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To kick off our THINK Global School semester in Auckland, New Zealand, I wanted to create a unit that completely revolved around the incredible geography of our host country. Utilizing the THINK Global School Lens of Environment and Exploration*, my ninth grade global studies students challenged themselves to understand basic tenets of human geography. We began the unit with a Prezi on Maps and Map Skills. This Prezi, which can...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. In her poem "Nature and its marvels," 9th grader Utkarsha V. recounts her adventures traveling throughout New Zealand's North Island. Nature and its marvels I gaze up at the sky full of stars, And remember my loved ones afar. It’s said that stars indicate your past, And I look at...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In her reflection "Shadows engulfing the mundane," 10th grader Danielle R. uses examples from her travels to help explain why a great back story can make a seemingly mundane activity seem exhilarating.   New experiences sell. It...

    TEDxTeen sketchnote by Brad Ovenell-Carter   The conversationalist. The model. The climber. The writer. The environmentalist. The programmer. The retail entrepreneur. The managing director. The violinist. The bionic boy. The bully beater. At first glance these labels might seem like an odd grouping: Where would they have met? What would their conversations revolve around? These questions have simple answers, but ones that are very telling: Each of the...

  Kia Ora, everyone! Our fifth year is officially underway, and judging by our students' reaction so far, it’s poised to be a stellar one. Where as last year we began the school year in one of the most densely populated countries in the world (India), this year our adventure begins in a land where sheep and cattle both far outnumber the inhabitants: Yep, that's right, we're in New Zealand!...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In an assignment for Nick Martino's IB social and cultural anthropology class, 11th grader River W. opens up about her own experiences with culture shock, and why it is best to be a traveler, not a tourist,...

To begin the 2014-15 school year, IB mathematics teacher Guillermo Machado asked his 11th grade students to consider THINK Global School’s seven values and how they relate to math. He then asked them to answer the following two questions: How do they help us as mathematics learners? How can mathematics help us with the development and practice of these values? One of his students, Fatima, went above and beyond, mixing...

To begin the 2014-15 school year, IB mathematics teacher Guillermo Machado asked his 11th grade students to consider THINK Global School’s seven values and how they relate to math. He then asked them to answer the following two questions: How do they help us as mathematics learners? How can mathematics help us with the development and practice of these values? One of his students, Fatima, went above and beyond, mixing...