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Teacher Tuesday: Using History Lesson Plans as a Foreign Language Teacher
Teacher Tuesday: Using History Lesson Plans as a Foreign Language Teacher
Wordless Wednesday: 11 Student Group Photos That Will Make You Smile
We love it when our tour directors take group photos of teachers and their students at famous European locations!
Teacher Tuesday: We'd Like Your Help!
Teacher Tuesday: We'd Like Your Help!… please?
Teacher Tuesday: E-Z Pay (All New!)
Paying off your passports tour has never been EZ-er! Of course you, the traveling teacher, don’t have to worry about monthly payments — you travel for free with just six paying participants. But here’s why you should enc
Why Travel with Students?
Why Travel with Students? A Former Teacher's Perspective
Why I Love Gothic Cathedrals
Ever since a passports group organizer gave my colleague the book “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett, and then that colleague passed the book along to me (I think it was 25 years ago!), I’ve been hooked on the his
Wordless Wednesday: 2017 Contest Winners!
Wordless Wednesday: Passports Educational Travel announces the winners of our 2017 travel photo and journal reflections contests!
Navigating the World of Educational Travel, Part 2
Helping you to navigate the world of educational travel… one blog post at a time.
Destination Spotlight: Iceland
Volcanoes, a geothermal spa, geysers, and even an earthquake simulator! Iceland is the Earth science buff's dream!
5 Reasons Your School Board Shouldn't Let You Book a Student Trip without Using a Company
5 Reasons Your School Board Shouldn't Let You Book a Student Trip without Using a Company
Pre-departure Reminders for Students Traveling to Europe This Spring
After months of anticipation, your trip is almost here! Are you ready? Here are a few pre-departure reminders for students traveling to Europe this spring (or summer).
Teacher Tuesday: How to Customize Your Passports Prezitation
Teacher Tuesday: How to Customize Your Passports Prezitation
Teacher Tuesday: How to Flip Your Classroom, Passports-Style
Teacher Tuesday: How to Flip Your Classroom, Passports-Style
A Travel Journal Is the Best Souvenir You Can Create
This process of education through travel does not happen by itself. It happens only with the pro-active, dedicated support of educators that acknowledge the importance of travel.
Educational Travel 101
Your travel journal will become a cherished keepsake you’ll have to look back on after your experience to help you relive those memories again and again.
The English City of York
One of life's maxims that is rarely violated.
10 Fun Facts About Heidelberg Castle
One of the most-visited landmarks in Germany, Heidelberg Castle is a must-see for your student group tour. To make it better, here are some fun facts about the Castle we bet you didn't know!
15 Inspirational Travel Quotes
There's nothing like a famous quote to give you some inspiration for leaving your cares and worries at home and exploring the world. Choose your favorite words to share with your travel group, or come up with your own!
April 21-April 25 Lesson Plan Roundup
We’ve had some great lesson plan requests lately. Keep ‘em coming! Or, submit one of your own. Leonardo da Vinci — Mona Lisa Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will id
May 5-May 9 Lesson Plan Roundup
passports has covered quite a lot of ground with our lesson plan project the past few months! This week was spent filling in some of the gaps. Keep the suggestions coming! Industrialized Britain - Child Labor and the Sad
Teacher Tuesday: Advice from a Veteran Group Organizer
Teacher Tuesday: Advice from a Veteran Group Organizer
City Spotlight: Madrid
Beyond Madrid’s grand architectural set pieces, world-class array of museums and cultural attractions, it is the inviting lifestyle that sets Madrid apart.
Dublin, Ireland International Teacher Convention
Dublin, Ireland International Teacher Convention!
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lesson Plan Roundup: A Focus on Greece
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lesson Plan Roundup: A Focus on Greece