Our Culture of Care in a Time of Coronavirus Part 2

This is our second blog post featuring stories from the road at the time when the coronavirus hit (here’s the first one, in case you...

Our Culture of Care in a Time of Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted literally every area of our lives—how we work, how we learn, how we eat, shop and communicate. And of course,...

Why not China? Reasons China is a must for students

Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to travel along with one of our ACIS groups on their 10 day tour of China. I joined a high...

Teacher Spotlight: Renee Sumption – Redding, California

Renee Sumption is a Spanish teacher at Grant Elementary School in Redding, CA. The overseas trips she organizes are for elementary and middle school students,...

The Multi-Ethnic History of the English Language

One of the great pleasures (and occasional challenges) of traveling to a foreign country is encountering languages other than English and marveling at how different,...

See You in San Diego! ACIS at ACTFL

If you're a language teacher and heading to the ACTFL Conference in San Diego later this month, then you're probably getting as excited as we...

ACIS Is On the Road: Join Us On Our Fall Event Schedule

We make no secret of the fact that we love our teachers. We think the work they do in creating the next generation of global citizens...

Your ACIS Travel Toolkit: How to Make Planning a Student Trip a Breeze

Does the prospect of planning an educational tour can seem overwhelming to you? We get it—you're a busy teacher, not a sales person or a travel...

How Educational Travel Can Help Your Teaching Career

We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about the amazing benefits that educational travel can have on students. Taking young people out...

Create a Buzz for Your Trip this Summer with Social Media

The final school bell has rung and you know what that means—family vacations, summer camp, barbecues...but you can also use the summer to keep the...