ACIS Summer 2025

What an incredible summer season we've had so far! From Girl Scouts working on service projects in Costa Rica to college-bound seniors getting their first...

A Rocky Start and a Fantastic Finish: ACIS Trip Spotlight with Group Leader Peter

Over years of travel, ACIS Group Leader Peter D. has learned to expect the unexpected. This spring, while traveling with students to London, his group...

2025 ACIS Spring Recap

How has spring 2025 travel been at ACIS Tours? Well, our group leaders said... "Terrific!" - Maria A.H. "A great trip and a great intro...

The Houston Independent School District Travels with ACIS

In May 2025, ACIS brought hundreds of students to Costa Rica from amongst 13 middle schools in Houston ISD, through the district’s New Education System....

ACIS Student Spotlight: Matt C.

This spring, student Matt C. traveled with his school to the Dominican Republic with ACIS. Learn more about how the experience impacted him and his...

New ACIS Travel Brochure for Middle Schools

The middle school years are a critical window, a time when self-development and critical thinking skills take shape. You don’t have to wait until high...

ACIS Group Leader Spotlight: Levi H.

Educator and life-long traveler Levi started the international travel program at his school in 2017 and is looking forward to many more trips to come....

The Ripple Effect: Reflections on an ACIS Global Conference

Beth Marshall is a French teacher, currently serves as an ACIS Academic Travel Advisor and has been an ACIS group leader since 1995. She was...

Why Teachers Love ACIS Global Conferences

Team ACIS just finished hosting Global Conferences - our trips for rewarding our teacher travel partners - across the globe for MLK Weekend. Coming back...

Paying Travel Forward: A Conversation with AIFS Chairman Bill Gertz about The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation (CTCF)

Did you know that ACIS’ parent company, AIFS, has a Foundation that annually provides financial support to education and travel non-profits? It’s called the Cyril...