Tour Directors share their best insider tips for teachers leading student groups abroad, from the two-minute departure rule to handling unexpected hiccups on the road

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culture and foodJun 9, 2025

Culinary Classrooms Abroad: Teaching Culture Through Cooking

Cooking classes abroad in Italy, Spain, and France give student travelers a hands-on way to learn culture, history, language, and collaboration — one recipe at a time

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destinationsJun 4, 2025

Hidden Educational Gems in Europe’s Most Visited Cities

Hidden educational gems in Paris, Rome, London, and Barcelona give student travelers deeper, crowd-free experiences tied to history, science, art, and culture

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educational impactMay 7, 2025

Engaging Students with Hands-On Travel Activities: Fun Ideas for Educational Tours

Hands-on travel activities like graffiti workshops, geo-treasure hunts, and historical reenactments help students engage deeply with destinations and retain what they learn

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destinationsJul 23, 2024

Europe’s Most Beautiful Libraries and Bookstores

Europe's most stunning libraries and bookstores span Dublin's Long Room to Paris's Shakespeare and Company — each a landmark of architecture, history, and literary culture

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destinationsJul 15, 2024

Explore France from Coast to Coast: Côte à Côte Itinerary Video

The Côte à Côte itinerary takes student groups from Paris to the French Riviera, capturing the landscape shift from city to coast across France

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Free lesson plans tied to Paris

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Rousseau

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, specifically by reading and analyzing excerpts from two of Jean Jacques Rousseau's major works, The Social Contract (1763) and Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality am…

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Voltaire (Candide)

Students in this lesson will analyze and understand the basic story behind Voltaire's satire by reading Candide (1759). In doing such analysis, students will also gain an appreciation and understanding of how Voltaire challenged the French …

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Bourgeois Phase, 1789-1792

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind the Bourgeois phase of the French Revolution, the basic structure and p…

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Napoleon's Domestic Plan

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the structure, details and purposes behind Napoleon's Domestic Plan through a comprehensive investigation of the …

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Robespierre and the Terror

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind Robespierre's Jacobin Terror phase of the French Revolution, the basic …

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Second Empire (1852-1870): Haussmann and the Birth of Modern Paris

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations the Haussmannization of Paris, how he used wide boulevards and ring streets to…

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destinationsSep 22, 2025

Small Towns, Big Lessons: Why Teachers Should Explore Hidden Gems on Student Tours

Smaller European towns like Toledo, Siena, and Bruges offer student travelers richer cultural connections and hands-on learning than crowded capital cities alone can provide

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culture and foodJun 9, 2025

Culinary Classrooms Abroad: Teaching Culture Through Cooking

Cooking classes abroad in Italy, Spain, and France give student travelers a hands-on way to learn culture, history, language, and collaboration — one recipe at a time

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destinationsJun 4, 2025

Hidden Educational Gems in Europe’s Most Visited Cities

Hidden educational gems in Paris, Rome, London, and Barcelona give student travelers deeper, crowd-free experiences tied to history, science, art, and culture

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educational impactMay 26, 2025

Unlocking the History Behind European World Heritage Sites: A Teacher’s Guide

Six European UNESCO World Heritage Sites offer rich classroom tie-ins across history, architecture, and culture. This guide gives teachers activity ideas for each landmark

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travel inspirationDec 5, 2024

Fundraising Tips and Ideas

Unsure where to begin when it comes to fundraising?! Check out these tips and tricks!

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destinationsJul 23, 2024

Europe’s Most Beautiful Libraries and Bookstores

Europe's most stunning libraries and bookstores span Dublin's Long Room to Paris's Shakespeare and Company — each a landmark of architecture, history, and literary culture

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From the Tour Directors

Tour Director lectures on France

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Frances DraxlFranceVirtual Tour

A Virtual Tour of the Palace of Versailles

A virtual guided tour inside the palace!

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Chambord: A Virtual Tour

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Frances DraxlFrance

French Cooking Lesson - Caneles

Step inside the kitchen with Frances for an intimate cooking lesson in the French style.

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Frances DraxlFranceOther

French Cooking Lesson - Les Oeufs au Lait

Step inside the kitchen of Frances Draxl for an intimate cooking lesson in the French style.

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Frances DraxlFrance

French Cooking Lesson - Macarons

Step inside the kitchen with Frances for an intimate cooking lesson in the French style. Learn how the French do it!

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Sara Cereda-KortFranceSpainGermanyItalyUKOther

How to travel like a PRO!

Learn from professional Tour Director, Sara Cereda-Kort, useful insider tips to make your life as a traveler in Europe easier and more comfortable. Best preparation for a group tour or for individual travelers.

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Classroom material

Free lesson plans on France

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Rousseau

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Voltaire (Candide)

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ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Rome: Identity: Rape of the Sabine Women

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details behind the Rape of the Sabine Women and how the myth became part of the Roman identity and sens…

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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Great Schism of 1054: Orthodox Christianity

Through the investigation of selected sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian Church into Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, what di…

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RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Crimean War 1853-1856

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics behind the Crimean War of 1853-56, how Russian expansionism helped precipitate the war, why the Fr…

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Modern France (1498-1789): The Sun King: Louis XIV

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Fre…

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Moss-draped thermal fountain on Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence, France

Aix-en-Provence student group travel for teachers: Cézanne's studio, Provencal markets, and educational tours for teacher-led French high school group trips.

Ajaccio harbor and Corsican mountains across the Mediterranean

Ajaccio, France

Ajaccio student group travel for teachers: Napoleon's Corsican birthplace, Mediterranean coast, and educational tours for teacher-led French high school trips.

Roman amphitheater in Arles lit at dusk amid Provencal rooftops

Arles, France

Arles student group travel for teachers: Roman ruins and Van Gogh's Provence on teacher-led educational tours and high school group trips in art and history.

Pont d'Avignon and the Papal Palace fortress walls above the Rhône River in Provence

Avignon, France

Avignon student group travel for teachers: the Papal Palace, Pont d'Avignon, and Provençal history on teacher-led school group tours through southern France.

Biarritz, France

Biarritz student group travel for teachers: Basque coast, Belle Époque seafront, and Pyrénées day trips on teacher-led educational tours in southern France.

Royal Château de Blois rising above the Loire River in the Loire Valley, France

Blois, France

Blois student group travel for teachers: the Royal Château, Loire Valley castles, and French Renaissance history on teacher-led high school group trips.

Place de la Bourse and its water mirror reflection along the Garonne River in Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux student group travel for teachers: UNESCO waterfront, wine country, and Atlantic France on teacher-led educational tours and high school group trips.

Mémorial de Caen peace museum entrance with the WWII memorial sculpture in front, Normandy

Caen, France

Caen student group travel for teachers: WWII history, the Mémorial peace museum, and D-Day beaches on teacher-led educational tours through Normandy.

Palm-lined Boulevard de la Croisette curving along the Cannes seafront on the French Riviera

Cannes, France

Cannes student group travel for teachers: the Croisette, Le Suquet, and the Lérins islands on teacher-led educational tours of the French Riviera.

Flower-draped half-timbered houses reflected in the canals of old Colmar, Alsace

Colmar, France

Colmar student group travel guide for teachers: half-timbered canals, Alsatian food, and Unterlinden — an Alsace city built for a teacher-led educational tour.

Grenoble's Bastille cable-car bubbles rising above the Isère river and the French Alps

Grenoble, France

Grenoble student group trips for teachers: Alpine capital with Bastille cable car, Stendhal, 1968 Olympic history — our educational travel guide for schools.

The Eiffel Tower above the Seine at golden hour, Paris's iconic skyline

Paris, France

Paris student group travel for teachers: Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, and the curriculum behind teacher-led trips and educational tours.

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