Academic Expeditions

29/02/2024

Happy "Leap Year Day" Feb. 29th. When we're out on tour, we love to encourage memorable, fun photos at the sites. Here's Isaiah's guide to capturing good "Landmark Leaps".

Isaiah Mosteller's tips for capturing great "leaping" pictures with landmarks in the background.

19/02/2024

"Happy" President's Day, and since it's an election year, that probably doesn't make you "happy" to think of the campaigning onslaught ahead of us. Maybe it'll make you feel better to know the presidential elections have always been contentious and controversial. This podcast is releasing a summary of each presidential election each week, leading up to the 2024 election. Some of the lesser known presidents are from some of the most interesting times.

‎Show American Elections: Wicked Game, Ep Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game - Oct 30, 2023

29/01/2024

Our team took on New Orleans for a couple days of collaboration, learning, and exploring. Huge thanks to the National World War 2 Museum and New Orleans & Co for hosting us! 💜💚💛

06/10/2023

We're happy to welcome Emilia Cedron to our Academic Expeditions team. Though new to us, she brings years of experience in education and travel to enhance the expeditions that we create. Whether its amid our familiar zones of US History or in Immersive international settings, we're glad to have her influence and expertise!

31/08/2023

Hey Teachers, here's another source for potential funding for travel for students with financial needs. The teacher has to apply directly on behalf of the students and one of the requirements is they must be using a SYTA member tour operator (such as Academic Expeditions) for their travel. They can apply for individual students (up to 4 at $1000 each) or a $5000 group scholarship. See info below:

The SYTA Youth Foundation connects youth with the resources required for travel experiences that will inspire them to be confident, ...

01/07/2023

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04/06/2023

These students from Peacock Middle School spent one of their last days of school in Springfield, IL learning about the life of Abraham Lincoln and the state capital. 🎩

26/05/2023

We had so much fun with our friends from ELA at Mesa Verde that I had to share one last batch of photos! 🏜️ Who wants to go back with us??

23/05/2023

Day one of Englewood Leadership Academy’s Southwest Colorado trip is in the books! We have seen Chimney Rock National Monument, the Collegiate mountains, and finished up the day at camp with some sunset Ga-Ga Ball and Capture The Flag. 🏔️

12/05/2023

Ever wonder what it’s like to come on an East Coast trip from Hawaii? 🌺 Follow along as Kualapu’u has an adventure of a lifetime! 🤙🏼

Well after years of waiting it is finally here! The 2023 Kualapuʻu East Coast Trip has begun. After five Mokulele fights from Molokai to Maui, we all flew on American Airlines to Dallas, Texas on a redeye. With a two hour layover in Dallas and time to get some food, we did a two hour flight to Ri....

05/05/2023

Students from Hart Middle School are enjoying a beautiful spring day in our nations capital ☀️

27/04/2023

Everyday take a moment to think about something you are thankful for. For some participants from St Cyril of Jerusalem School in one of our Outdoor School programs this week it’s the opportunity to hang out with friends and play games. 🌱

25/04/2023

How to spend a beautiful spring day in Boston with our friends from St Cyril of Jerusalem School. 🌷
Fenway, Freedom Trail, and the first shots of the American Revolution topped off with some Boston Crème Pie 🥧

23/04/2023

Happy 🌎 Day! Besides getting to share our passion for history and government on our East Coast trips we also love getting to share our love for our planet in National and state parks on science and ecology based trips! 🌱

11/03/2023

Exciting news! 🌸🌸

Peduncle Elongation! It's not funny, it's science. We're at the fourth of six stages on the path to peak bloom.
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Follow the bloom watch online as the trees advance through the blossom cycle at www.nps.gov/cherry

Photo by National Park Service.

09/03/2023

Great first day with our friends from PJ Jacobs checking out the sights, sounds, and flavors of Philadelphia! 🔔

03/03/2023

Today is Dr. Seuss Day, in honor of his birthday. So for my son’s bedtime story tonight, we read one of the greatest travel books ever written.

28/02/2023

With an increasing staff and increasingly spread out, our team got to all be together in one place this last week in NYC in prep for our upcoming spring travel season. We got to check out the Big Apple's latest skyscraper viewing platform at "The Edge" at Hudson Yards, and then debate over dinner which one we each think is the best - Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, One World Trade Center or The Edge. We'll spare you the opinions, and only say we're fortunate to have done them all and even have the debate. A good traveler should never content themself with the notion that they've already experienced the "best" and stop exploring.

20/02/2023

Happy Presidents Day! And (almost) birthday (Feb 22) to General George Washington! 🎉 You will find Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, on many of our Washington DC itineraries.

16/01/2023

Today we all take a moment to think about the life, legacy, and work of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
On trips in Washington DC we get the opportunity to visit the Dr King Memorial to read some of his more well known words and discuss his continuing impact on our world.

07/12/2022

Just before 8am, 81 years ago, on December 7, 1941 Japanese forces attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The following day President Franklin D Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war and the United States entered World War 2. Seeing these spaces, that shaped so much of our history is a special experience.

05/12/2022

We had a great first trip to the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Philadelphia this weekend. So fun to see familiar faces and meet so many new ones! If you are interested in talking about any future travel plans or ideas let us know!

21/11/2022

After having organized and guided Cole Valley's annual trip to Washington DC for many years, it was awesome to see them taking these next steps of travel: not just going abroad to London, but to make it a trip that fosters the spirit and skills of independent travel, allowing the students to be their own "guides" planning much of their days unfolded and utilizing public transportation. Oh, the places they'll go!