Jana had a specific vision for the kind of trip she wanted to lead. “I went to New York City when I was in junior high and it changed my life,” she explains. “If just one of my students had an experience like that, it would be worth it.” Jana began researching student tours, but was quickly disillusioned. “Every company had almost Read More …
Vivian’s enthusiasm for travel is contagious. “I love to travel,” she says. “My husband and I do home exchanges, so when I started working at a high school I wanted to help my students see the world, too.” At the recommendation of a coworker, she reached out to Explorica. Vivian was thrilled by the support and the ability to change her student-chaperone ratio, Read More …
Last updated: 3/30/2017 Some travelers have expressed concern over the spread of the Zika virus. Together with our partners at WorldStrides, we sat down with WorldStrides Medical Director Dr. Christopher Lang when the concerns started in 2016 and have been providing updates since to answer some commonly-asked questions: Q: Zika is getting extensive media coverage, with more Read More …
Kimberly wanted to give her students the experience of educational travel, but had many apprehensions: No one else in her school led trips, and at just 23 years old, she worried that parents might not take her seriously. “I look like I’m 15,” she jokes, “and I’d never been outside the country.” She knew she needed to find a supportive travel company that Read More …
Do you enjoy a nice, steaming (or iced) cup of coffee every once in a while (or all the time)? If you live in the United States (or Canada), there’s an 83% chance you do. After water, coffee is the most popular beverage in the world and, after crude oil, it’s the most valuable legally Read More …
For Davena, travel and education go hand in hand. Her first trip to France was a two-year stay with her university’s exchange program, which inspired her career as a French teacher. So when it came to sharing her love of French culture as an educator, taking her students to France was almost a given. “You Read More …
Over the course of his 15 years leading student trips, Jeffrey has developed a love of exploring the road less traveled. He is a life-long learner with a passion for history, so he chooses tours that will enrich his students’ understanding of the world, as well as his own. “I tell my juniors at the beginning of every year that my goal is Read More …
BOSTON, MA—January 12, 2016—Explorica, Inc., a leading provider of educational student tours around the world, has joined with WorldStrides, the largest educational travel company in the United States. Founded in 1967, WorldStrides provides industry-leading global educational programs to more than 400,000 students from more than 5,000 K12 schools and universities each year. “Joining WorldStrides presents Read More …
Preparing your holiday menu? At this time every year the Explorica family comes together to bring you our favorite holiday recipes from around the world. Many incredible recipes were submitted with the stories behind them, so here are our favorites. From our family to yours, we wish you a vibrant holiday season and a new year filled Read More …
This June our fellow Explorican, Bonnie B., joined us on our Peru: Machu Picchu adventure! She was fortunate enough to capture the moment below of her daughter, Savannah, in the landmark’s lower plaza. The pic was voted as the Best Local Interaction photo from our 2015 Photo Contest by Explorica staff. Savannah, she says, is “crazy about Read More …
