As I sit half asleep at the charging station in the JFK International Terminal waiting for my layover to pass quickly, a hand reaches over and tries to plug in another USB cable into a barely usable port. “These things are so finicky and never work!” to which I respond, “Yeah, I found this one after 4 attempts.” The middle-aged woman finds a charge and proceeds to ask me where I’m flying with all of my tech in hand. I tell her this leg of the flight is to Russia, followed by Estonia, London, and Botswana. “Botswana? Why what is over there?” to which I proceed to tell her about me joining the rest of my team and 30 new kids for a traveling school experience like no other.
Above Image: Joann McPike – TGS Founder
What Is A Traveling School?
THINK Global School (TGS) is a traveling high school where you’ll live and study in a different country every semester, combining a top-notch education with place-based learning in four countries per year. Make real-world connections between your classroom subjects and the world around you while experiencing the adventure and excitement that each new environment has to offer … this is an education unlike any other, for students whose curiosity knows no borders.
What Is Project-Based Learning?
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing a public product or presentation for a real audience. As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills in the context of doing an authentic, meaningful project.
Source: Buck Institute For Education
Shweeet, Now Show Us Some Cool Pictures!
Below is our first group photo with the 30 new kids and the Changemaker 2 staff. The photo was taken at Mokolodi Nature Reserve 10km south of Gaborone, Botswana. The night started off with a short game drive where we saw cheetah, giraffe, hippos, vultures, ostrich and more!
Credit: Dimitry Berg
Finally, to end the night, we had a campfire dinner followed by an introductory video to highlight where we were all from! Annnnnndddddd…”Gaborone very much!” which is a funny story and expression from our principal Russell Cailey.
Credit: Dimitry Berg
