One Teacher’s Response to the Events in Paris

The events in Paris have deeply affected all of us and realigned our perspective in a variety of ways. One teacher summed up his feelings as to...

What The Eiffel Tower and ACIS Academic Travel Advisors Have In Common

This guest blog post was written by Academic Travel Advisor, Nicolette Miller Riding up the glass elevators of the Eiffel Tower with the world of...

Father and Daughter Teachers Team Up for Student Travel

Mike Conn, a social studies teacher from Milton, PA, knows what to expect when traveling abroad with students.  A veteran teacher and group leader, Mike...

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...

Tales of Three Cities—Books and Movies about London, Paris and Rome

Nothing gets us more excited about travel than reading a good book or watching a film where a destination is brought vividly to life. In...

Educational Travel’s Wow’s: Enjoy your “Acropolis Moment”!

It’s that moment of arrival when you stop, look, pinch yourself – yes, you really are here! It’s the moment you’ve been dreaming of for...

Paris and the Palace of Versailles in One Day

My flight from Madrid to Paris would deliver me to Orly Airport, south of the city. What a delight to fly into. It is not...

This Landscape Outside of Paris Inspired an Art Movement

After the winter months of hibernation, this week marks the annual re-opening of the Fondation Claude Monet – the once home and garden of the...

My Dinner With a Countess in Her Paris Home

This is a guest post written by Teresa Engebretsen, a French teacher from North Carolina. This post originally appeared on The Sabbatical Chef. On the...

The Challenge in Navigating Museums Like The Louvre

We struggle to come up with smart ways to navigate museums, especially if we are without a guide. The Louvre Museum, one of the largest...