We have 30+ years of combined classroom teaching experience and are dedicated to help you expand your classroom and show your students the world. Together we can get you and your group into the global classroom! Explore our educational resources below and contact us today by calling 866-313-2577 or Get Started Online!
Global Travel Alliance Trip Curriculum
Contact your Global Travel Alliance representative to request a digital or hard copy of any of the following Teacher Resources or Student Trip Guides:
- American Heritage Teacher Resource Guide
- New York City Teacher Resource Guide
- American Heritage Student Trip Guide
- New York City and Boston Student Trip Guide
Global Podcasts and Lesson Plans
Click here to check out our Global Podcast and the lesson plans attached to each. What a great and inspirational travel classroom activity!
Additional Curricular Resources
- PBS American Experience Films
- Historic Jamestowne
- Lesson Plans from PBS
- Historic Town Maps
- Liberty! The American Revolution
- Ken Burns America
- A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Rainforest lesson plans
- Land of Pure Life: Costa Rica
- The Birds of Costa Rica
Reading List
- Give Me Liberty
- A Journey to the New World
- The Making of America
- We Were There, Too!
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
- Civil War A to Z
- Hardtack and Coffee
- Code Talker: Navajo Marines of WWII
- Last Child in the Woods
- The Nature Principle
- Earth in Mind
Please contact us to find other reading recommendations from our educational staff.
Group Leaders
Contact your Global Travel Alliance representative for more helpful resources.
Foreign Language Programs
Aprender español, apprendre le français, and even 学习中国! Our unique and comprehensive culture and language programs immerse students in a destination, teaching them a new language along the way. Our extensive network is world-wide and allows for students with a desire to communicate and connect to learn from native speakers. These programs are private, guided, and customized.
- Call 866-313-2577 to discuss Foreign Language program opportunities.
Travel Journals
Travelers enrolled in certain programs receive one of our educational Trip Guides. These small, easy to pack booklets are full of destination background information, high-def photography, interesting facts and figures, and questions that will set the gears in motion. These guides also have space for daily writing and are a great educational resource on your trip or in your classroom. They have been written and designed by current and former educators, and our educational staff.
- View this Costa Rica Trip Journal written by a teacher!
- Share Your Trip!
Technology
Global Travel Alliance Tour Directors and educational guides carry iPads and other educational technology/resources while touring. They understand that students have bountiful access to technology, and plan their trip accordingly by offering a wide variety of extracurricular discovery materials.
Also check out favorite Apple iTunes apps picked by our veteran travel staff:
Teacher and Guide Participation
Global Travel Alliance offer 100% itinerary customization. The actual delivery of educational aspects while traveling is also flexible. All Tour Directors and educational guides are prepared to provide as much information and value as needed for your group at any destination. Teachers are encouraged to lead, teach, and inform as much or as little as they would like!
Looking for more educational resources? Call 866-313-2577 or email info@globaltravelalliance.com
General travel help, pre-trip information, and other ways to prepare for student travel can be found in our Plan Your Trip section.