WorldStrides, the first educational travel organization accredited as a school, helps more than 200,000 students and 10,000 teachers each year experience learning beyond the classroom.
May 21, 2013, 12:30 am
Yes, the statue of Thomas Jefferson really IS this big! It stands 19 feet tall (not including the pedestal) and weighs 10,000 lb!
Continuing the Tradition
WorldStrides Creative Manager Cody Hartley spent the week in Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, and Jamestown with a group of 7th and 8th grade students from Northern California. This is the school's tenth trip to the historic East Coast with WorldStrides. What a pleasure it was to be welcomed into a group with such a clear commitment to educational travel. Thanks for a great week, everyone! To read more about this program, visit www.worldstridesblog.com.May 19, 2013, 3:00 pm
An inspiring photo of one of our travelers rubbing a special name at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
May 17, 2013, 11:00 pm
Another beautiful photo - courtesy of one of our chaperones!
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WorldPass Travel Joins the WorldStrides Family
We are thrilled to announce that WorldPass Travel Group has joined with WorldStrides. Founded in 1976, WorldPass has long shared a common mission of providing life-enriching travel experiences to teachers and students domestically and abroad. “We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome WorldPass to the WorldStrides family of brands. The union of these two outstanding [...]
Career Feature: Don’t Touch that Dial!
On the hottest day in July of 2012, the new General Manager of the University of Virginia’s radio station, Nathan Moore, found himself standing on top of a mountain using his iPhone to keep the radio station’s signal on the air. “I forgot to turn on my call forwarding,” Nathan remembers. “Every time I’d get [...]
A Guggenheim Secret
New York City is internationally known for its rich culture, skylines, shopping, and world-class museums. Among these museums, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, commonly referred to as The Guggenheim. The Guggenheim has established itself in the art world with its organically grown, ever-expanding collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, [...]
Biodegradable Sunscreen: Protecting Your Skin and the Environment
Our science programs in Florida and Costa Rica encourage participants to help protect the environment, and now we’re asking teachers and students to make one small change to help further this goal – wear biodegradable sunscreen. Biodegradable sunscreen may seem unnecessary when you’re spending time in your neighborhood pool, but when you visit the ocean, [...]
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