Category: Faculty

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.

  Wrists4Rights is THINK Global School's student-led children's rights initiative. While in Sydney, Australia, TGS students met with human rights activist Rob Wetton through his organization: I'm Colourblind. Rob informed students on the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child and worked with students to create their own initiative to share knowledge about these rights. As TGS students collaborate with students in host cities, we have spent time discussing...

Chinese-Tibetan Culture While visiting the city of Shangri-La (formerly known as Zhongdian), the ninth grade students took some Tibetan language and painting lessons at the Thangka Academy. Taught by monks and scholars, they got the great chance to absorb a lesser-known culture first-hand.

Shaping Market En route to Lijiang, China, the students at THINK Global school experienced a morning market in Shaping. Snapping photos, speaking in Mandarin, trying new foods - everyone took their own approach to this outdoor, cultural classroom.

-g The Symbol of Fu The final weXplore experience in China took the TGS family to the Yunnan province where we learned about good luck - or fu - at this mountaintop temple in Dali. Our guide, Zhang Jiong, explains why people spin three times in front of the fu symbol, and the students attempt to bring good luck to themselves and their families.

I HAVE TO DISAGREE. I have changed the world with 15 kids, and it's a better world because of it. I sit in an airport in Shangri-La, on the Chinese-Tibetan border. I have 15 exhausted young adults in front of me; they are no longer kids. We spent the last week in southern China. It was important that they experience not only the bustle of Beijing but also the beauty...