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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...

Each term at THINK Global School features a wide array of guest speakers, student roundtable discussions and weXplore activities as we delve into the culture of our host country. Through the launch of our new podcast page, we now look forward to a new way of sharing these conversations with you. One of our main goals in launching a podcast page was to provide an effective audio-based medium that allows...

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?"  ...

  Creating Innovators Podcast Overview: International best-selling author Dr. Tony Wagner has created quite a stir in the world of education with his disruptive take that K-12 and college institutions are not consistently "adding the value and teaching the skills that matter most in the marketplace." In "Creating Innovators," Tony Wagner addresses this problem by stating that instead of prepping our children to be "college ready," we should prep them...

"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...

  Social media and the Boston bombings Podcast Overview: Boston was a powerful place to swallow the impact of the terrorist attacks on April 15, 2013. While some students were in class, the grade 9 students were at the 117th Marathon cheering on the runners for the Alzheimer's Association but out of harm's way. On April 19th, the city's residents were asked to stay indoors while the dramatic hunt for...

The syndrome of the silent majority Podcast Overview: On February 13th, 2013, Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi met with the students of THINK Global School to discuss what he considers his biggest worry of the day: the syndrome of the silent majority. During the nearly 30-minute conversation, Pahlavi delivers a powerful oration on the political instability that holds the people of Iran, and many other repressed nations, captive today. Learn...

    Despite only receiving its independence 237 years ago, the United States has forged an illustrious history punctuated by hard-fought wars on both home and foreign soil. Blood was shed in the name of independence during the American Revolutionary war, and the issue of slavery caused a bitter divide up and down the Mason-Dixon line leading up to and throughout The Civil War. During the twentieth century, America found...