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...

2024 ACIS Annual Overseas Meeting

It's that time of year again: ACIS operations team members from our global network joined together to review the 2024 travel season and discuss the...

How ACIS Travel Physically Changed a School

Mike Rogosich serves as Dean of Culture at Cardinal Gibbons High School, a private Catholic School in North Carolina that has been in partnership with...

ACIS Group Leader Spotlight: French Educator Kiera

Kiera is a French language educator and ACIS Group Leader from Maryland. On her ACIS trip to France and Spain this summer, her student group...