What Traveling Really Teaches Teens

Traveling is that moment when the textbook comes alive, when everyday objects look completely different and when common greetings sound exotic. For teens,traveling abroad is...

How Do You Say Hashtag In French? #LeFrancaisPartout Challenge

How do you say "hashtag" in French?* Teachers know all too well that today's high school students are attached to their smartphones and always recording their...

How to Build a World Language Program Through Travel

This guest blog post was written by French Teacher, Nicolette Miller, who has traveled with ACIS since 1991. Nicolette is also an Academic Travel Advisor for...

Happy Independence Day!

Tomorrow we celebrate the day America gained independence from Great Britain, and what better way to acknowledge the independence of our country than reflect on...

70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

6th June this year marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy and with it, a momentous occasion to celebrate peace...

The Wifi Obsession is Hurting Your Educational Travel Experience

Editor's Note: The following is an open letter to parents and was written by ACIS Tour Manager, Thomas Randall. Thomas was compelled to take his...

The Perfect Time to Say Thank You | Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation week is winding down and it feels a little like the last day of a great spring break vacation. You know getting back...

6 Reasons Why Travel is the Best Education

It’s often said that "traveling is the best education." I would thoroughly agree with this statement and if you’re reading this because you’ve organized trips...

6 Places Around the World to Celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday

Happy Birthday to Mr. William Shakespeare, Bard of Avon! While his actual date of birth is not known (only his baptism was recorded on April...

Europe’s Most Historical Anniversaries to Commemorate This Year

As highlighted recently in my previous blog post, there are many ‘big ticket’ anniversaries throughout the year, each with the capacity to add additional context...