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Your days are booked, but the night is young! Keeping students going well into the evening can be a challenge. Located less than one hour from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore and just 30 minutes from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is Frederick, Maryland—the perfect basecamp for a regional student tour. Check out these cool evening activities for student […]

Did you know that Manitoba is home to Western Canada’s largest Francophone population? It’s true! There are many ways for students to experience the passion and history of the Franco-Manitoban culture in the heart of Canada. Students can visit Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg’s vibrant French neighborhood, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Saint-Boniface is steeped in […]

It’s an unfortunate reality that bullying in schools and on student trips can be a common occurrence. Take action to address bullying when it occurs on a student trip, using these guidelines. Stopping a bully on the spot is essential to ensure the behavior is corrected and the trip continues to be an enjoyable and […]

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 brilliant imagery shown on a massive 89-foot domed screen. This year, LSC has added […]

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 involves travel it becomes voluntourism—and it helps students broaden their world view, as […]