Project-Based Learning in Educational Travel

What is Project-Based Learning? Project-Based Learning is a dynamic classroom approach designed to engage students in the investigation of authentic problems. In grappling with real-world...

Youth Leadership in the Dominican: A Q&A With Group Leader Jon Kaptcianos

Since 2017, ACIS Group Leader Jon Kaptcianos has been bringing students to the Dominican Republic as part of a Youth Leadership itinerary. The number of...

Teacher Spotlight: Ryan V.

It's time to meet another of our amazing ACIS Group Leaders. Ryan V., from Clarksville, Tennessee, has a long history with us and plenty of...

New Content Release: A Guide to Studying the Holocaust While Traveling With Students

ACIS is proud to collaborate with Brendan Murphy of Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia, to create a guide for educators who are traveling to Holocaust...

7 Reasons to Experience Puerto Rico ASAP

Puerto Rico is an island with a lot to offer, and with no passport required for US citizens wanting to visit, it makes sense that...

Announcing the 2019 ACIS Scholarship Winners

Each year ACIS offers traveling students the opportunity to win scholarships for their trips through essays, photography and artwork, and each year we continue to...

Teacher Travel Recap: Global Conference in Panama

ACIS Group Leader Chris Layson has been traveling for many years, and this past MLK weekend he had the opportunity to attend a Global Conference...

New Classroom Content – 2019 ACIS STEM Calendar

Bring the science classroom around the world with the 2019 ACIS STEM Calendar! We've created a resource just for science teachers who want to expose their...

4 Things My Students Have Taught Me About Chinese New Year

Leandra Beabout taught high school English before transitioning to a brief career in newspaper journalism. She now splits her time between teaching English as a new...

Costa Rica Travel Journal – ACIS Global Conference Review

Erin Maliszewski, aka Rudey, is a French teacher, ACIS Group Leader and writer (not necessarily in that order) who lives in Chicago. She wrote this...