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There are moments as a teacher, or as a Head of School, where all you can do is to sit back and marvel at what your students are doing. It actually happens on far more occasions than we sometimes care to remember, but on every occasion there is that sensation of goose bumps and the inevitable tension in your chest. This afternoon, at the Gotham Comedy Club, was no exception,...

We are excited to be in a position where we are able to communicate to you the locations that the school will be studying and living in for the 2013-2014 school year. The 2013-2014 school year will be divided into two terms, as was the case this year, and once again we will be requiring our students to join us in an intersession when they will engage in very different...

Each THINK Global School yearbook provides a colorful window into the lives of our students, staff and faculty as they immerse themselves within their host schools and cities. Illustrations by artist Soren Thielemann add a creative tone to the student profiles, weXplore experiences and service learning opportunities that fill the pages, providing a lifelong reminder of the amazing days, months and years spent at the world’s first traveling high school.

During our trip to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, we will have the opportunity to see some of the most influencial pieces of art made in modern times, including Claude Monet's Water Lilies, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup cans and Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. Amidst these works are paintings by Abstract Expressionists from the early 1950s. Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko produced visually different kinds of...

The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. The Empire City. The Capital of the World. It's probably safe to say that the city of New York isn't short on nicknames. In fact, there aren't many things that the bustling metropolis lacks, making it one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Our first term in the United States wouldn't be complete without a visit to NYC, and beginning...

Trigonometry is often a part of mathematics that students struggle with because they find it too abstract to understand the practical applications of this field. My 10th grade mathematics class was recently introduced to right-angled trigonometry, and as we talked about its various applications including bearings, 3-D shapes, and angles of elevation and depression, I decided to take them outside of the classroom to apply these skills. The task that...

An image from Pema's comic How I came to be: an episode of Frederick Douglass' life Some students loathe the word “assessment” and shudder in fear at any mention of the IB. Despite their hesitations, my students managed to build skills for their Written Task Assessments while demonstrating critical engagement with an aspect of a text or topic covered in my IB Language and Literature course. Once again, my students...

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 his personal reflection, "Growing up ten minutes from nowhere," 11th grade student Cameron L. writes fondly of his childhood home in the Australian countryside. It was on this rural farm that he was able to take...

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 essay, "I will not hate," 11th grade student Anat A. draws upon her volatile childhood growing up in the occupied Palestinian territories as she asks the question, "I am Palestine's, but am I mine?"  ...

"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...