Exploring the World: The Educational Joys of Student Travel
By Barb Mock of Travel With Barb, a SYTA tour operator that specializes in student group trips, with a staff who has over 500 years of combined teaching experience. Embarking on a journey beyond the confines of our daily routines can be an enlightening experience,...
Using Maps to Transform Perspective and Encourage Higher Order Thinking
Maps can already be found in the geography classroom, but used creatively, they can also be embedded across content areas in ways that enhance learning and encourage higher order thinking. They are also crucial to an educational travel program before, during, and...
Hands-On Learning in Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is one of the most immersive, experiential dives into history available anywhere. This city was once the thriving capital of Virginia, when the American dream of freedom and independence was taking shape. From 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg was...
The History Behind Shear Madness
Written by producers of Shear Madness: Marilyn Abrams and Bruce Jordan. As the co creator and producer of Shear Madness, the interactive comedy whodunit, my partner Bruce Jordan and I have a lot to thank the student travel industry for and thought you might be...
