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While conducting classes in Berlin, Germany, THINK Global School received many visits from Dr. Joseph Pearson, a Cambridge historian, writer, and resident of Germany's capital. In one of these enlightening lectures, Dr. Pearson had the students analyze whether they believe an individual or the collective can change history. Following this discussion, Dr. Pearson equipped the students to look at the Nazi Regime through various historical perspectives, including: political, social, cultural,...

LIFE AT THINK GLOBAL SCHOOL CAN BE HECTIC, with students balancing classes, exercise, socializing, and many more activities into each day. A busy schedule doesn't mean that the students can't be lighthearted and have fun though, as 10th grader Hannah demonstrates in our newest Student Showcase. Originally submitted as a project for her 9th grade Mandarin class, Hannah uses the Chinese language (with English subtitles) to guide us through a...

With any diverse group of students, it is difficult to find activities that everyone will enjoy engaging in. Some dislike swimming, while others might not be too found of long hikes. There is one activity however, that all THINK Global School students seem to love: singing. Given the traveling nature of the school, the ability for students to gather in a circle for a few songs can make anywhere feel...

THINK GLOBAL SCHOOL RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST EVER AMAZING RACE: a journey that saw students competing in a series of team-based puzzles and challenges as they made their way across Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Austria. During the course of this adventure, Swedish student Maya kept her video camera recording perpetually. As a result, every detail ranging from the mundane to awe-inspiring was caught on tape. Our newest student...

The beginning of summer typically marks the end of the school year for students; it is a time for relaxation after the nerve-wracking experience of final exams. The 2011-2012 school year was a remarkable one for THINK Global School, and the Residential Life Team wanted to cap the Berlin term off with something that the students would never forget: the first TGS Amazing Race! The race, which lasted from June...

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT NICHOLAS KULISH lives in Berlin, Germany and reports for The New York Times on all aspects of life for the surrounding European countries. Recently, he pulled his focus from all other topics to the mounting fiscal crisis in Europe. Kulish visited the TGS students while conducting school in Berlin to answer their questions about the Euro Crisis. In this two-part video discussion, Kulish explains how the "German Problem"...

My name is Ashley Silver, and I am responsible for setting up each host city as well as running the school headquarters in New York City. It is with great joy and enthusiasm that I make a few well-awaited announcements. First, I thought you might like to know where our students are heading come September 1st, 2012. After a successful 2011 trimester in Cuenca, Ecuador, we are pleased to make...

THINK Global School faculty and students had the privilege of receiving Cambridge historian Dr. Joseph Pearson as a visiting lecturer in Berlin. In the following videos, Dr. Pearson discusses with our students some perplexing realities of concentration camps during the Holocaust. In this discussion with grade 9 student Yuan Yuan, Dr. Pearson explains how those who worked in and survived the concentration camps were among the few who weren't immediately...

  BERLIN-BASED ARTIST and Creative Arts teacher for Germany Cécile B. Evans explains this term's curriculum and the students' final project at the Berlin Biennale. In this video, students visit the exhibition and express their impressions of various works. The culminating assessment of Creative Arts in Germany is the creation of audio guides, written and recorded by TGS students, that visitors to the Biennale can use to experience this politically-charged...