"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." -Muhammad Ali HUNGER IS AN IMMENSE ISSUE affecting people in both the United States and the rest of the world. Every 3 seconds, a child dies from hunger-related causes. This past Friday, as a way to act locally on this global issue, the students and staff at THINK Global School participated in the A Day of...
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While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be introspective during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. Below you can find a short story written by tenth grader Yuan Yuan, in which the setting is a world devoid of religion. As the story begins, the titular "Dreamer" Luke ponders aloud to Samantha the concept...
Read MoreThis poem is about what I saw during the scavenger hunt in Berlin. There were padlocks with engraved names everywhere. Apparently, lovers put them there and throw the key in the river to represent their unbreakable and everlasting love. An engraving, permanent and everlasting, will weather the storms, and prevail through the howling winds. A padlock, though is seemingly interminable. Two beings step out of a fairytale, one...
Read MoreWhile traveling in the Galapagos, World Literature teacher Irene Krugman asked her students to develop a creative writing essay utilizing elements of magical realism and influence from their time in the islands. Written below you can find Yuan Yuan's response. Fog of the Galapagos A barren path lay before me, as the fog hovered underneath the sliver of moon that could pass as a clipped toenail. The fog crawled towards...
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