From Cuenca to Chiang Mai: TGS arrives in Thailand
AFTER A MONTH-LONG BREAK in their respective homes across the globe, this week marked the reunion of the TGS community to their ever-mobile classrooms and homes away from home. Moving from the...
View Article‘Sawasdee’ to Khantoke dinners: a day of Thai culture
BEFORE THE START OF CLASSES in Chiang Mai, the students got an introduction to the language, customs, culture, arts, and food of Thailand. This term’s host school – Traidhos Three Generations –...
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Our time with the Palong Hill Tribe
Maya, a class of 2015 student from Sweden, reflects on a recent weXplore opportunity to visit the Palong hill tribe in Chiang Dao, Thailand. THE FIRST THING WE SAW of the community was a bridge. A...
View ArticleTGS tackles three service projects with the Palong hill tribe
TGS SPENT A WEEKEND up in the mountains of rural northern Thailand, assisting a hill tribe village in creating a space for their young children attending school. We were tasked with 3 projects on the...
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Trunk-to-face with the national animal of Thailand
THE ELEPHANT NATURE PARK (ENP) is responsible for the care of 36 elephants: 32 females and 4 males. Every elephant that lives at the park has been rescued from a dire situation. These elephants are...
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Exploring prejudice in Thailand
TGS tenth grader Charis recently turned in an insightful report based on the short story “Priscilla the Cambodian”, which details the ever-looming cloud of prejudice that hangs over Cambodians living...
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ResLIFE reflections on the Palong Hill Tribe visit
THINK Spot, our unique learning and collaboration platform, and having a ResLIFE team that engages the entire TGS community. Director of ResLIFE Yosefa Gilon describes the a recent trip to the parents...
View ArticleA lecture on creating innovators by Tony Wagner
Tony Wagner, Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University, speaks to THINK Global School and Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning about his newest...
View ArticleLaunching M&Ms with quadratic equations and catapults
TGS and PTIS students worked together on their first mathematics integrated project with a host school. Students built catapults and worked in groups to determine the quadratic function that modelled...
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Examining the controversial situation with domesticated elephants in Thailand
ONE OF THE MANY THINGS we try to do in Science as we travel around the globe is examine regional environmental value systems and explore local issues in conservation management. We began this...
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The host school experience: a great collaboration
THE TGS-HOST SCHOOL CONNECTION is integral to the experience of THINK Global students. Not only does pairing with a local IB school help harbor our academics and provide interaction with students from...
View ArticleUsing science to improve the farm at PTIS
WHILE IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND, the students of THINK Global School worked alongside the organic farm staff at Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning, using science to brainstorm necessary...
View ArticleHow to tackle the IB with Matthew Albert
MATTHEW ALBERT is the self-proclaimed “biggest fan of the IB” – the International Baccalaureate programme. On February 17, 2012, Matthew spoke to the students of PTIS and THINK Global School in Chiang...
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From opium to elephants: a trip to the Golden Triangle
BOTH TEA AND OPIUM have been produced in Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province for thousands of years, just as elephants have been a constant. This past week, TGS took advantage of the opportunity...
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Observing cultural diffusion on the walls of Wat Rong Khun
I NEVER THOUGHT I’D WALK into a temple in Thailand and say, “Look at the Angry Birds dive-bombing the World Trade Center!” but that is exactly what I said upon visiting the shrine inside the Wat Rong...
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Do you know how many South Poles there are?
Not every geography class covers Antarctica in as much depth and detail as to specify this seemingly obvious answer. How many south poles are there? What does Antarctica even look like? Who has dared...
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The first TGS tennis tournament takes place in Thailand
LAST SATURDAY was an eventful day. Together, Gawa, Ambika, and I formed a tennis tournament within a week’s time! We had twelve people participating through out the whole tournament. We decided to...
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Students transform into delegates at Model United Nations
This post is also by Yada P. “Ow! Why in the world did I bring heels!” utters Alice, leaning against the wall as we climb up the stairs. Her hair is pinned up, her make-up impeccable. I look down at my...
View ArticleA lecture on the importance of IB by Matthew Albert
AS OUR 9TH AND 10TH grade students move through their studies and creep closer to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), THINK Global School is providing opportunities like this one...
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“Has my identity shifted while at TGS?”
On the very first day of classes in Cuenca, Ecuador, 9th grade students read an excerpt from from The Native American Broadcasting System, which begins with the line “I am the essence of Pow-Wow.”...
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Students brainstorm farm improvement projects in Thailand
TGS students took the initiative while at PTIS to explore the campus farm and develop their own pre-CAS activities related to farm improvements. Utilizing elements of science, experience gained from Me...
View ArticleIn Thailand, some are studying elephants to save the species
While visiting the Golden Triangle in northern Thailand, we had the joy of visiting Think Elephants International, where Dr. Joshua Plotnik explained how they study domesticated elephants in order to...
View ArticleYada documents the journey down the Chao Praya river
AT THE END OF TERM 2 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, students embarked on a barge trip that took them down the Chao Praya river. On this week-long journey, the 25 students were extended a challenge to compete...
View ArticleThe first TGS student magazine: U18 Ventures
This is where the students have free creative reign to make what they want to make. This is a place where we remember the past, cherish the present, and look ahead. What more can be said? It’s the...
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Tony Wagner speaks about creating innovators
Class of 2014 student Yada P. reports on a lecture event with Tony Wagner, a renowned educator focused on transforming education for the 21st century. Yada describes his visiting presence at THINK...
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Earth laughs in flowers
While enrolled at THINK Global School, students are encouraged to be introspective during the course of their studies and travels. When the students document these thoughts, we are often delighted...
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