Water, food and energy Podcast Overview: Yolanda Kakabadse is the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment and current World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) International President. Over the last thirty years, she has served as a liaison between corporations and international environmental agencies, helping to shed light on conservation issues being faced throughout Latin America and […]

Water, food and energy Podcast Overview: Yolanda Kakabadse is the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment and current World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) International President. Over the last thirty years, she has served as a liaison between corporations and international environmental agencies, helping to shed light on conservation issues being faced throughout Latin America and […]

North India student roundtable Podcast Overview: Students Emma, Cameron L., Gillian, and Hudson sit down for a teatime chat about their recent eight day trip in the north of India. They kick things off with a discussion about their time in the city of Amritsar, where the tranquility of the Golden Temple provides a stark […]

North India student roundtable Podcast Overview: Students Emma, Cameron L., Gillian, and Hudson sit down for a teatime chat about their recent eight day trip in the north of India. They kick things off with a discussion about their time in the city of Amritsar, where the tranquility of the Golden Temple provides a stark […]

First impressions of India Podcast Overview: Arriving in a new country can be both exhilarating and overwhelming, especially when it is your first year in a new school. This is the position that TGS students River, Chau and Jonah found themselves in upon their arrival in Hyderabad, India for the start of the 2013-14 school […]

First impressions of India Podcast Overview: Arriving in a new country can be both exhilarating and overwhelming, especially when it is your first year in a new school. This is the position that TGS students River, Chau and Jonah found themselves in upon their arrival in Hyderabad, India for the start of the 2013-14 school […]

Beasts of the Southern Wild Podcast Overview: Anyone who has seen the popular indie film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has had the chance to step into the magical backwoods world co-created by Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar. It is a dark and fantastic place, populated by larger-than-life characters who take viewers on a visceral […]

Beasts of the Southern Wild Podcast Overview: Anyone who has seen the popular indie film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has had the chance to step into the magical backwoods world co-created by Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar. It is a dark and fantastic place, populated by larger-than-life characters who take viewers on a visceral […]

War, politics and mass media. Podcast Overview: Professor Noam Chomsky has been a subject of great acclaim during his lengthy career. Once referred to by Paul Robinson of the New York Times Book Review as “possibly our greatest intellectual alive,” Mr. Chomsky is best known for his contributions as a linguist, writer, and political activist. […]

War, politics and mass media. Podcast Overview: Professor Noam Chomsky has been a subject of great acclaim during his lengthy career. Once referred to by Paul Robinson of the New York Times Book Review as “possibly our greatest intellectual alive,” Mr. Chomsky is best known for his contributions as a linguist, writer, and political activist. […]

The importance of the International Baccalaureate   Podcast Overview: Since its introduction in 1968, the International Baccalaureate® (IB) has seen widespread adoption throughout the world, with over 3,600 schools in 146 countries now utilizing its curriculums in the classroom. The challenging programmes are well known for their high quality of education, and enrolled students, like […]

The importance of the International Baccalaureate   Podcast Overview: Since its introduction in 1968, the International Baccalaureate® (IB) has seen widespread adoption throughout the world, with over 3,600 schools in 146 countries now utilizing its curriculums in the classroom. The challenging programmes are well known for their high quality of education, and enrolled students, like […]

With a combined 45 years of experience in the field of reporting between them, BBC correspondents Richard Lister and Philippa Thomas are no strangers to the harsh realities encountered during the news gathering process. Lister and Thomas draw upon these experiences to help explain the role that citizen journalism has come to play in the 21st century media and to provide insight into the ethical and moral dilemmas they have encountered while collecting footage for global coverage.

With a combined 45 years of experience in the field of reporting between them, BBC correspondents Richard Lister and Philippa Thomas are no strangers to the harsh realities encountered during the news gathering process. Lister and Thomas draw upon these experiences to help explain the role that citizen journalism has come to play in the 21st century media and to provide insight into the ethical and moral dilemmas they have encountered while collecting footage for global coverage.

10th graders Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro, and Liisa sit back down for a postXplore roundtable talk concerning their recent trip to New York City. During the episode, they discuss whether their impressions of the city have changed after visiting, how they got around the five boroughs and their opinions of New Yorkers. Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro, and Liisa's impressions prior to visiting NYC can be heard in Episode 4: New York City Student Roundtable.

10th graders Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro, and Liisa sit back down for a postXplore roundtable talk concerning their recent trip to New York City. During the episode, they discuss whether their impressions of the city have changed after visiting, how they got around the five boroughs and their opinions of New Yorkers. Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro, and Liisa's impressions prior to visiting NYC can be heard in Episode 4: New York City Student Roundtable.

10th grade students Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro and Liisa hold a roundtable discussion ahead of their weXplore trip to New York City. The trip marks the first time visiting the Big Apple for all four students. During the roundtable they discuss their preconceived notions about New York and New Yorkers, what made New York such a famous city, and how they plan on getting around the five boroughs.

10th grade students Joseph, Gawa, Alejandro and Liisa hold a roundtable discussion ahead of their weXplore trip to New York City. The trip marks the first time visiting the Big Apple for all four students. During the roundtable they discuss their preconceived notions about New York and New Yorkers, what made New York such a famous city, and how they plan on getting around the five boroughs.

International best selling author Dr. Tony Wagner has created quite a buzz in the world of education with his disruptive take that K-12 and college institutions are not consistently "adding the value and teaching the skills that matter most in the marketplace." In "Creating Innovators," Tony Wagner addresses this problem by stating that instead of prepping our children to be "college ready," we should prep them to be "innovation ready." Over the course of an hour, Tony lays out his argument...

International best selling author Dr. Tony Wagner has created quite a buzz in the world of education with his disruptive take that K-12 and college institutions are not consistently "adding the value and teaching the skills that matter most in the marketplace." In "Creating Innovators," Tony Wagner addresses this problem by stating that instead of prepping our children to be "college ready," we should prep them to be "innovation ready." Over the course of an hour, Tony lays out his argument...

Boston was a powerful place to swallow the impact of the terrorist attacks on April 15, 2013. While some students were in class, the grade 9 students were at the 117th Marathon cheering on the runners for the Alzheimer's Association but out of harm's way. On April 19th, the city's residents were asked to stay indoors while the dramatic hunt for the nation's most wanted man continued. That afternoon, the grade 9 students came together to have a round table discussion on the unfolding...

Boston was a powerful place to swallow the impact of the terrorist attacks on April 15, 2013. While some students were in class, the grade 9 students were at the 117th Marathon cheering on the runners for the Alzheimer's Association but out of harm's way. On April 19th, the city's residents were asked to stay indoors while the dramatic hunt for the nation's most wanted man continued. That afternoon, the grade 9 students came together to have a round table discussion on the unfolding...

On February 13th, 2013, Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi met with the students of THINK Global School to discuss what he considers his biggest worry of the day: the syndrome of the silent majority. During the nearly 30-minute conversation, Pahlavi delivers a powerful oration on the political instability that holds the people of Iran, and many other repressed nations, captive today.

On February 13th, 2013, Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi met with the students of THINK Global School to discuss what he considers his biggest worry of the day: the syndrome of the silent majority. During the nearly 30-minute conversation, Pahlavi delivers a powerful oration on the political instability that holds the people of Iran, and many other repressed nations, captive today.