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The Pacific Transforms into a Classroom THINK Global School does many things that no other school does, one of which is travel perpetually. Classes integrate with the surrounding environment and utilize available teaching moments for experiential learning. Two weeks in the Galapagos islands off mainland Ecuador allow for an exciting approach to the study of biology, among other subjects and activities. Science teacher Jarret Voytilla, along with visiting guides...

Culinary Culture of Beijing Though enjoying the cuisine of the host country is a favored experience, students also get many opportunities to try out new cuisine from all over the globe. During the Beijing term, dinners ranged from Jamaican to Thai to fresh sushi rolls, custom made to order. This photomotion video of a sushi chef at work chronicled a particularly memorable meal for the Year 1 students, many...

Amazonian Classroom The students, faculty, and staff had the wildly fortunate opportunity to explore one of the world's most biodiverse regions. After taking two flights, two boats, and an open-air bus, they arrived at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Yasuni National Forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon. With two days and three nights of lectures, nature walks, experiments, and adventurous activities, the students learned about this amazing ecosystem through expert guides...

THIS YEAR our students were privy to an experience that few others may lay claim to. TGS had the honour and privilege of being among the 700 people per year invited to visit the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. This was an incredible opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills from the biology classroom into the 'field' and to explore the wondrous array of lifeforms and ecosystem...

  Host School Buddies The students of THINK Global School meet their host school buddies at Colegio Aleman Stiehle Cuenca. Photography by Media Specialist, Lindsay Clark

Entranced by Biology in the Amazon The TGS classes of 2014 and 2015 will forever remember the color of the Tiputini river that snakes through Yasuní National Park, the sound of a rainforest storm, and the squish of the nutrient-rich, clay-like dirt on the floor of this ecosystem. For four days, THINK Global School experienced the learning potential of a remote research station in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Being the...

Modeling Geography Starting on day one of classes, the cross-curricular learning began. Global Studies teacher Andrew McLean challenged the grade 10 students to exhibit their understanding of Ecuador's geography and ecosystems by creating clay models of the country. The end result were stunning.

ON THE THIRD OF JULY, I was on a plane on my way back 'home' to Orlando, Florida. During the summer, I would eventually travel quite a lot - from Orlando to New Hampshire, stopping on the way in North Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. My travels were both for pleasure and work. I returned to Orlando, Florida after numerous trips already and sighed, Well, I guess I...

-YzeHc Yunnan Province weXplore The ninth grade students and faculty conclude the first year with a cultural/adventure tour of China's Yunnan province. Among the diverse activities were cooking lessons, an orphanage visit, and a 25km hike through Tiger Leaping Gorge near the border with Tibet.

Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge Willem takes a moment at the end of the two-day Tiger Leaping Gorge trek to reflect on his perspective of China. The students at THINK Global School spent their third term in the worldly, cosmopolitan city of Beijing, but they've also had the great fortune of seeing other sides of this massive and diverse country. Travel changes perspectives. Travel educates.