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Category Archives: Group Leaders
Meet Our Free Tour For 10 Winner: GL Wendy Holkesvig
Wendy Holkesvig, an English teacher at Northwood Public School in Northwood, North Dakota has wanted to take her students to Washington, D.C., for a number of years. Now, as the winner of our Free Tour for 10, she can. I … Keep reading …
Inauguration or Bust: One School’s Mission To Do The Unthinkable
A Small School With Big Goals One school. Eight weeks before their trip to Washington, D.C. 56,000 reasons to doubt it would ever happen. Unless you ask Christina. Christina Freeman, an Instructional Lead Teacher at Stockbridge Elementary – a K-3 … Keep reading …
Posted in Elections, Featured, Fundraising, Group Leaders, Inauguration, Teachers, Uncategorized, Washington, D.C.
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Inside “Project Inauguration”
EF’s in-house video crew will have their cameras trained on a particular group this Inauguration. Group Leader Jonathan Shulman and his students from La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, CA have been selected to star in EF … Keep reading …
Honoring veterans through student travel
Contributing blogger Darin D., a middle school social studies teacher from Washington state, shares how students can learn about servicemen and women on tour and bring it back to their classmates. Let’s be honest, when most students and teachers … Keep reading …
Posted in Current Events, Group Leaders, History
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A little advice on choosing chaperones for an educational tour
Darin D., a middle school social studies teacher from Washington state, is our newest guest blogger to the EF Smithsonian Student Traveler. In this, his inaugural post, Darin shares why choosing a chaperone is an important step in tour planning. … Keep reading …
Posted in Group Leaders, Tips & Advice
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Puerto Rico: A cross-cultural, cross-cirricular adventure
When Talia P. traveled to Puerto Rico with her friends in 2009, the enchanting Caribbean island captured her imagination. She dreamed of returning, and sharing the beauty and culture of Puerto Rico with her students. This summer she had her … Keep reading …
Posted in Destinations, Group Leaders, Puerto Rico, Tours
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In the News: Students enjoy summer tour of Capital
This is a re-posting of an article that appears on the South County Times website. See the original story here. Rogers Middle School Students Enjoy Summer Tour Of Capital 09/07/2012 – This summer, several Rogers Middle School students and their … Keep reading …
Group Leader Frank’s free trip Florida adventure
When Frank D. heard he won a free tour with EF Smithsonian Student Travel, his first thought was (well, after he asked himself if it could be true), “I’m a biology teacher, so where can we go?” Well, Frank had … Keep reading …
Posted in Group Leaders, Science, Tours
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Back to school means Inauguration preparations are in full swing
There are plenty of things to check off the back-to-school list. For teachers who are getting ready to take students to the 2013 Inauguration in January, this back-to-school season is especially packed. Group Leader Josh W. from Texas shared … Keep reading …
Posted in Group Leaders, Inauguration, Tips & Advice, Uncategorized
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