Royal Sites to Visit on Student Tours to London

There’s plenty to see in London – after all, as Samuel Johnson famously said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of...

Teacher Spotlight: Brian F., Tennessee

Brian teaches 7th grade world history in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He's relatively new to the ACIS Family, but from the sounds of it, this is the...

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...

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...

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...

6 Interesting Facts About “Boring” Presidents

There are a few presidents who will never be forgotten- Washington, Lincoln, both Roosevelts, to name a few. Forty-three different men have held the Office...

5 Reasons to Include Prague in Your Next European Trip

Both in terms of its geography and history, the Czech Republic may be seen as the very heart of Europe. Occupied by Celtic and Germanic...

Update from Barcelona on The Catalan Referendum

Lucy Ryan is an ACIS Tour Manager who lives in Barcelona. The Catalans often speak of their ‘fet diferencial’, their differentiating fact, meaning what distinguishes...

Queen Isabella I of Spain: 5 Interesting Facts You May Not Know

Isabella I was the queen of the central region of modern-day Spain known as Castile and ruled from 1474 until her death in 1504. She...

5 Facts You May Not Know About King Louis XIV of France

If you have ever had the chance to visit The Palace of Versailles in France, you probably have an idea of the amount of influence...