5 Regional Treats to Try on National Dessert Day

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 …

Our October Classroom Calendar: New York

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 …

TKay & Ecuador – A Student Ambassador Story

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 …

5 International Fall Festivals to Attend This Year

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 …

Our September Classroom Calendar: Costa Rica gains independence

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 …

Abbie & Peru — A student ambassador story

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. Before this trip, I had only Read More …