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Why Travel Is the Unrivaled Educator
Students gain a deeper understanding of their own cultural values and beliefs, and strengthen their college applications.
Selecting the Right Tour for Your Group
Selecting the right tour for your group has never been easier!
Trendy Travel Blogs We Love (and So Should You!)
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Living Abroad in Childhood Inspired Travel Professional's Career
Living Abroad in Childhood Inspired Travel Professional's Career - a first hand perspective from one of our own!
June 2- June 6 Lesson Plan Roundup
Summer Project Continued: Like many of our classroom teachers, the passports Curriculum Department has taken on a summer project. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reviewing each of our current lesson plans, revising the
2014 Contest Winners!
TRAVELER PHOTO CONTEST FIRST PLACE All dressed up at the Eiffel Tower! Submitted by Bailey SECOND PLACE Paris at Night Submitted by Jenna THIRD PLACE On a Gondola in Venice, Italy Submitted by Robin MY PASSPORTS DRAWSTRI
June 9- June 13 Lesson Plan Roundup
Summer Project Continued: Like many of our classroom teachers, the passports Curriculum Department has taken on a summer project. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reviewing each of our current lesson plans, revising the
If It's Monday, This Must Be Munich! Fun Facts About Munich's Oktoberfest
We dug up some fun facts about Bavaria's Oktoberfest because if it's Monday, and it's October, this must be Munich!
Today in Travel History: The Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Today in Travel History: The Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Take Our Buzzfeed Quiz! Which European Country Should You Visit?
Take Our Buzzfeed Quiz! Which European Country Should You Visit?
Part 3: Rome, 20 Years on
By Julian Moseley Buongiorno, Fiumicino! The day a tour group arrives overseas can be so many things at once; tiring, stressful, nerve-wracking on the one side; fun, exciting and joyous even, on the other. It’s essential
4 Spanish-Speaking and French-Speaking Destinations on This Side of the Pond
4 Spanish-Speaking and French-Speaking Destinations on This Side of the Pond
Passports vs. Your Travel Company
You asked, and we listened. Why should you choose passports over that other travel company? Click below to find out — we’ve done all the work for you! The Bottom Line passports is a quality tour company with hotels, meal
New Features on Passports.com for Students
TRIP-RELATED RESOURCES Now passports students have access to never-before-available resources applicable to their tour, fun contests, travel tips, and trip-friendly apps for their electronic travel-worthy devices!
What Is a Global Education and Why Is It So Important?
At its core, global education means teaching students how to be flexible and creative when trying to understand and act upon issues of global significance.
6 Photos That Will Inspire Your Wanderlust
6 Photos That Will Inspire Your Wanderlust
Teacher Tuesday: Independence Day Primary Sources
Teacher Tuesday: Independence Day Primary Sources
Part 1: Rome, 20 Years on
By Julian Moseley If it were not for a strange and tragic turn of events, I would not have been flying over the Mediterranean Sea, bound for Rome. I was last with a group from Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1994, and since th
Part 4: Rome, 20 Years on
By Julian Moseley Don’t you just love the way the Italian language sounds? Pure poetry! And what a shame the Italians (not the Romans of course) were so much worse at building empires than they were at building incredibl
Sugar Skulls and Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico
Sugar Skulls and Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico
The History of Halloween Will Surprise You
The pagan rituals of Samhain sparked many of the Halloween traditions that we still carry on in the US today.
Part 2: Rome, 20 Years on
By Julian Moseley Ciao! Buongiorno! Come stai? Mamma mia … Can you believe that I learned Italian at night school when I was only 15? Well, I did. Go figure. You are supposed to be 18 years old at least but our neighbor
July 21-25 Lesson Plan Roundup
We have some new lesson plans for you this week! Check them out: Franco-American Alliance of 1778 Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from the Franco American Alliance (1778), stu