I can’t help but stare at the crooked cobblestones below me, worn with time and speckled with rain. A drop lands on my nose and I look up. The sky is blanketed with clouds, but the sun breaks through in patches, illuminating the rusty rooftops above. Colored...
The eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. is a rite of passage for many students, creating memories that endure over decades. I was lucky enough to hop on a bus with my classmates roughly forty years ago for just this experience. And, even today, when I hear a song...
Chants of “Pass the John Lewis Voting Act” rang out as people shouted proudly and loudly. Step by step, I crossed the Selma Bridge holding a sign that read “Pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act” in my hands. I was in Selma, Alabama, on a Civil Rights Trail Trip with...
From Peru to Japan, Justin Trinh-Halperin takes his students across the globe. The middle school math and science teacher at Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, California was a top finalist in 2025’s Traveling Teacher of the Year, thanks to years of efforts showing...
In the quiet of dawn, as soft light fell across the swaying coconut palms, I realized it was not just another destination, but an open invitation to see life through a different lens. What truly moved me wasn’t the postcard-perfect landscapes, but the sense of...
“Amazing teachers inspire us to dream beyond what we can see. But we didn’t just have a teacher, we had our dad.” – Tami Rogers Siblings Tami and Todd Rogers have both music and travel in their blood. The two spent their early years watching their dad pour his heart...
