Tag Archives: education

The Importance of Student Travel

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page" - Saint Augustine Many people may wonder why educators want to take their students on trips, with all the hassle of transporting them safely, keeping in contact with worried parents, and all the money and planning involved (leave the planning ot…
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Educational Trips: American Inventors

Part of the American Dream is the hope and indomitable ability to achieve goals and dreams, with only hard work and a little help by your side. This freedom has given way to incredible leaps in technology, medicine, and more from the following people. The polio vaccine, bifocals, and even the modern light bulb were…
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Everglades National Park

In the luscious and exotic landscape of south Florida, you'll find the country's largest protected subtropical wilderness, conserving a myriad of endangered and rare animal species found nowhere else on the planet. Alligators churning up the waters or gliding smoothly through the swamps, flamingos taking flight in bright pink formations, and airboat rides over the…
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Educational Travel & Field Trips

Education and educational travel are immensely important. You don't even have to travel far to find spectacular learning opportunities. Your students, kids, and other youngsters (and even you) will learn oodles of information while having the time of their lives on these trips. New England: The educational experiences you're looking for abound in New England.…
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Thanksgiving Field Trips

Thanksgiving, aside from being an annual day set aside for us to be thankful, lets us remember the struggles and triumph of the early American settlers. Thankful for finding a new home in America, for achieving a relationship with the local Native Americans, and for their promising future in the New World, Thanksgiving is an everlasting way for…
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Dark Tourism

Dark tourism is defined as tourism directed at sites, landmarks, or attractions associated with death or suffering - but it doesn't have to be all macabre and no education. We are nearing Halloween, as you know, and while the ghoulish sites may be on your list, these "dark" yet educational attractions might not. With your…
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