The conversations we start on Remembrance Day can and should span all year long. Visitors to modern-day Europe can find ample reminders of a time when the continent was bitterly divided into Allied, Axis, Central and neutral powers. On this Remembrance Day, as a record number of Canadians prepare to visit Europe for the 100th anniversary Read More …
Meet Ron Labrie, a history teacher in Ponoka, Alberta. With years of experience leading commemorative tours with Explorica, Ron has gained some fascinating insight and stories to share about Canadian history, Vimy Ridge, and the impact of bringing students around the world to witness history firsthand. What are your school’s connections to WWI? Ponoka Composite High School was the Alberta representative at the 90th Anniversary Read More …
Meet Phil Cassidy, a history and band teacher for grades 9–12. He has 22 years of teaching experience and has led seven tours with Explorica, with two more in the works. Phil served in the Canadian infantry for eight years—one of the many reasons he believes in the importance of connecting students with Canada’s military history. Has your military experience shaped how you teach Canadian history to your students? Absolutely. I Read More …
With Explorica, you can create your own perfect tour at the click of a button. Just add one of these exclusive new activities to your tour to experience Canadian history first-hand. Stay in a château Trade in your hotel for a more authentic experience, and stay in an authentic French-style château during your tour. Spend your Read More …
The Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa is the perfect time and place to show students the value of Remembrance Day and why it’s important to reflect on Canada’s involvement in war and peace efforts and pay tribute to those that served, and continue to serve our country. Students have the opportunity to stand with members of Read More …
Explorica introduced the industry’s first commemorative history tours in 2005, pioneering a new opportunity to connect students with their studies in an engaging, life-changing way. In that spirit, we are proud to provide 2018 Italian Campaign tours to commemorate the 75th anniversary of this moment in WWII history. More than 93,000 Canadians, along with allies from Great Britain, France and the United States, played a Read More …
Learn more this Remembrance Day Sarah L. took this stunning photo in Monte Cassino during her Italian Campaign tour. During World War II more than 200,000 soldiers of different nationalities fought in the decisive Battle of Monte Cassino as part of the larger Italian Campaign effort. The Italian Campaign was a strategic military effort to capture Read More …
It can be a challenge to make the realities of our past relatable to today’s students especially for battles fought far back like the Battle of Vimy Ridge during WWI. At Explorica, we bridge the gap by connecting students to the people and places where history unfolded, changing that relationship from distant stories in a Read More …
With countless cities to choose from, you can see the best of Europe, your way. Enjoy the baths of Budapest. Hop on a glass-roofed canal boat in Amsterdam. Stand where the Battle of the Bulge was fought in the Ardennes forest. Join the colourful chaos and excitement on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas. Wander down Paris’s Champs-Élysées to Read More …
Explore the medieval village of Krakow and its tales of dragons. See where Mozart lived, composed and performed in Vienna. Remember the victims of the Holocaust at Auschwitz. Learn the secrets behind German engineering at the BMW factory in Munich. See the wall that once divided a nation and became a work of modern art Read More …
