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MATTHEW ALBERT is the self-proclaimed "biggest fan of the IB" - the International Baccalaureate programme. On February 17, 2012, Matthew spoke to the students of PTIS and THINK Global School in Chiang Mai, Thailand about the daunting IB programme and how to tackle this big endeavor.   In this first part of his hour-long lecture, he poses a question to the students: How do you eat an elephant? Matthew's...

  WHILE IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND, the students of THINK Global School worked alongside the organic farm staff at Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning, using science to brainstorm necessary improvements for the grounds and animals. Science teacher Jarret Voytilla called on his students to do research and create proposals for the farm, some of which were implemented while on location.

THE TGS-HOST SCHOOL CONNECTION is integral to the experience of THINK Global students. Not only does pairing with a local IB school help harbor our academics and provide interaction with students from the area, but there’s a mutual benefit of exposure to events and opportunities conducted by each school. Traidhos Three Generation provides such opportunities to witness culture, try new things, and bond with the inhabitants of Thailand. These are...

ONE OF THE MANY THINGS we try to do in Science as we travel around the globe is examine regional environmental value systems and explore local issues in conservation management. We began this investigation in Ecuador with our trips to the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos islands. We have continued the tradition this term here in Thailand by examining the controversial situation with domesticated elephants. Elephants are a national symbol...

RECENTLY, TGS RECEIVED AN UPDATE from Me to We Ecuador program manager Iain Duncan regarding the projects started this December. It's a pleasure to stay connected with these partnerships created across the world. I’m happy to hear that the students of THINK Global are still thinking about their time in Ecuador. The community of San Miguel is doing well and is planning the next major phase of construction in March....

TGS and PTIS students worked together on their first mathematics integrated project with a host school. Students built catapults and worked in groups to determine the quadratic function that modelled the trajectory of their M&Ms. They then used this quadratic function to determine how far away their catapults needed to be placed from a target in order to hit the target. Overall, it was a very exciting math activity that...

  Tony Wagner, Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University, speaks to THINK Global School and Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning about his newest book, Creating Innovators. Students and faculty engage in a dialogue with this renowned educational consultant on technology, skills, and preparing learners for the 21st century.

One of the challenges that a boarding school faces is maintaining connectivity between parents and students while they are away. TGS combats this dilemma by using THINK Spot, our unique learning and collaboration platform, and having a ResLIFE team that engages the entire TGS community. Director of ResLIFE Yosefa Gilon describes the a recent trip to the parents on Spot. Dear Parents, AS I WRITE THIS EMAIL, my skin is...

TGS tenth grader Charis recently turned in an insightful report based on the short story "Priscilla the Cambodian", which details the ever-looming cloud of prejudice that hangs over Cambodians living in Thailand today. The report can be found in its final draft below:   Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren’t. -Unknown.   THE WORLD WE LIVE IN is inhabited by...

THE ELEPHANT NATURE PARK (ENP) is responsible for the care of 36 elephants: 32 females and 4 males. Every elephant that lives at the park has been rescued from a dire situation. These elephants are often taken away from their mothers at too young of an age and 'broken' during a brutal ritual known as Phajaan. These rituals last anywhere from three to seven days, depending on the willpower of...