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With more than 50 years of experience, 3000 travel professionals, and nine million travelers to date, WorldStrides is a leader in educational student travel and experiences. Accredited as a school by accrediting bodies in regions across the U.S., WorldStrides' experiential learning opportunities help students see beyond the classroom and see the world - and themselves - in new ways. Through teacher-led group tours in 110 countries, events, and domestic and international study programs, we offer experiences for students of all ages. Our broad range of program categories include educational travel, study abroad, performing arts, sports, career exploration, language immersion, and service-learning. 

WorldStrides partners with educators to help students across a lifetime learning journey, with programs tuned to learners of all ages from 4th grade through graduate school. This includes:

  • Domestic group tours - Specializations: History/Civics. STEM, Business
  • International group tours - Specializations: Business, History, Language, Literature, Performing, Sports, STEM, Art, Culinary; More than 110 countries around the world
  • Domestic and international music festivals and events - For middle/school bands, choirs, orchestras, as well as nominated individual performers
  • Career exploration programs and internships 
  • Study abroad - Campus-based high school and college/university programs; Semester, summer, and year-long
  • Service-learning experiences 

A wide range of customizable tours are available.

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WorldStrides Last Updated August 22, 2024

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