weXplore Greece: Math, Science, and Natural Beauty in Peloponnese
Two weeks removed from recreating The Odyssey, our ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders are heading back out on the road to continue exploring our host country of Greece. Where to this time, you ask?...
View ArticleAfter Four Years Of Travel, Did I Complete My High School Bucket List?
The following high school reflection first appeared on THINK Global School senior Isaac Forsland’s blog Isaacforsland.com as “A changemaker’s life list.” Well, have you crossed everything off your...
View Article‘Meet River’ – a documentary short by 11th grader Sabrina D.
How do you make the most of your time at THINK Global School? It’s a simple question, one that invariably elicits a different response from each of our students based on their current location. In...
View ArticleSpanish Spotlight: Sam Nelson and his students explore the Mediterranean diet
Obesity rates these days are a cause for concern the world over, and the trend is one that only looks to get worse in the years to come. As the serving sizes of high calorie foods have increased...
View ArticleThe ugly ethics of travel: finding compassion in the face of poverty
One issue that keeps popping up for me both at home and in each country I visit is ethics. In Greece, it’s often been on the forefront of my mind. There was one afternoon where my classmate River and I...
View ArticleAm I Interesting?
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...
View Article5 Questions with @historyinpics co-founder Xavier Di Petta
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” – Winston Churchill Nineteen-year-old Australia native Xavier di Petta has a keen understanding of this famous quote...
View ArticleI Forgive You, English Speakers
“But, everyone speaks English anyway!” I forgive you if you’ve ever said this phrase. You may not want nor need my forgiveness, but you have it anyway. Let me tell you why. As a teacher of modern...
View ArticlePowerful student talks propel the first TGS Symposium
(Editor’s Note: The full TGS Symposium can be viewed at the bottom of the post) The first annual TGS Symposium was held in Athens at the end of our 2014/2015 school year. The theme, Legends to...
View ArticleSpanish Spotlight: Sam Nelson leads his students on a high-tech scavenger hunt
If there is one thing our students all share in common, it’s that they really, really love scavenger hunts. Whether meandering through the side streets of Tokyo looking for their next epic clue or...
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