Rishikesh is the place where the purest water for many falls from the Himalayas and joins five other rivers forming the renowned "Ganga-ji” or “Ganges river." For those who don't know, the Ganga river is one of the most sacred rivers for many religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. It flows mainly through Rishikesh and Varanasi, two of the holiest cities in India. In Hinduism, there is the belief that if...
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“It is not a place to see, but a place to feel,” The place to feel has three names, And two rivers meeting one, And twelve people looking for something, And a few people finding it in 5+ packets of coffee And at the bottom of the test tube, We found it, We knew what we were trying to find, Confirmation. In the place before, The place where statues...
Read MoreThe weXplore trip has offered me an opportunity to study more about water situation in terms of culture and society as well as to explore India. Landing in New Delhi, the first thing we did was to get on a bus and make our way to the Centre of Science and Technology, where our guest speaker Ms. Ranjita Menon explained to us the problem concerning septic tanks, a tank used...
Read MoreWhat a week. The first thing I did when arriving home (oops I mean the hotel), was lay flat on my bed for a solid twenty minutes doing nothing. Nothing, it felt energizing to do absolutely nothing. Four hotels in five nights, in three different cities. The trip really pushed me to be flexible, adaptable and to develop my ‘go with the flow’ attribute which I, at times, greatly lack....
Read MoreThe economics and e-commerce module set out to understand the new age of Indian economics. Over the past five weeks students have learned and experienced the entire economic spectrum of India, from rural to urban and from low-tech to high tech. The student experience mirrored India’s economic transformation from spinning wheel to fiber-optic cable. This past week students did a deep dive into the world of high tech India in...
Read MoreA group of Class 10 students from New York-based "THINK Global School" -- a travelling high school that sends its students from different nations to other countries on learning trips -- collected samples of the Ganga water during their visit to Varanasi.
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The faculty and students of a travelling high school, which conducts every semester in a different country, on their unique approach to learning and what they take away from India
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What uni did you attend for your undergrad? What was your undergraduate major/minor? I attended University of Southampton and I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. What was the most challenging/rewarding part of your university undergraduate experience? Any course highlights? The most rewarding part of studying psychology was being able to link it to everyday life. My favourite module was Intergroup and interpersonal influence. This module was...
Read More#1 What university are you currently attending? I’m about to enter my second year at the University of Manchester here in the UK. #2 What is your major/minor? Any course highlights? I’m studying for a Bachelor of Science. in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response. The course is the perfect fit for me, as I have always been interested in humanitarianism -- even since before joining TGS. The institute...
Read MoreThe only “traveler” high school in the world where children learn in four different countries per year
They followed Ulysses through Greece. They built a school for less fortunate children in India and crossed the Great Wall of China. It is not about an NGO, but about the students of the only "traveler" high school in the world. At THINK Global School, children learn in four different countries per year.
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