For eighth grader Curtis Blackmon, his recent WorldStrides trip to D.C. wasn’t just an opportunity to visit the nation’s most important sites with his classmates. It was also a chance to visit a s...

Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle of its famously lush greenery and rolling hills. But it is rich in culture you can’t see as well, with an incredible history of literature, music, and art, a...

So many topics inspire the creation of music. Including Mom, of course! With our favorite performing division in mind this Mother’s Day, here are some classical pieces written in honor of Mom. Anton...

New Zealand is a land like no other. With calm bays to the North, rugged mountains to the South and all sorts of environments in-between, New Zealand is an outdoors-lovers dream. Teeming with people k...

2020 marks the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States! Our friends at Smithsonian are celebrating these milestones with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative...

Everyone’s on social media these days! Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have quickly become an online meeting ground, and that means they are great tools for promoting student participation in yo...

One of the best ways to get excited for an upcoming WorldStrides program? Reading a good book! It’s one thing to get mentally transported to a location by reading – and another to know you...

Love is in the air – and every once in a while, it is even part of a WorldStrides program! In 2000, Susan and Larry Garretson got married while in Scotland for our American High School Theater Festi...

If you saw a cast iron skillet in a museum display, would you be surprised? The most common objects can hold a deep cultural importance, which is why everyday items often appear in museums. So how do ...

Music is a vital part of American history and culture, and the Smithsonian has deemed 2019 the “Year of Music,” with music programming happening daily across the institution – meaning 365 days o...