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Graduate Roundtable: Life six months out   Podcast Overview: It’s been six months since the first TGS graduation and our fifteen graduates have gone their separate ways to begin attending university or enjoy a gap year pursuing their interests. newMedia Lab teacher Lindsay Clark recently sat down for a Skype-based roundtable discussion with six of the grads to discuss how they were adjusting to life post-TGS, and to ask if...

Student Roundtable: Routine in the TGS context   Podcast Overview: Maintaining a regular and disciplined routine is the key to success for many of today’s leaders and influencers, but how do you maintain a routine at a school that is constantly on the move? Four of our students sat down in Auckland, New Zealand, to discuss what the word routine means to them, and how they are able to strike...

  New student roundtable discussion Podcast Overview: In the first student roundtable of the 2014-15 school year, our five new 11th graders --Samtag, Jake, Joshua, Sabrina, and Ronnie-- sit down to chat about their first month at THINK Global School. Over the course of the fifteen minute conversation, they discuss their first weXplore trip (an eight-day romp through New Zealand’s North Island), navigating the busy streets of Auckland, weekends at...

Nuclear disasters and their effects on communities Podcast Overview: On April 2, 2014, the students of THINK Global School and Hiroshima International School played host to noted historian and author Dr. Robert Jacobs for a discussion on the grave realities surrounding nuclear fallout in Japan and the rest of the world. The conversation is harrowing at times, but a must-listen for anyone concerned about the lingering effects stemming from accidental...

Gandhi and the Indian independence movement Podcast Overview: On October 8th, 2013, author and labour historian Dilip Simeon spoke to the students of THINK Global School about Mahatma Gandhi and his rise to the forefront of the Indian independence movement. Over the course of the hour-long question-and-answer session, Mr. Simeon goes into length about Gandhi’s place in history, loyalist hatred towards Gandhi, and how Gandhi managed to bring the Indian...

Gender Inequality in India     Podcast Overview: Urmi Basu is the founder of New Light, a non-profit organization that provides shelter, food, education, and security to the children of sex workers and the victims of trafficking in Kolkata, India. Over the course of the thirty-minute podcast, Urmi shares some alarming truths regarding the harsh realities many women and children suffer through in India, where slavery and sex trafficking are...

Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Podcast Overview: On May 21st, 2013, Dr. Oliver Rothschild spoke to the students of THINK Global School about his experiences in social entrepreneurship and the benefits involved in taking a businesslike approach to solving the world’s problems. Over the course of the 45 minute talk, Dr. Rothschild explains how social lending has begun to mirror venture capitalism in that philanthropists such as Bill Gates now take...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jamie Steckart as THINK Global School’s next head of school, effective August 1, 2014. Currently principal of Qatar Leadership Academy, an IB World School, Jamie is widely recognized as an engaging school leader and visionary educator. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and is a licensed teacher, principal and superintendent. He has over twenty years of experience designing...

JapanStudent Roundtable Podcast Overview: Students Madeline, David, Julia, and Galek sit down at an underground cafe to discuss their initial impressions of Hiroshima, Japan, including their thoughts on the benefits and pitfalls of an ever-present language barrier, the stark cultural differences that exist between Japan and the rest of the world, and Julia's newfound desire to engage in a Japanese bow-off. Learn more about our term in Japan