Teacher Spotlight: Kevin and Erica Wright – Bordentown, New Jersey

Kevin Wright is a world history teacher at Bordentown Regional High School in Bordentown, New Jersey. He's been an ACIS Group Co-Leader with his wife...

ACIS Acquires Visit Canada and Launches ACIS America

Since 1978, I have built this company on the premise that teachers and students deserve only the best when it comes to educational travel opportunities....

The ACIS Guide to Fundraising

When it comes to educational travel, the one challenge that teachers face time and again in promoting travel opportunities to students and their families is...

Potato and Beer Soup – Recipe of the Week

This week's recipe takes us to Germany for a hearty, delicious, Potato and Beer Soup. As German cuisine has evolved throughout the years and grown...

Teacher Spotlight: Roxannah Hunter – Lancaster, PA

Roxannah Hunter is an English Teacher at Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This past June, she traveled abroad with her students for the first time...

Student Essay: A Week Without Luggage

This guest post was written by ACIS student traveler Carter Norton about his trip to Italy with ACIS: My spring break trip to Italy is...

5 Leadership Qualities Students Gain by Traveling

Almost anyone who's had the opportunity to travel as a student will tell you: traveling abroad was the defining experience in their development from a...

The Top 5 Leadership Qualities in Students Top Colleges Want

Top universities can afford to be selective. As the number of college applications steadily rises year after year, applicants have to work harder and harder...

Gallo Pinto – Recipe of the Week

This week's recipe takes us to Costa Rica for a staple of 'Tico' cuisine: Gallo Pinto. Literally translating from Spanish to "spotted rooster", the multi-colored...

Group Leader Travel Log: Sea Turtle Conservation Project – Costa Rica

Dene Carter is a Science Teacher from Granbury High School in Granbury, Texas. She traveled with her students to Costa Rica this summer on our...