Category: Students

AS PART OF THEIR ART CLASS, Grade 9 and 10 students spent the first part of our term in Boston considering what the artist’s role in society is and how they or their work can incite change. This unit of work entitled “Power and Persuasion” was framed by the life and art of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, American artist Barbara Kruger’s text-based critique and commentary on consumer culture and 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. Beneath is a collage created by 9th grade student Liisa T. for her teacher, Lee ann Thomas, and her art class. Through her collage, Liisa addresses the inundation of information we as a digital society now face,...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be introspective during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. Below you will find a project created by 9th grade student Tiana S. for her teacher, Lee Ann Thomas, and her art class, where she provides a step-by-step walkthrough regarding the creative process she utilized during the...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be introspective during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. Below you can find an essay written by 10th grader Alejandro R., in which he questions whether countries, like humans, have the ability to exhibit true freedom of thought, or if they are instead consigned to emulate...

CLOSE TO TWO WEEKS has now passed since our students, faculty and requisite luggage found their way onto a Boston-bound train to head back home following our six day trip to Washington, D.C. As this time has elapsed, many of those who attended have taken to Spot to share their thoughts and reflections on their visit, (quite a few of which you can also find on our blog.) A common...

While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be introspective during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted with the results. In the following critique written after attending a conservation lecture at Harvard University, 11th grade student Maya M. provides her thoughts on the excess of food waste in developed countries, and provides her take on what we...

After visiting the Boston Public Library, English teacher Garrett Austen posed his students with the following question regarding Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic Farenheit 451: Is the dystopia that Bradbury warns us of in his novel and is the coda to his novel, whether imposed by force or lack of interest, a real threat in the United States and the First Amendment? Use evidence from Bradbury, the First Amendment and the...

THIS PAST FRIDAY, we went on an amazing, artistic adventure to expand our knowledge of Street Art right here in Argentina. This form of art is everywhere in Buenos Aires -- on the sides of buildings, the sidewalks, and just about anywhere else you can think of. Street Art became popular in Argentina in the 1950s and the 1960s, but it took a hit in the 1970s and 1980s due...

By making a few searches for Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay in Google, we’re able to see blog posts and articles from people who declare Colonia as the heaven of old cars. Some even suggest that they have more antique cars than Cuba. The big question is if it’s true or not, but I, along with anyone who has ever set foot in Colonia, can assure you of the fact that...

ONE OF THE DISTINCT BENEFITS for students attending THINK Global School is the integration of our weXplore program into their curriculum. This provides students with an opportunity to conceptualize ideas in the classroom before immersing themselves into their surroundings where they can gain firsthand experience. In both the classroom setting and time spent out in the field our faculty and students are encouraged to integrate technology into the mix, resulting...