Directory: Summer Travel
There are many sites on the Web where educators can plan for summer trips. The sites listed below were recomended by schoolSTAFF.com users. schoolSTAFF, Inc. has included these links only for your convenience and has no affiliation nor direct experience with the site operators. The mini-descriptions are abstracts of information published by the site/organization.
Explorica, Inc. ADDED: May 2007
Break free from the classroom and find real-life lessons in the world
around you. Explorica's high-quality educational tours show high school
students and teachers just how easy teen travel can be - plus teachers
travel free!
http://www.explorica.com
ACIS Educational Tours
ACIS provides everything you need to start organizing students, colleagues and friends on educational trips abroad, including excellent organizer benefits and 100+ itineraries!
http://www.acis.com
Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute offers you the opportunity to work directly with scientists on conservation research around the globe. Join 1-3 week expedition with a team of diverse volunteers working alongside a renowned researcher as a field assistant. Projects range in discipline, from archeology to zoology. No experience necessary. Curiosity and passion are required. Educator fellowships are available. Please visit our website for educators for details.
http://www.earthwatch.org/education
Passports -- educational travel
Passports offers quality educational travel trips overseas for American high school students and their teachers. Europe and points beyond. Group organizers travel free!
http://www.passports.com
EF Educational Tours - International Travel for Teachers and Students
EF Educational Tours has, as part of our commitment to education, initiated a new program to put technology in the hands of those who need it -- teachers and students. For every participant who goes on tour, EF will donate one dollar towards computer equipment for schools throughout the U.S.
http://www.eftours.com
National Educational Travel Council (NETC)
The National Educational Travel Council's LEAP approach to educational travel (Learning through Exploration And Participation) introduces students to the world in a whole new way.
http://www.educationaltravel.com
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