The day of football, turkey, and thanks is almost upon us! We don’t know about you, but we’re already salivating for our favorite comfort foods. But how did our Thanksgiving food staples come to be? Who started the mashed potato gravy train? Why is pumpkin served as a pie? Surely they didn’t have macaroni and Read More …
Emily T is a Marketing Manager in Explorica’s Boston headquarters. She visited Québec City & Montréal on a joint trip—and is here to tell us all about it! Québec City and Montréal are popular destinations during the colder months when they turn into winter wonderlands, but these cities are just as amazing during the summer. Since Read More …
Explorica is proud to continue with a second year of this helpful resource for teachers: our 2019-20 Around the World classroom calendar! The calendar features a new country and an international holiday or event for you to celebrate with your students each month. Download a new page every month on this blog (and subscribe!), hang it up in Read More …
What are the benefits of student travel? There are the obvious ones, of course: students who travel are immersed in foreign languages, become inspired by new and exciting experiences abroad, and encounter historical landmarks and world geography firsthand. In short, student travel is educational, allowing students to experience history and culture that they only Read More …
The following post was written as a part of our Explorica Student Ambassador program. Our student ambassadors documented and shared their Explorica travel experiences and had the chance to reflect on their journeys after they returned. To see more of their time abroad, visit the #ExploricaStudentAmbassador hashtag on Instagram. Leslie and her group traveled on Read More …
Vanilla ice cream. Fudgey brownies. Chocolate chip cookies. Apple pie. Salivating yet? In honor of National Dessert Day (as if we needed a reason to celebrate our favorite treats), Explorica’s bringing you on a virtual journey through the country to highlight some of America’s great regional desserts. While many of our nation’s favorites have European Read More …
Introducing our new tour! Go down under on our Sydney & the Great Barrier Reef program. This tour will have students discovering Australia’s unique plants and animals and all the complex and colorful life underwater along the Great Barrier Reef. Ready to head above ground? Explore Sydney and all its top attractions as you take Read More …
Our October Classroom Calendar: New York Explorica is proud to continue with a second year of this helpful resource for teachers: our 2019-20 Around the World classroom calendar! The calendar features a new country and an international holiday or event for you to celebrate with your students each month. Download a new page every month on this Read More …
The following post was written as a part of our Explorica Student Ambassador program. Our student ambassadors documented and shared their Explorica travel experiences and had the chance to reflect on their journeys after they returned. To see more of their time abroad, visit the #ExploricaStudentAmbassador hashtag on Instagram. TKay discovered her Explorica trip through Kids Read More …
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are starting to change colors — here at Explorica, we’re deeming it the unofficial start of fall. But just because school is in session doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the adventures. For those of you who happened to get bit by the travel Read More …
