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Best Destinations for 9th Grade Adventure

The first year of high school is often the hardest, socially and academically, as the change of pace from middle school is sometimes difficult to accept. Field trips, however, should not fall off the face of the curriculum map just because the students have moved into high school. Educational adventures are an excellent way to…
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Popular Destinations for Educational Travel

There are a few destinations that immediately spring to mind when thinking about educational travel. These are the cornerstones of the subjects, the epitome of a great field trip with everything you're looking for. Of course, these destinations might not be so close to home, in which case you can call us and let us…
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Top 7 Class Trips for 4th Graders

Students, especially youngsters like 4th graders, not only enjoy field trips but are greatly influenced by their teaching power. While a simple field trip across town would help your kids learn, imagine what would happen if they went to one of these top class trip destinations? Explore the possibilities and consider a 4th-grade class trip…
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Middle School Field Trips to Orlando

[caption id="attachment_17967" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Cocoa Beach Pier Shutterstock[/caption] Whether your middle school class is from the area or you're traveling a great distance to be there, Orlando is certainly a beautiful option full of extravagant and wildly fun educational attractions. Even the theme parks, which are numerous, can be easily made into educational destinations if…
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Washington, D.C. Field Trip Ideas

Field trip destinations may depend on the age of the students but one thing you can be certain of, Washington, D.C. has perfect attractions for them all. You could, if you had the time, cover every single subject in school with your field trip to D.C. with the number and diversity of educational attractions available.…
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Top Science Field Trips in the U.S.

Science plays a huge role in education from the youngest kindergartners playing in the sandbox to high school and college students forming their own experiments. There are, however, so many science-related museums and attractions around the U.S. that it can be hard to sift through and find the best. Because of this, we've separated out…
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Destination Space Station – Florida’s Space Coast

Florida's Space Coast lies on the east-central coast of the state, commanding attention as it plays home to not only the Kennedy Space Center but Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as well. Here is where space shuttles and rockets have flown into outer space, bringing back news of wonder and expanding our knowledge on earth.…
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Best Spots to See the Total Solar Eclipse 2017

It hasn't happened for 26 years and it's happening next August! Eclipse day is set for August 21, 2017 and if you don't live in an eclipse state, then you're going to have to travel to see it happening! Make a little educational student vacation out of it and find a fantastic spot within the totality…
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Woods Hole Science Aquarium

Woods Hole Science Aquarium Educational, fascinating, and better yet, free, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium is a must-see stop on any Cape Cod trip! Though it is a small, public aquarium, there are roughly 140 marine animal species being cared for in this beautiful facility. Take part in the adventure of the seas with a…
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Educational Trips: Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs, prehistoric beasts large and small, have captured our imaginations and our fascination since their initial discovery (note: while dinosaur bones have been found for thousands of years, it wasn't until the late 17th-early 18th century that they came into modern knowledge as dinosaur fossils.). From Jurassic Park to The Land Before Time, dinosaurs have…
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