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TGS Teacher Marta Guevara recounts the climbing and rappelling trip to the Blue Mountains with Nick Sagar. JUMP, JUMP, COME ON you can do it! My body is frozen. My legs are feeling weak. I am paralyzed with fear. I need to jump on my back into a pool inside the canyon. I'm standing on a rock only 2 meters up, but it might as well be 50. I look...

TGS students recently left Sydney for an outdoor adventure: visiting the Blue Mountains. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Blue Mountains are renowned for their breathtaking views, fascinating geology and majestic scenery. The mountains are in close proximity to Sydney, and are often a popular destination for weekend getaways for locals interested in an outdoor retreat. The tour guide, Craig, provided great information to the students about the ecology and...

Nick Sagar, rock climbing expert, recently visited TGS to work with students and train them in climbing. As Nick describes below, he was teaching the students, but the students were also teaching him. Halfway around the world to visit 15 kids and show them climbing? Why? Not just any kids. These are TGS kids. All have stepped up to the challenge of another road, a different path. One less taken,...

That’s a pretty hard question. Six months ago, I probably would have said that it was just an array of tools I used from time to time to finish special school work. Now that I’m in TGS, technology is life. It’s what’s going to help me get from A to B on homework. It’s my connection to the outside world. It’s my salvation when I don’t feel like talking to...

TGS students recently had the opportunity to work with Nick Sagar, a well known rock climbing expert and independent rock wall design consultant. Marta Guevara talks about meeting Nick, and learning how to follow your passion. NICK SAGAR STEPS INTO the indoor climbing facility. "Look at him," whispers Brad. "I love to see an expert walk into their element. They see things we can't see." Brad is right. Nick walks...

For a recent Global Studies lesson, TGS students visited the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks Museum. The Barracks building was constructed in 1819 to serve as a home for convicts. In its nearly 200 year history, the building has served several purposes, including housing for orphans and a governmental office building. Today, the Barracks is home to a museum about its very own history. Learning History at a World...

This is the fourth post in the series about TGS' trip to Kangaroo Island. IT WAS VERY WINDY on Saturday. We had a nice sleep-in before leaving to go to Flinders National Park. This park is named after Matthew Flinders, the English explorer who founded Kangaroo Island. We sat in the bus looking out while Rob told us about the bush fire this park had. The bush fire burned a...

This post is part of a blog series on the TGS trip to Kangaroo Island. While visiting Kangaroo Island, TGS students had several opportunities to study the unique landscape, plants, and wildlife that call the island home. But in addition to the fantastic sights and experiences on the surface of the island, they had the opportunity to descend into its depths and visit the Kelly Hill Caves. It was there...

The post is second in a series about the trip to Kangaroo Island. It was cloudy and windy during breakfast. But after an hour when we got out of the van in the north of the Kangaroo Island it was hot and sunny. We arrived at Rare Breeds Farm - first of its kind, there are unique domestic animals, which are threatened with extinction. It could seem weird that domestic...

TGS students recently had the opportunity to visit one of the most unique, stunningly beautiful places in Australia: Kangaroo Island. "KI," as it is often called, is home to a remarkably diverse set of wildlife. In addition, the geography of the island itself ranges from stunning white sand beaches to sloping cliffs to dense forests. A quarter of Kangaroo Island is conserved in National Parks, Conservation Parks, and five Wilderness...