Let’s face it: although incredibly informative, textbooks can only offer so much. That’s especially true when you’re teaching the complex history of US immigration and migration. Field trips to historic sites and museums can help bring your lessons to life, but you...
In the new normal of today’s world, travel insurance has gone beyond an amenity to being practically a necessity. We’ve heard quite a few stories of students sadly having to cancel their trip at the very last second due to testing positive for COVID or dealing with a...
Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown offer immersive learning experiences for teachers and students to time travel to America’s beginnings in 17th- and 18th-century Virginia. Throughout the year, teachers and students can discover the...
Traveling with a group of students can be fun, but it can also be stressful. Educators who lead trips face challenges making transportation and accomodations reservations; planning fun, interactive itineraries that meets the needs and interests of the students and...
“Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Recently, I was lucky enough to be in Oahu, Hawaii for a trip. Knowing the rental car situation had been especially dire there since the beginning of the pandemic, I...
