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 “The Ajanta Caves as a modernized school,” 11th grade student Isaac F. uses his imagination and Google Sketchup to help illustrate how our modern classrooms bear a striking similarity to the Ajanta Caves.
This question was my main focus during our recent trip to the Ajanta and Ellora caves. Before visiting a couple of weekends ago, I had read that the caves were used for teaching traveling monk students. This made me reflect on myself and TGS, as we are a traveling group of students learning from a multitude of locations. For example, although we do not collectively study the Hindu faith, we do all follow today’s curriculum — including core classes. So I made an important line linking 26 centuries of history which shaped my research idea for our trip. Again, what is the relationship between then and now, and if I place myself and my peers in the cave, what other resources will be necessary in order to have a successful, running, modern class?
After visiting Ellora and Ajanta, I was inspired to create this project and a few others, which I’ll save for later. Here, you’ll find a short reflection video on what I had learned during our two days in the caves.
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SubscribeA passion for travel. A strong academic record. And the desire to improve the world as you experience it. If this sounds like you, you just might be our ideal candidate! Start your application with a five-minute inquiry form - you never know where you might end up.