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School type	Independent, boarding, secondary school, co-educational
Opened	2010
Founders	Harald and Joann McPike
Principal	Andy Wood
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	42
Average class size	10
Student to teacher ratio	4:1
Language	English
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Tuition	US $94,050, sliding scale
Website	thinkglobalschool.org

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THINK Global School (TGS) is an independent high school that travels the world with students studying in twelve countries, over the course of three years. The school is a non-profit, co-educational, and non-denominational. Think Global School was founded by Harald and Joann McPike.

Students at Think Global School gain an education through the Changemaker Curriculum, engaging in place- and project-based learning relevant to the countries they travel to.

Non-profit status

The school is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit entity and has earned the Guidestar Exchange Seal, an award given to non-profits demonstrating a commitment to transparency.^[1]

Changemaker Curriculum

Learning at Think Global School is centered around the school's internally developed Changemaker Curriculum, which educates students through a blend of place and project-based learning. There are no formal classes at Think Global School, instead students participate in one multidisciplinary teacher-led module each term that draws heavily from social, environmental, historical, and cultural themes and create several personal projects of their own. For the teacher-led modules, students are either partnered up or work in groups to replicate what employees experience in the workforce.

Each teacher-led module and student-driven project comprises multiple learning targets, which are tied to psychologist Benjamin Bloom's theory of mastery learning. Students increase in mastery rank as they progress through modules and projects and their skills improve as well. These ranks are novice, specialist, and master.^[2]

Reporting at Think Global School is done quarterly at the end of each term. The school utilizes a narrative report to present a comprehensive picture of a student's time in country. Students evaluate their own learning outcomes as part of the narrative report as well as receiving feedback from their educators and advisors on their academic and social progress.

Think Local and service learning

Think Global School has three components: in-country service learning, cultural experiences, and learning the local language.

Service learning

Think Global School integrates service learning into its curriculum in several ways. The first is by engaging in service-based activities in the places the school visits. Students create a project that meets a local need in their home country. These service-based projects require the student to work with stakeholders in their local community to ensure project authenticity.

Cultural experiences and weXplores

To help develop empathy and a balanced worldview, students at Think Global School are also exposed to a wide variety of cultural experiences. These experiences are usually held in conjunction with guest speakers who are local experts in their field and often involve the students traveling to a destination to learn firsthand. These cultural experiences cover the environmental, socio-cultural, political, and economic issues that are central to the host country.

Each term students also take at least one week-long series of activities, leaving the host city for another location.

Language learning

The school's core academic program is taught in English. Particular emphasis is placed on learning Spanish, with one term being held in a Spanish speaking country each year. Moreover, students are expected to acquire a basic vocabulary in the language of each term's host country.

References

^ "TGS-Think Global School, Inc. - GuideStar Profile".
^ "The Changemaker Curriculum | THINK Global School". Think Global School. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2019-11-22.

External links

[1] "TGS-Think Global School, Inc. - GuideStar Profile".

[2] "The Changemaker Curriculum | THINK Global School". Think Global School. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2019-11-22.

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-| name           = THINK Global School
+ | name                    = THINK Global School
-| image          = Collage of THINK Global School locations.jpg
+ | image                   = Collage of THINK Global School locations.jpg
+ | caption                 = Various Think Global School activities
-| caption        = Top to bottom, left to right: THINK Global School (TGS) visits [[Machu Picchu]], Peru; TGS in Quito, Ecuador; Discussing conservation issues with a [[Guaraní people|Guarani]] tribe member in Misiones, Argentina; Islam discussion with an Imam in Bosnia; TGS in Washington DC; recreating The Odyssey in the [[Melissani Cave]], Greece; Archery lessons in [[Thimphu]], Bhutan; Tea with a maiko in Kyoto, Japan.
-| schooltype     = [[Independent school|Independent]], [[Boarding school|boarding]], [[secondary school]], co-educational
+ | schooltype              = [[Independent school|Independent]], [[Boarding school|boarding]], [[secondary school]], co-educational
-| opened         = 2010
+ | opened                  = 2010
-| founder        = Harold and Joann McPike
+ | founders                = [[Harald McPike|Harald]] and [[Joann McPike]]
-| principal1     = Adnan Mackovic
+ | principal             = Andy Wood
+ | grades                  = 10-12
-| principal2     = Russell Cailey
+ | enrollment              = 42
-| head of school = Jamie Steckart
+ | avg_class_size          = 10
-| teaching_staff = 13
-| grades         = 10-12
+ | ratio                   = 4:1
-| enrollment     = 58
+ | medium                  = English
+ | accreditation           = [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]
-| avg_class_size = 10
-| ratio          = 4:1
+ | tuition                 = US $94,050, sliding scale
+ | free                    = Method of Instruction: Project-based Learning
-| medium         = English
+ | website                 = {{URL|https://thinkglobalschool.org}}
-| accreditation  = [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]
-| tuition        = US $85,500, sliding scale
-| free           = Method of Instruction: Project-based Learning
-| website        = {{URL|https://thinkglobalschool.org}}
 }}
-'''THINK Global School''' is an independent high school that travels the world, giving students the opportunity to study in twelve different countries over the course of three years. The school is non-profit, co-educational, and non-denominational. THINK Global School was founded by Harold and [[Joann McPike]].
+'''THINK Global School''' (TGS) is an independent high school that travels the world with students studying in twelve countries, over the course of three years. The school is a non-profit, co-educational, and non-denominational. Think Global School was founded by [[Harald McPike|Harald]] and [[Joann McPike]].
-Students at THINK Global School gain an education through the Changemaker Curriculum, engaging in place- and [[project-based learning]] relevant to the countries they travel to.
+Students at Think Global School gain an education through the Changemaker Curriculum, engaging in place- and [[project-based learning]] relevant to the countries they travel to.
-==History==
-During the 2010-11 school year, the students studied in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]; and [[Beijing]], [[China]]. During the 2011-12 school year, they studied in [[Cuenca, Ecuador|Cuenca]], [[Ecuador]]; [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]]; and [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. The 2012-13 school year included a fall term in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]; a spring term in [[Boston]], [[United States]]; and a two-week intersession in [[Bhutan]]. The 2013-14 school year included a fall term in [[Hyderabad, India]], a spring term in [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]], and a two-week intersession in [[Tanzania]]. The 2014-15 school year consisted of three terms: the first taking place in [[Auckland, New Zealand]], followed by terms in [[Puntarenas, Costa Rica]] and [[Athens, Greece]]. The 2015-2016 school year included a return to Stockholm, a term in [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and culminated in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. The 2016-17 school year took take place in [[Peru]], [[Morocco]], and [[Canada]].
-In 2017, THINK Global School instituted a travel cycle of 12 countries that students cycle through four countries per year. They include, Botswana, India, Japan, Spain, China, Oman, Panama, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Australia, Chile, and Italy.
-[[File:Travel-cycle.jpg|thumb|The THINK Global School Travel Cycle]]
-In the summer of 2018, THINK Global School added a second cohort of students, who follow the school's travel cycle one year behind the original cohort. Each cohort consists of roughly thirty students per year, with students hailing from over twenty countries in each. The cohorts are known as Changemaker Cohort 1 (CM1)  and Changemaker Cohort 2 (CM2). For the 2018-19 school year, Changemaker Cohort 1 are traveling through China, Oman, Costa Rica, and Greece, while Changemaker Cohort 2 students are traveling through Botswana, India, Japan, and Spain.
-In 2016, THINK Global School received a five-year renewal of its accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Conferences.
-==Mission==
-The school's mission is "to challenge learners, through firsthand experiences of global travel, to become compassionate individuals who are curious and knowledgeable about the world and motivated to effect meaningful change. To guide us on our journey and help us achieve our goals, we follow a set of core values and promises gathered from nations around the world.."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thinkglobalschool.org/about/mission-values/|title=Mission & Values &#124; THINK Global School|date=May 4, 2015|website=THINK Global School - The World’s First Traveling High School}}</ref>
 ==Non-profit status==
-The school is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit entity and has earned the Guidestar Exchange Seal, an award given to non-profits demonstrating a commitment to transparency.<ref>http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/42-1767394/tgs-think-global-school.aspx</ref>
+The school is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit entity and has earned the Guidestar Exchange Seal, an award given to non-profits demonstrating a commitment to transparency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/42-1767394/tgs-think-global-school.aspx |title = TGS-Think Global School, Inc. - GuideStar Profile}}</ref>
-==Language of instruction==
-The school's core academic program is taught in [[English language|English]], but the curriculum also includes classroom study of [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Moreover, students are expected to acquire a basic vocabulary in the language of each term's host country.
 ==Changemaker Curriculum==
-Learning at THINK Global School is centered around the school's internally developed Changemaker Curriculum, which educates students through a blend of place- and project-based learning. There are no formal classes at THINK Global School, instead students participate in one multidisciplinary teacher-led module each term that draws heavily from social, environmental, historical, and cultural themes and create several personal projects of their own. For the teacher-led modules, students are either partnered up or work in groups to replicate what employees experience in the workforce. Students work with educators at the start of the term to produce a summative assessment that lays out the direction of their project, and then work towards producing that outcome during their eight weeks in country.
+Learning at Think Global School is centered around the school's internally developed Changemaker Curriculum, which educates students through a blend of place and project-based learning. There are no formal classes at Think Global School, instead students participate in one multidisciplinary teacher-led module each term that draws heavily from social, environmental, historical, and cultural themes and create several personal projects of their own. For the teacher-led modules, students are either partnered up or work in groups to replicate what employees experience in the workforce.
+Each teacher-led module and student-driven project comprises multiple learning targets, which are tied to psychologist [[Benjamin Bloom]]'s theory of [[mastery learning]]. Students increase in mastery rank as they progress through modules and projects and their skills improve as well. These ranks are novice, specialist, and master.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thinkglobalschool.org/academics/the-changemaker-curriculum/|title=The Changemaker Curriculum {{!}} THINK Global School|date=2016-08-09|website= Think Global School|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
-All teacher-led modules and projects are tied to THINK Learning School's custom learning targets, which guide all learning at THINK Global School. The learning targets are a collection of expected outcomes and offer a varied approach to THINK Global School's multidisciplinary place- and project-based curriculum.
-Each teacher-led module and student-driven project comprises multiple learning targets, which are tied to psychologist [[Benjamin Bloom]]'s theory of mastery learning. As students progress through modules and projects and their skills improve, they will increase in mastery rank. These ranks are novice, specialist, and master. Students are able to focus on the learning targets and subjects that interest them the most, achieving applicable real world skills in the process that will translate beyond high school. To ensure that they are receiving a well-rounded education, each student at THINK Global School must achieve the rank of novice in 70% of learning targets, the rank of specialist in 30% of learning targets, and complete one mastery project.
-At the end of each THINK Global School term, each student shares what they've learned during a project-based learning showcase. Students present their module findings in front of their peers, educators, and members of the local community, often including members who have taken part in educating students during their time in country.
-Reporting at THINK Global School is done quarterly at the end of each term. The school utilizes a narrative report to present a comprehensive picture of a student's time in country. Students evaluate their own learning outcomes as part of the narrative report as well as receiving feedback from their educators and advisors on their academic and social progress. It is during this narrative report where students learn also learn whether they have progressed in their mastery of skills to novice, specialist, or master.
+Reporting at Think Global School is done quarterly at the end of each term. The school utilizes a narrative report to present a comprehensive picture of a student's time in country. Students evaluate their own learning outcomes as part of the narrative report as well as receiving feedback from their educators and advisors on their academic and social progress.
-== THINK Local and Service Learning ==
-To maximize its students' time in country, THINK Global School implements its THINK Local program each term. THINK Local has three components: in-country service learning, cultural experiences, and learning the local language.
+== Think Local and service learning ==
-=== Service Learning ===
+Think Global School has three components: in-country service learning, cultural experiences, and learning the local language.
-THINK Global School integrates service learning into its curriculum in several ways. The first is by engaging in service-based activities in the places the school visits. Students are presented with service learning activities at the start of each term, and they choose which one they would like to engage in during their time in country. Additional service learning activities are attended by all members of the school cohort. An example of service learning implemented in the Changemaker Curriculum during the Botswana term was the use of iPads to create pages for a children's alphabet book. These books were printed and distributed to a local organization THINK Global School partners with during their time in the Okavango Delta. A second example of service learning at THINK Global School was a whole cohort activity in Costas Verdes, Costa Rica. Students learnt about the problem of deforestation through a lecture on the issue by Gerardo Bolanos, director of the NGO BarriGuiones. Following the lecture, students planted their own trees along the coast.
+=== Service learning ===
-As a requirement for graduation from THINK Global School, students create a project tied to at least 3 TGS learning targets that meets a local need in their home country. These service-based projects are similar to personal projects in nature and require the student to work with stakeholders in their local community to ensure project authenticity.
+Think Global School integrates [[Service-learning|service learning]] into its curriculum in several ways. The first is by engaging in service-based activities in the places the school visits. Students create a project that meets a local need in their home country. These service-based projects require the student to work with stakeholders in their local community to ensure project authenticity.
-=== Cultural Experiences and weXplores ===
+=== Cultural experiences and weXplores ===
-To help develop empathy and a balanced worldview, students at THINK Global School are also exposed to a wide variety of cultural experiences. These experiences are usually held in conjunction with guest speakers who are local experts in their field and often involve the students traveling to a destination to learn firsthand. These cultural experiences cover the environmental, socio-cultural, political, and economic issues that are central to the host country. Many of these cultural experiences are tied to the teacher-led modules that students are participating in, further informing their studies and providing evidence for their project work.
+To help develop empathy and a balanced worldview, students at Think Global School are also exposed to a wide variety of cultural experiences. These experiences are usually held in conjunction with guest speakers who are local experts in their field and often involve the students traveling to a destination to learn firsthand. These cultural experiences cover the environmental, socio-cultural, political, and economic issues that are central to the host country.
-Each term students also take at least one weXplore, a week-long series of activities centered around  the driving question of their module. weXplores are also tied to our teacher-led modules, and involve leaving the host city for another location.
+Each term students also take at least one week-long series of activities, leaving the host city for another location.
-[[File:THINK Global School Students learn about Bedouin life in Oman.jpg|alt=|thumb|THINK Global School Students learn about Bedouin life in Oman]]
+[[File:THINK Global School Students learn about Bedouin life in Oman.jpg|alt=|thumb|Think Global School Students learn about Bedouin life in Oman]]
-'''Sample weXplore activities:'''
-*Conscious consumerism lessons in Tokyo, Japan
-*Water potability activities in [[Amritsar]] and [[Rishikesh]], India
-* Traditional Chinese medicine lessons in [[Guangzhou]], China
-* Discussions on the Balkan ethnic conflict in [[Srebrenica]], Bosnia & Herzegovina
-* Surf and physics lessons in [[Tamarindo, Costa Rica|Tamarindo]], Costa Rica
-* Exploration of the Basque identity in [[Guernica]], Spain
-* Conservation lessons at the [[Okavango Delta region|Okavango Delta]], Botswana
+=== Language learning ===
-'''Sample guest speakers:'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thinkglobalschool.org/student-life/guest-speakers/|title=Guest Speakers &#124; THINK Global School|date=January 10, 2015|website=THINK Global School - The World’s First Traveling High School}}</ref>
+The school's core academic program is taught in [[English language|English]]. Particular emphasis is placed on learning [[Spanish language|Spanish]], with one term being held in a Spanish speaking country each year. Moreover, students are expected to acquire a basic vocabulary in the language of each term's host country.
-* [[Noam Chomsky]]
-* Iran's Crown Prince [[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran|Reza Pahlavi]]
-* Bhutan's Prime Minister [[Tshering Tobgay]]
-* [[Hans Rosling]]
-=== Language Learning ===
-Learning the local language is the third component of THINK Local at THINK Global School. In every country THINK Global School visits, students are encouraged to learn and speak the local language during their daily interactions. This is accomplished through language lessons with local experts and educators; authentic encounters with local people; effective and authentic integration of language into the curriculum; and [[Differentiated instruction|differentiated teaching]]. Particular emphasis is placed on increasing students’ knowledge of Spanish, with one term being held in a Spanish speaking country each year (Spain, Chile, Panama).
-== Memberships and Distinctions ==
-* THINK Global School was selected as an Apple Distinguished School in 2015-2019 and again for 2017-2019.
-* THINK Global School was selected to the HundrED 2018 and 2019 Global Collection
-* THINK Global School is a member of the Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
-* THINK Global School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
-* THINK Global School is a member of Round Square
-* THINK Global School is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS)
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-*{{Official website|name=THINK Global School}}
-* [http://playrapport.se/#/video/2158361 SVT News on THINK Global School]
-* [http://www.ybc-nacka.se/ YBC - Young Business Creatives (Stockholm Host School)]
-* [http://www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au/ Sydney: MLC (Sydney Host School)]
-* [http://www.biss.com.cn/ Beijing BISS International School (Beijing Host School)]
-* [http://www.stockholmexpat.com/2010/09/29/think-global-school-presents-hans-rosling-at-cirkus/ THINK Global School Presents Hans Rosling]
-* [http://www.tonic.com/article/worlds-first-global-mobile-high-school/ "The World's First Global Mobile High School" By Katherine Gustafson]
 * [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/education/100405/think-global-school "Sweden to host first Think Global School trimester" By Marcus Oscarsson]
 * [http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/2337082/cameron-becomes-a-citizen-of-the-world/ "Cameron Becomes A Citizen of the World" By The South Coast Register]
 * [http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/10109409/Life-changing-journey-for-student "Life-changing journey for student" By The Press]
-* [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/03/23/issues/hiroshima-international-school-and-think-global-school-students-mix-it-up-in-multiculturalism-101/ "Hiroshima International School and THINK Global School students mix it up in Multiculturalism 101" By Louise George Kittaka]
+* [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/03/23/issues/hiroshima-international-school-and-think-global-school-students-mix-it-up-in-multiculturalism-101/ "Hiroshima International School and Think Global School students mix it up in Multiculturalism 101" By Louise George Kittaka]
-* [http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130412-the-world-as-a-classroom/2/ "The world as a classroom" By Amelia Thomas]
-*[https://thinkglobalschool.org/think-global-school-receives-five-year-wasc-re-accreditation/ "THINK Global School receives five year WASC accreditation"]
-{{coord missing|New York (state)}}
 [[Category:Boarding schools in New York (state)]]
 [[Category:International schools in New York City]]
-[[Category:International schools]]
 [[Category:Experiential learning schools]]
+[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in New York (state)]]