By: Laurie Doyle 17/01/2020 Ontario students – did you know you can earn a free high school credit as part of your WorldStrides Explorica travel program AND further enhance your on-tour experience? Well, you can! One of our most exciting parts about being a student in our Travel and Tourism: A Geographic Perspective course is Read More …
As we enter the new year, we are excited to introduce our next Student of the Month! Ryann L. from Saskatchewan travelled with her teacher and classmates to Italy and Greece, seeing the sights and experiencing the best of these exciting Mediterranean destinations. Read more about her adventures below! Written by Ryann L. from Saskatchewan Read More …
Did you know it takes a total of 26 hours for the entire world to enter the New Year? That’s what happens when there are more than 30 time zones across the globe! While we might not be celebrating at the same time, we love to see how people and cultures around the globe have Read More …
If you were to take a peek into the windows of homes around the globe right now, you’d see generations-old holiday traditions being enjoyed. Like so many, you likely grew up celebrating the holidays with a meaningful tradition that’s unique to your family. In Canada, the holidays can be a wonderful opportunity to experience the Read More …
Recently, WorldStrides Explorica invited students to design an emblem for the official WorldStrides Explorica commemorative sweater, to be worn by over a thousand Canadian students in the Netherlands for the events honouring the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. Students across Canada doodled, drew and designed – and submitted some wonderful pieces! Along Read More …
Here at WorldStrides Explorica, our students are at the heart of everything we do. Travelling can open a student’s eyes to the world in a way that they’d never thought possible, and when they return from their adventures, we love hearing how their trip changed their lives! We are working with teachers across Canada to Read More …
As a teacher, you probably spend too much of your time coaxing your students to put down their phones and pay attention to the real world. But, when you travel with your students, using the power of social media can be a great way to connect the group and keep families and friends at home informed Read More …
The release of Spider-Man: Far From Home this past summer still has us all a little excited over here in the world of educational travel. Why? In the film, Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) travels to Europe on an educational school trip. Hey, that sounds familiar! While our travellers don’t usually experience elemental threats from another dimension while on our tours, Read More …
There’s a lot that goes into planning a vacation: taking time off work or school, booking flights, hotels and transportation, packing, deciding where you want to go and how to fit everything into your schedule, and more. Along with the planning often comes an unusual and unexpected sense of worry: Am I using my time Read More …
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are starting to change colours — and today marks the official 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 have been bit by the travel bug (like us), we’ve Read More …
