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A reflection on the Sydney Harbor Bridge climb from a student's perspective. Click here for other points of view on the climb from TGS student bloggers. 6 million hand driven rivets. That's all that hold together the Sydney Harbor Bridge. From 1928 to 1932, over 52,000 tons of steel were use to create the crown jewel of Sydney. As we trudged over the great arches, strapped to the steel wiring,...

We're about to kick off our term in Sydney. TGS faculty, students, and staff couldn't be more thrilled. This is the second stop in the TGS "world tour," and the coming months hold exciting opportunities for our students to learn about the rich history and beautiful landscape of Australia. A change to explore and learn in Australia Students will spend time investigating the people, culture and history of our host...

I had so much fun in Åre. It's not just because I went snow shoeing or dog sledding in the first winter I've had with snow. It's more than Guitar Hero, meeting the reindeer, and the hike. The highlight of my trip to Åre would actually be me getting to appreciate nature. Just looking outside the window in the train - that was beautiful. I've never seen snow until this...

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...

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,...

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...

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...