As I write this, I'm waiting for our students to return from their weXplore, a five-day excursion that takes students beyond their host city for immersive cultural experiences. For the past two months, we as a school have called Maun, Botswana, our home. It's a small town on the edge of the Okavango Delta and, for many travelers, a doorway into Africa. But Maun is only one perspective, and it...
Read MoreProjects abound among Borneo’s stunning landscapes
For the first term of the 2022-23 school year, CM1 students head to Asia’s largest island of Borneo, where exploring giant caverns, dense jungles, and tropical rainforests is all part of a day’s work. The northern state of Sabah will serve as THINK Global School’s home base during the term, and students will gain an understanding of the indigenous groups who call these remote lands home and the traditions which make them unique.
Borneo’s incredible biodiversity has been luring scientists to the island for over 150 years, and students will have ample opportunities to acquaint themselves with plants and wildlife that are found nowhere else in the world. New species are still regularly located on the island, and with a bit of luck, our students might etch their names in the annals of biology by discovering a previously unidentified species themselves.
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How can we represent the culture of Malaysia and Sabah with photography, writing, and food?