ACTFL 2019 – Washington, D.C.

This Friday, November 22-Sunday, November 24, the nation's capital will be filled with language teachers for ACTFL 2019! Are you planning to attend? Swing by...

7 Must-Know Australian Slang Phrases

When planning a trip Down Under, it’s reasonable to assume that you won’t have to employ your foreign language skills much, but that doesn’t mean...

A World of Possibilities: How Educational Travel Impacts Student Futures

What students get out of an educational tour can be immediately apparent - the pictures of ancient ruins, the newly absorbed factoids, the delicately-crafted souvenirs...

Celebrate National Poetry Month in Your Language Classes

Happy National Poetry Month! April is dedicated to exploring the poetic art form, and while Language Arts is usually the go-to subject for classroom integration, including...

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...

Five Fantastic Days on the East Coast with ACIS

This blog post is written Pascale Hickman, Associate Teaching Professor at Montana State University and ACIS Tour Manager. In May, we invited Pascale to join our...

Themed Tours—a New Educational Travel Tool

We know, from talking to teachers who travel with ACIS Educational Tours, that some of the greatest teaching moments happen outside the classroom. We firmly...

The Benefits of Group Travel: Learning Lingos

I confess that I love speaking different languages. It's one of those great benefits of group travel. I love learning other lingos and going out...