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Place-Based Learning As the world’s first traveling high school, change is something that we have become intimately familiar with. Since THINK Global School opened eight years ago, our students have been leaving their hometowns behind every few months to live and learn firsthand in four different countries per year, gaining a truly international education through place- and project-based learning in the process.

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Transforming the Next Generation A small disclaimer: most people know us as "the traveling school,” which, let's be honest, makes sense. When THINK Global School was founded by Joann McPike in 2010, our goal was to create a new generation of global-minded students by having them live and learn throughout the world, three countries per year, rather than in a classroom.

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Unlimited Potential If we imagined the world to be a classroom; one without walls of course, what would our syllabus be? What would our lesson plans look like? Most importantly, how different would the graduating students be? The possibilities are so infinite, the thought itself is overwhelming! It is these possibilities that THINK Global School tries to explore in a unique educational philosophy.


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THINK Global School, the world’s first traveling high school, is pleased to announce some important logistical changes for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. These adjustments are expected to dramatically improve the school’s overall student experience while staying true to its unique approach to global education. “The travel aspect of our program requires us to be fluid in our decision making. These logistical shifts are based on extensive research and our...

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1) Hi Yada, can you tell us what you’ve been up to since graduating in 2014? A lot of exploring and a lot of humbling experiences. For the past four years, I have been working towards degrees in computer science and mathematics at Wellesley College. I actually came into college as a creative writer, but realized engineering is a way to actually build the worlds that I wrote about. I’ve...

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Last week, THINK Global School (TGS) students once again began arriving in a new country for the start of the school year, the ninth such time since TGS opened its doors in 2010 and began offering open-minded teens an education based in the world, not the classroom. For the first time since THINK Global School’s inception, however, students weren’t all flying to the same location. That’s because this summer marked...

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Looking back, it’s hard to believe it was just a little over a month ago that we put the finishing touches on another extraordinary school year. During a cool summer evening in Bilbao, Spain, we watched as the 13 graduates pictured above stood on stage and reflected on their shared experiences, revealing deep bonds that were forged across many countries, incredible excursions, shared meals, and late night IB study sessions....

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Last week the THINK Global School Class of 2018 joined over 165,000 students worldwide in receiving their IB examination results, and for a fifth straight year, THINK Global School students outperformed the worldwide average and exceeded international benchmarks. Some figures: 100% of THINK Global School students who sat the exams received their IB Diploma, far surpassing the international pass rate in 2017 of 78%. 100% of THINK Global School students...

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So, you’re coming to Spain… If you’re anything like I was as a student, the weeks leading up to your new journey will be spent scouring the internet for everything there is to know about your new home. After living here for two years, I can say without a doubt that my enthusiasm for living here hasn’t diminished in the slightest. If you want to know what makes me so...

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1) Hi Nada, can you tell us what you've been up to since graduating from THINK Global School in 2022? Since graduating in 2022, I've been pursuing a passion I found while at TGS, sustainability, and I am currently majoring in engineering in renewable energy systems at Al Akhawayn University, in Ifrane, Morocco. But there is way more than that! I've had a chance also to explore the world of...

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With our 2024-25 school year just a couple of weeks away, we want to share details on what Class of '24 Graduate Andrea Claudia Diaz Gutierrez will be up to during that time. During her gap year, Andrea will focus on a project she launched at TGS: Foodstainable. Shocked by reports that half of Peru's food is wasted, Andrea founded Foodstainable to turn food waste into dog food. This year,...

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Are you interested in applying to THINK Global School but aren’t quite sure if it’s right for you? That’s OK! It’s a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. To help you in your application process, we’ve put together a list of five things we feel every applicant to THINK Global School should know. We hope you find them helpful.  1) You’ll gain an education by living and learning in the...

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Tattooing is the most misunderstood art form in Japan today. Looked down upon for centuries and rarely discussed in social circles, people with tattoos are outcasts in this country, banned from most public spaces such as beaches, bathhouses, and even gyms. Tattoos have an extensive history in Japan, and to truly understand the stigma behind them it is essential to be aware of their significance. The first records of tattoos...

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Greetings TGS, Long time reader, first time blogger here. Some of you may have noticed that I can be a little patriotic... My friends in Abu Dhabi used to joke that New Zealand has "small country" syndrome because it is always determined to be the best. I think like the Canadians, we are determined not to be seen as the same as our more populated neighbours. With that in mind...

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With THINK Global School’s term in Bosnia and Herzegovina recently concluded, we thought we’d share a few interesting facts about the heart-shaped country with you. Whether you are working on a school project or planning a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina yourself, we hope you find these seven facts useful!! Fact #1) Sarajevo was the first city in Europe with a full-time electric tram Trams have a long history in...

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A passion for travel. A strong academic record. And the desire to improve the world as you experience it. If this sounds like you, you just might be our ideal candidate! Start your application with a five-minute inquiry form - you never know where you might end up.

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Ready to embark on the educational journey of a lifetime?

A passion for travel. A strong academic record. And the desire to improve the world as you experience it. If this sounds like you, you just might be our ideal candidate! Start your application with a five-minute inquiry form - you never know where you might end up.

It all starts here.

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