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 MoreWith any diverse group of students, it is difficult to find activities that everyone will enjoy engaging in. Some dislike swimming, while others might not be too found of long hikes. There is one activity however, that all THINK Global School students seem to love: singing. Given the traveling nature of the school, the ability for students to gather in a circle for a few songs can make anywhere feel like home pretty quickly. While some of these songs can be emotional in nature, many are lighthearted as seen in the following video from The TGS Amazing Race.
Taken at the Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech Republic, the footage (courtesy of mathematics teacher Ambika Dani) captures the students reciting the words to The Beatle’s classic “Let It Be” to complete a challenge. Once the students located the song lyrics inscribed on the graffiti-laden wall, it was their turn to belt out a rendition: