Flight Delays: A Lesson in Patience

While stuck at LaGuardia Airport for 7 hours due to a delay last week, I was thinking about the issues facing our teachers who are...

Teacher Travel Recap: Barcelona Training Weekend

My name is Adam, and I teach English in Monroe, Louisiana. I'm a first time ACIS Group Leader, and as such, I was invited to...

A California Teacher’s Guide to Making Student Travel Inclusive at Your School

Linda Carpenter has been an associate professor of English, Speech & the Humanities for Coastline College for the past 38 years. She recently retired from...

Exceptional Educational Journeys: Announcing the 2018-2019 ACIS Catalog!

At ACIS, we're a group of passionate individuals committed to delivering an exceptional travel experience. We know the value of life-changing travel experiences ourselves and are...

20 Products to Sell For Your Next Fundraiser

Every educational travel program could always benefit from fundraising. Traveling internationally can be an expensive proposition, and reducing the burden on families by raising money...

5 Things to Look for in a Service Learning Project for Your Students

Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful dedicated citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever...

The Top 10 Questions (and Answers) Parents Ask Before an ACIS Trip

In the 38 years we've been operating international tours, we've fielded a lot of questions from parents. Before they trust you to take their children...

The ACIS Guide to Fundraising

When it comes to educational travel, the one challenge that teachers face time and again in promoting travel opportunities to students and their families is...

Educational Travel Services: Why Tour Managers Make All the Difference

When most first-time group leaders contemplate taking their students abroad, they can be a little wary about taking on so much responsibility: being responsible for...

Educational Travel Services: Why Hotel Location is Everything

As we mentioned in our previous post about 5 Things to Consider When Evaluating Educational Travel Service Providers, staying in a hotel that's centrally located...