6 Travel-Themed Valentines for Your Special Someone

Looking for a unique Valentine’s message for the frequent flyer in your life? We put our best travel puns to the test and created these printable, shareable, travel-inspired Valentine’s Day greetings just for you. Whether you choose to drop one in the mail, slip one under the door, or post on Facebook for all your Read More …

Our February Classroom Calendar: France

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 (or state) 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 Read More …

New Tour Spotlight: WWII US History: London, Normandy & Germany

Accelerate your students’ understanding of World War II with this inspiring and humbling trip. Our 11-day tour is an incredible opportunity for your students to step into history as you tour some of WWII’s most influential sites.   In London, you’ll see Winston Churchill’s cabinet war rooms and walk the city streets around the Thames River and Read More …

You Asked, We Answered: 10 Questions About Student Travel

The benefits of working with a group travel company like Explorica to create and organize your educational tour are numerous, and we know you’ll have tons of questions along the way. We picked ten of our most popular questions from parents, students, and teachers and broke them down here, just for you. Keep calm and Read More …

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played an integral part in the American Civil Rights Movement. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15th, 1929, MLK Jr. was known for his non-violent tactics and fight for equality and human rights. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan deemed the third Monday of Read More …

5 Things to Look for When Booking Educational Travel

It may be easy to select a destination, but how do you know when you’ve picked the perfect travel provider? You want a company who makes it effortless to bring a group of students abroad, so read up on the five most important things to look for when booking educational travel.  1 . Custom tour Read More …

New Year, New Name: Introducing Explorica by WorldStrides

You might have noticed that we’ve unveiled a slightly new logo and an updated name — moving forward, we’ll be known as Explorica by WorldStrides.  Back in 2016, we joined forces with WorldStrides, the most trusted provider of educational travel and experiences in the United States. We’ve continued to provide the same fun and enriching Read More …

Our January Classroom Calendar: Austria

Explorica is proud to continue with the second year of this helpful resource for teachers: our 2019-20 Around the World classroom calendar! The calendar features a new country (or state!) 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 Read More …

Why take students abroad? The benefits of educational travel

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 …