ACIS Iceland: Your Classroom Outdoors

We've recently blogged about the natural beauty of Iceland, but these amazing landscapes hold more than photo opps: behind every waterfall and beneath every geyser there...

Grow Your Group through the Power of Social Media

As the school year gets ready for kick-off, we hope you’ve had a relaxing summer dreaming about your upcoming ACIS trip! Now that the school...

The ACIS Team By the Numbers

Putting together an international tour takes months of preparation, and from the first phone call with a program consultant to the final flight home, there...

Destination Spotlight: Valencia

By ACIS Social Media Manager Sarah Bichsel When you bring home a flyer advertising your school's ACIS educational tour to Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia, you probably recognize...

6 Ways the ACIS App Makes Your Trip That Much Better

You've got your passport, sunscreen, a change of socks, and that moneybelt mom made you buy. What more do you need for your adventure abroad?...

An Ideal Walking Tour of Rome Part 1: Rome at Night

 In our new three part series, Roman local tour guide Carlotta Boldrini shares her expertise on touring Rome - by foot! Carlotta is a former ACIS...

Top School Trip Travel Tips

Summer is here and the trip that seemed so far away last October is suddenly within reach! There are always some last-minute must dos before...

6 Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

As you head out on your next summer adventure, being environmentally friendly may not be the first thing on your mind; However, travel can have a significant environmental...

6 Ways to Engage Students Before, During and After Your School Trip

By Beth Marshall, Academic Travel Adviser and ACIS group leader since 1995 - trip #15 under her belt and counting! As I reflect on the...

Teacher Spotlight: How Katherine B. Leveraged Educational Grants to Bring Her Students to D.C.

When grant money for the diversification of educational experiences came through for Katherine’s class that would allow them to travel to D.C., she turned to...