Student Traveler Perspective: My Favorite Things in Madrid! 

During the past two summers between my college courses, I traveled to Madrid with friends and family and have fallen in love with travel to...

2023 Calendars for Teachers

As 2022 draws to a close, we want to gift a little something special that can brighten the classroom in the new year. Enjoy a...

2024 Calendars for Teachers

As 2023 draws to a close, we want to gift a little something special that can brighten the classroom in the new year. Enjoy a...

Travel to Egypt

The last time I traveled to Egypt was with the kids. It’s a bucket list thing. Pyramids, Mummies, and the Sphinx. I recall vividly those...

Peter’s Thoughts on the Queen

Growing up in London in the 1950s the queen was part of my post war childhood. An icon. Unchanging. She had been with us from...

What to Expect From a High School Trip to France With ACIS

Paris. The name evokes images of the Eiffel tower, the Champs-Élysées, the Louvre, bistros with café au lait and croissants. All of us have this...

Spotlight on Berlin

This guest post is written by ACIS Tour Manager Abi Welshman. One of the most frequent questions asked of me as a Tour Manager is...

Semana Santa in Seville

This guest post is written by Sonia Beck. Sonia was born in northern England, but at age 10 moved to Spain and then Belgium, and...

The Importance of Teaching Hard History to Your Students

Growing up I always appreciated having a social studies teacher for a mother. Our summers were spent on cross country road trips, visiting presidents’ childhood...

Recommended Reading for Black History Month

February is Black History Month, so we asked Group Leaders around the country to share the books that resonate with them and their students in...