About Joann McPike
THINK Global School (TGS) founder Joann McPike spent years as a professional photographer traveling the world and recording the people and places that she encountered, including time spent hiking and camping in Antarctica with her husband, Harry, and son, Alexander. The idea for the school, a traveling high school that relocates to a different country about every four months, came from her own efforts to find a suitable school for her son. Realizing that so much is learned from one’s environment, as well as from formal lessons, books, and lectures, Joann McPike envisioned a school that could immerse students in several different cultures while providing a rigorous curriculum. Established in 2010, THINK Global School is the realization of that dream. The school's students will experience 12 global cultures by the time that they graduate.
Prior to founding TGS in 2010, Joann McPike established herself as a noted photographer, philanthropist, and supporter of education. A book of her work, titled THINK, was published in 2008 with proceeds going toward charity. McPike, who now lives in the Bahamas, also served on the board of the Lyford Cay International School in Nassau and played a significant role in the school’s acquisition of computers for its students and faculty. When hurricanes Ike and Irene struck the Bahamas, Joann McPike provided much-needed resources for the relief efforts.
Now in its third year of operation, the school anticipates graduating its first full four-year class in 2014. Established as a non-denominational, co-educational, not-for-profit institution, TGS meets IRS standards as a 501(c)3 charitable endeavor. Accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) institution, the school delivers a challenging curriculum in English and mandatory language instruction in Mandarin and Spanish.
Prior to founding TGS in 2010, Joann McPike established herself as a noted photographer, philanthropist, and supporter of education. A book of her work, titled THINK, was published in 2008 with proceeds going toward charity. McPike, who now lives in the Bahamas, also served on the board of the Lyford Cay International School in Nassau and played a significant role in the school’s acquisition of computers for its students and faculty. When hurricanes Ike and Irene struck the Bahamas, Joann McPike provided much-needed resources for the relief efforts.
Now in its third year of operation, the school anticipates graduating its first full four-year class in 2014. Established as a non-denominational, co-educational, not-for-profit institution, TGS meets IRS standards as a 501(c)3 charitable endeavor. Accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) institution, the school delivers a challenging curriculum in English and mandatory language instruction in Mandarin and Spanish.