Berlin: The City of 100 Faces

Guest Blogger and ACIS Tour Manager Peter Ede has been traveling the world for as long as he can remember.  In fact, he started taking high-school Americans...

Teacher Spotlight: Deanna C.

This week's group leader spotlight goes to Deanna, who has been teaching in Oregon for 24 years. ACIS isn't the first educational travel company she's...

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...

5 Globe Trotting Pets of Instagram (And the ACIS Tour We Would Send Them On!)

Do you love pets? Do you love traveling pets even more? If you need any travel inspiration, both within the U.S. and out, these are...

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...

Teacher Spotlight: Véronique S., Washington

Say bonjour to our teacher spotlight, Véronique S.! In April 2018, Véronique lead a group of students on the Toujours en France itinerary, and she...

Capital ELA: Why One Language Arts Teacher Chose D.C. For Her Students

When you think about Middle School class trips to Washington D.C., you generally think of them being led by history or social studies teachers. Rebekah...

The ACIS Difference: Quality of Care in Educational Travel

The support and care that sits behind every single group on an ACIS educational travel tour, is the part that truly distinguishes us from the...

4 Myths About Domestic Educational Travel Debunked

In our conversations with teachers, we've discovered that there are a few common misconceptions about domestic educational travel. From the group size needed to have...

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...