Margot Pinckney
Margot's Program
Pinck, also called Margot, is a devoted citizen of the globe dedicated to improving the education of young people in America. Originally from Washington State and now a New Yorker, Pinck uses her own traveling experiences to develop the curriculum in her classrooms. She has taught high school and middle school in a range of public schools in New York. In addition to experience teaching global history, Chinese culture, English and physics, Pinck is currently a middle school science teacher. She loves rock climbing, hiking, and new experiences, and is interested in agriculture and food policy.
Posts
A Morning Observing Modern Dinosaurs
When I hear "bird watching," my mind leaps towards camouflage clothing, giant cameras, and a general skulking about the woods. Watching the Global Navigators enthuse about the fluffy white little... keep reading
How We (Field)Work
At CIEE, classrooms are everywhere. Teamwork is in the sea and flies with a volleyball. We walk through art, through architecture, meet and make friends, and explore the water. We... keep reading
The Kids are Coming Home!!!
That's right. Tomorrow morning (or, depending on from what time zone you view the events, the day after), the Global Discoverers are returning to the states. It's been an amazing... keep reading
Hike to the Temple of Heaven
There's been quite a few long walks on this trip. Yesterday's lead us to the Temple of Heaven, built in order for the emperor to pray for improved agricultural conditions... keep reading
General Guidelines and the Summer Palace
With only three more days before their final presentations, the students are in the final stretch of this Global Discovery journey. It was the last day of Cross-Cultural Communications Training... keep reading
Sustainable Water
Today was a busy day for our Discoverers. We switched the usual schedule to have a field trip in the morning. The students explored the Qing He (Qing River) and... keep reading
Back to Beijing
Today marked the last day the Discoverers spent in Tianjin. We took a quick look at the Shi Family Compound, a beautiful complex of historic architecture on the outskirts of... keep reading
Tova's Blog Takeover: Queen of Tianjin
Now this is the story all about how I explored the history of a place called Tianjin And id like to take a minute just sit right there Ill tell... keep reading
Connor's Blog Takeover: High Speed Trains
We had to say goodbye to the bee farm today and make our way to the 3rd largest city in China of Tianjin. It started with having a last breakfast... keep reading
Ana's Blog Takeover: Bee Happy!
BUZZ BUZZ. The Bee Happy farm had a bunch of activities in store for us and plenty of food. In the morning we had a wonderful and scrumptious breakfast. After... keep reading