Keeping Your Voice Healthy on the Road

Keeping Your Voice Healthy on the Road

On top of being a sometimes stressful experience, flying can wreak havoc on our voices. Unfortunately, any singer knows how susceptible our vocal cords can be. Choir performance groups can consider the following tips for keeping their singing voices in tip-top shape...
Who Made the List?

Who Made the List?

In late 2019, we surveyed SYTA Tour Operator members and Teach & Travel readers—helping us gather the Top Student Travel Destinations for 2020. This special feature appears in the May 2020 Teach & Travel magazine and includes some familiar destinations as well...
Tips for Traveling with a Musical Instrument

Tips for Traveling with a Musical Instrument

Your students have likely spent hours and hours perfecting their competition orchestral pieces. When the time comes to take your performance on the road, don’t let silly mistakes stand in the way. Though traveling with musical instruments can be stressful, it...
Access to the Arts Shown to Increase Academic Performance

Access to the Arts Shown to Increase Academic Performance

We know there are several social and educational benefits to taking student groups to watch live theater performance. Now, there’s data to back it up. A recent study by Dr. Natasha Kirkham, a senior lecturer in psychology and researcher at the Centre for Brain...
Brad Swanson: Creating Change—Little by Little

Brad Swanson: Creating Change—Little by Little

Having been in education for over 25 years, Brad Swanson has long understood the value of student travel, in part from watching his own children travel. Swanson has served as an English teacher, coach, and administrator and is currently the Assistant Superintendent...