In her celebrated TED Talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns of The Danger of a Single Story. “To show a people as one thing, over and over again, that is a single story,” Adichie states. The truth is, I only knew one single story of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) before I arrived, and that same narrative was reinforced through every murmur, stare, and worried conversation I encountered before my visit. “But…...

THINK Global School’s Model United Nation’s team, the TGS Sharks, recently traveled from Sarajevo to Mostar to participate in the Model United Nations in Mostar (MUNiM) conference. The theme of this year’s event was “international unity across borders,” and the topics chosen for discussion by the various committees were reflective of the transnational opportunities and threats that countries and their representation face as they strive for this goal. Our students...

("Meet Me in Dreamland" will play after the teaser) One of the key benefits to an education based on travel is the crash course on local social, political, economic, and environmental issues offered in each country we visit. At least once per term, however, a local hot-button topic ends up dominating international headlines:  Greece’s financial crisis and the calls for a “Grexit" while we were in Athens; the Boston Marathon...

THINK Global School  is pleased to announce the renewal of its accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for the next five years. WASC, based in Northern California, is one of six regional associations in the United States responsible for accrediting public and private schools, as well as colleges and universities. The accreditation renewal will allow THINK Global School to continue issuing WASC high school diplomas to...

THINK Global School is pleased to announce that Class of 2015 graduate Isaac Forsland is the recipient of this year’s Symposium Scholar grant. Isaac will be joining our staff and students in Florence, Italy, to deliver his winning talk on Embracing Aura at the 2nd annual THINK Global School symposium. This is the first year that TGS is offering a travel grant to a member of its Alumni Network. The...

Today I found myself on a flight back to my homeland. The reason for my hasty return after a few short weeks in Sarajevo? A trip to London for BETT, the UK’s largest ed-tech conference and trade show. My first impression of BETT was the vast size of the venue. The Excel Centre has over 87,000 square meters of floor space and is home to a wide range of events,...

We had the good fortune to be in Stockholm, Sweden, during Nobel Week late last year, which meant that laureate hopefuls from all over the world descended on our host city in hopes of claiming the top prize in one of the following fields: Physics Chemistry Physiology or medicine Literature Economic sciences The promotion of peace During the month of December, our students worked diligently in their humanities classes to research...

Each term at THINK Global School includes at least one extended weXplore adventure. It's a chance for our students to venture outside of their host city -and sometimes their comfort zone- to truly experience the local culture. Our Sweden term was no different, and after embarking on an eighteen-hour train ride, our students found themselves in one of the most secluded and beautiful places on earth: the Arctic Circle. Enjoy...

Recently our students had the opportunity to embark on a distinctly Swedish adventure, complete with dog-sledding, cross-country skiing, and a look into the culture of the Sami people who have called northern Sweden home for centuries. But before that monumental trip, our students had the opportunity to visit a culture where bulldogs are celebrated instead of sled dogs, and people are more likely to play cricket than go skiing. I’m...

We are excited to announce that THINK Global School has been selected as an Apple Distinguished School for 2015-2017. The Apple Distinguished School designation is reserved for schools and programs that meet criteria for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence, and demonstrate a clear vision of exemplary learning environments.  Apple Distinguished Schools demonstrate the use of Apple hardware, apps, and content to promote creativity, collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking to transform...