Category: Students

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In “Cycling, coconut boats and smiles” 10th grade student Sydney M. reflects upon the differences in her own American culture compared to that of the residents of Hampi, India, and although affluence is in short supply amongst...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In “36 hours in Hampi,” 10th grade student Madeline S. brings the lively sights and sounds of Hampi, India to life through incredibly descriptive travel writing. Despite the large amount of time I have spent on a...

The following post was written by 12th grade student Yada P. following her recent appearance as a speaker at TEDxChiangMai. Learn more about the subject of Yada's talk at Light Footsteps Dance Initiative.   "When I was six, I was mute." Those were the words that started off what would be an 11-minute-long talk, words coming out of slightly trembling lips. A clicker in my left hand and dance shoes...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In “Back and forth to the Ajanta and Ellora caves,” 10th grade student Paul S. uses travel writing to document his recent journey to Aurangabad, India, where he and his fellow classmates visited Jain, Buddhist and Hindu...

Since the first TEDx event took place on March 23, 2009, the popularity of these independent TED events has exploded, and conference organizers around the world are now tasked with putting together groups of engaging speakers who exemplify the TED mission of "ideas worth spreading." With this in mind, we're proud to announce that one of our 12th grade students, Yada P., has been selected as a speaker at this...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In “A fraction of Golconda,” 10th grader Tiana S. shares some of her favorite photos from TGS' recent weXplore excursion to the ruinous Golconda Fort, which sits on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India. Golkonda, which translates to...

I have officially completed my first year of high school, and within these past nine months I have grown as a person more than I ever thought to be possible. I joined THINK Global School to explore the extent of my comfort zone, and I quickly discovered that the world around us can be more complicated than we can comprehend, but at the same time be one based on the...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be creative during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In her poem “Remember When?,” 10th grader Hannah C. provides her readers with a whimsical look back at the events of the 2012-13 school year.   Remember When? I think in memories, and I think in possibilities....

Note: The following video originally appeared on Hannah's blog Pomelo Seed. Be sure to bookmark it for amazing photos, videos and commentary as Hannah makes her way around the world! Heavy downpours during our recent weXplore outing to the Chewonki Foundation in Maine left our students and faculty with soggy socks and drenched hair, so what better way to dry out than a frolic on the beach? Hannah C. shows...

In a situation very reminiscent of our Berlin 2011-2012 term, our time in Boston has provided us with easy access via rail to other nearby cosmopolitan cities. Due to this, our students were able to visit both Washington, D.C. and New York City this term and experience each city's unique attractions, delicacies and neighborhoods. Our trip to NYC occurred mid-May, which allowed our students to visit the city in the...