Spotlight on Berlin

This guest post is written by ACIS Tour Manager Abi Welshman. One of the most frequent questions asked of me as a Tour Manager is...

Graduation Gifts Ideas to Inspire Travel

High School French Teacher, ACIS Group Leader and Academic Travel Advisor, Beth Marshall, shares her ideas on great travel gifts for her graduating students. Preparing...

ELA Lesson Plan: The Danger of a Single Story

High School History teacher and ACIS Group Leader, Susan Harvey, introduces us to Chimamanda Adichie’s essay, The Danger of a Single Story, and shares how...

6 Photogenic Spots in Edinburgh

This guest post is written by ACIS Tour Manager, Paul Daley. Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city has seen human habitation for well over two thousand years,...

Semana Santa in Seville

This guest post is written by Sonia Beck. Sonia was born in northern England, but at age 10 moved to Spain and then Belgium, and...

Tour Manager Spotlight: Bertrand d’Aleman

What do tour guides do when there’s no one around to guide? They let their creative sides show as they invent new means to bring...

Recommended Reading for Black History Month

February is Black History Month, so we asked Group Leaders around the country to share the books that resonate with them and their students in...

Classroom Resources In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The past year has shined a harsh spotlight on the reality that our country is still grappling with deep rooted hate and social injustice. As...

Fall Foliage Around the World

Brendan Donovan is an International and Domestic Program Coordinator here at ACIS. He has been working based in Boston, MA for the past two years....

New Lesson Plan: Virtual Tour of the US Capitol

Make your Social Studies classes come alive through our Virtual Tourism Lesson Plans! You may have previously enjoyed the Washington D.C. centered Lesson Plan on...