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 …
Did you know it takes a total of 26 hours for the entire world to enter the new year? That’s what happens when there are more than 30 time zones across the globe! While we might not be celebrating at the same time, we love to see how people and cultures around the globe have Read More …
As the year (and the decade!) wind down, we took a look back at our most popular travel destinations for 2019. Where in the world have Explorica travelers hung their hats? Let’s find out! 5. Barcelona, Madrid, & Andalusia This popular tour lets students experience the sights and sounds of Spain, beginning with a walking tour of Barcelona. Exploring Madrid is next, with sightseeing including the Read More …
There are endless adventures awaiting you in New Zealand! Located in the South Pacific, New Zealand is an island known for magnificent landscapes, coastlines, Maori culture, and more. Take the plunge and bungy jump at the world’s first commercial bungy jumping site, channel your inner Lord of the Rings fan at Hobbiton, or immerse yourself 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 (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 …
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 …
