New ELA Lesson Plan: The Danger of a Single Story

"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...

5 Skills From Traveling You Can Use When Applying to College

Junior and senior year are important for any student looking to attend college in a few short years. Tests, projects, homework, sports, plays, art shows...

5 Spanish Myths and Legends to Share With Your Students

After you've covered the historic highlights of Spain, from the Alhambra to Madrid's bull fighting rings, why not turn your attention to the world of...

Student Spotlight: Emily Discovers Québec

Spontaneous music festivals, rushing waterfalls and bi-lingual donut stops: these were just a few of the highlights from Emily's trip to Québec with ACIS Visit...

Going Back in Time: A Trip to Guédelon Castle

Guest Post by Christy Belbey I am proud to be a veteran ACIS teacher! I have done 12 student trips with ACIS since 1996. Travel...

Costa Rican Adventure School Trip Spotlight

We're taking a deep dive with a Costa Rican Adventure School trip Spotlight on Nick. Nick recently returned from an ACIS Educational Tours Costa Rican...

Seeing Berlin Through Literature

Berlin is a fascinating city, destroyed and re-designed throughout the 20th century, and at the heart of political events that were to shape the whole...

Why Next Generation Travel

Next Generation Travel: what's it all about? Webster's dictionary has no definition (yet), but you can think of it as a trip that goes above...

New STEM Activity: The Mediterranean Diet

Bring international flavor to the classroom with an all new STEM activity on the Mediterranean Diet! High School Biology and Human Nutrition Teacher Carlie Frydman has...

Celebrate National Poetry Month in Your Language Classes

Happy National Poetry Month! April is dedicated to exploring the poetic art form, and while Language Arts is usually the go-to subject for classroom integration, including...