By the final years of high school, something begins to change. For many students, curiosity gives way to routine. Learning becomes increasingly focused on completing assignments, preparing for exams, and earning grades. The sense of wonder that comes so naturally in childhood (remember that feeling?) can slowly be replaced by simply getting through the next semester. Recent research highlights some of the challenges students face in today's classrooms. According to...
Read MoreEntranced 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 first high school group to visit Tiputini Biodiversity Station, it was a real honor to meander the hiking trails with expert guides, observing the most biodiverse ecosystem in the world. Here, biology doesn’t just engage; it entrances.