000,000 bytes of information sit hours of intriguing lectures on the economy and environment of Ecuador, images of river adventures in the Amazon, and science classes under the ocean surface off the Galapagos. From this rich pool of content will come short films of all types, including educational resources...