Venture Deep Into Space and Discover Wonders on Earth

Venture Deep Into Space and Discover Wonders on Earth

In 2017, Liberty Science Center announced the opening of a spectacular student travel gem—the biggest planetarium on this side of the world. With 400 seats, super HD images and 30,000 available watts of sound, the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium wows viewers with...
Voluntourism: What It Means

Voluntourism: What It Means

The importance of helping others is impressed upon students at an early age, typically through community opportunities such as assisting at a soup kitchen, packing meals for youth in need, reading to or tutoring those starting or struggling to learn. When volunteering...
Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country

Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country

Lafayette, known as the Happiest City in America, is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country. The distinctive blend of food, music and culture has people from all over heading down South with a smile on their face. The region’s history dates to...
Flock to Oak Hammock Marsh

Flock to Oak Hammock Marsh

Interactive youth group experiences in Winnipeg include close encounters with birds, wetland hikes and canoe adventures. Mike Green from Tourism Winnipeg shares his marsh experience and what students can expect to learn when they visit Oak Hammock Marsh this fall and...
Selecting a Hotel: Best Practices

Selecting a Hotel: Best Practices

Recently, a fellow SYTA Safety Committee member shared great ideas about what to consider when booking a hotel for student groups. Genie Stevenson is the Director of Sales and Partnerships at BookMyGroup, so I invited her to share best practices for this edition....