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TGS students take turns journaling their activities and experiences with their classmates. Read all journal posts here. A week in the life of Think Global School students In Monday's science class, we had a guest speaker Malin Ah-King, from the Center for Gender Research at Uppsala University. She talked about gender differences in animal species. Later that day, we gave our Global Studies presentations in class. We each compared the...

TGS students are preparing for our third international stop in year one: Beijing. Teacher Sherry Zhang is instructing students in Mandarin language classes in order to help them communicate and interact with people they meet this spring. Common phrases and greetings as well as the nuances of proper pronunciation are practiced regularly in class. Using technology to learn Mandarin Additionally, Sherry integrates elements of Chinese culture into her coursework to...

Science is an important part of the TGS curriculum. At the moment, math and science teacher Dvora Geller is focusing her lessons on biology and the basic building blocks of life. Exploring the various phases of mitotic cell division In a recent science class, students were asked to explore the process of mitotic cell division by modeling and explaining the various phases: interphase and chromosome replication, prophase, pro-metaphase, metaphase, anaphase,...

How are laws made in Sweden? Where do legislative debates take place? Where is the central government budget determined? TGS students learned the answers to these questions and more on a recent visit to the Swedish Parliament, Sveriges Riksdag. Experiential learning at The Riksdag The Riksdag is Sweden's principal decision-making body, and the government carries out the Riksdag's decisions. The Prime Minister is chosen by the Riksdag, and every four...

The collective energy that the fifteen students at TGS possess is remarkable. Somehow, the more places they go and things they do, the more energy they have! This has been proven many times, and one of them was this last weekend. After returning from a four day trip that was both busy and educational, the level of energy of the group had somehow increased! They spent an incredible, activity-filled weekend...

One of our founders, Harald McPike, recently accomplished a childhood dream: climbing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Happy to share his experience with TGS students, Harry also expressed his views on setting personal goals and ultimately achieving success. Climbing Kilimanjaro is a significant challenge, requiring a great deal of preparation and planning. Harry began a regimen of physical training to build his endurance. Harry...

I WAS BROUGHT UP in a school system when every day was more or less routine. Morning assemblies where the Principal talked and talked without bothering to even find out if we were listening. Classes were no different - teachers talked, we listened passively and everything was so predictable. But coming to TGS was like entering another world all together. Each hour, day and week was different and I cannot...

I think often about the person I am, and the person I want to become. My biggest hope is that as an old man I'll look back on my life and find not an absence of mistakes and regrets, but rather a life filled with passion, discovery, failures, love, beautiful people, and that I'll laugh heartily at the whole thing before kicking the bucket. Recently, I've watched, satisfied, as my...

TGS Students take turns journaling their weekly activities and experiences with their classmates. Read all journal posts here. This school week was truly TGS-tastic (a made up word, but a descriptive one)! We did so many things that were just...TGS experiences, and this week really sets the standard for the so-called "average" TGS week. On Monday, I went to the Aftonbladet Newspaper HQ in the morning. It was magnificent compared...

A parallel can be found in education: rather than start off with a "must see" (or rather, "must learn") list, I asked them: what would you like to do in creative arts? Answers ranged from visual arts and theater to creative writing, but the most enthusiasm was shown for music! In collaboration with the director at a nearby professional recording studio, we put together a unit introducing the students to...