There is only one week left for you to enter our annual photo contest. Submit your best photos by August 15th for your chance to win big. Submit your photos here! This year’s grand prize, a $300 gift card, will be awarded for the best photo of students with their teacher having an amazing time on tour. Plus, there Read More …
Show your students the birthplace of Western Civilization on one of Explorica’s immersion tours across Europe. See all the sites of London, from the Thames to Trafalgar Square. There’s Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abby and St. Paul’s Cathedral. It’s a tour they’ll never forget.
Client Experience Manager Candice Klinikowski recently went on tour in Bavaria and shared some insights from her time abroad: From a young age, many of us have spent precious childhood moments defending a castle built from pillows and sheets. The idea of magic has always enchanted us, and for good reason. Who doesn’t want to Read More …
There is only one month left for you to enter our annual photo contest! Submit your best photos by August 15th for your chance to win big. Submit your photos here! This year’s grand prize, a $300 Best Buy Gift Card, will be awarded for the best photo of students with their teacher having an amazing time on tour. Plus, there Read More …
2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most infamous conflicts in our history. The bravery that so many young Canadians exhibited during that fateful summer still touches our lives, and Explorica will be commemorating their sacrifice throughout the 2019 school year with a collection of tours specifically focused on D-Day and Canadian history. Read More …
A central European metropolis rich in culture, art and history, Budapest has long been considered the Paris of the East. A fitting comparison, as the Hungarian capital is home to 223 museums and galleries, 40 theaters, and a magnificent opera house that was selected as Travellers’ Choice Winner by TripAdvisor. Stretching across both banks of the Danube, Budapest is Read More …
Canadian history teachers from the Ottawa Catholic School Board, Vanessa Kirtz and Erin Stokes took a particularly creative approach to this challenge. Since 2013 and 2007 respectively, they’ve worked on an ambitious project in which students research the lives of Canadian soldiers who died while serving in the First and Second World War. Calling it a “Soldier Project,” the Read More …
Engaging Students in the (Senate) Chamber of Secrets Students easily recognize The Parliament of Canada as an iconic part of Canada’s political history. Seated among the grand and exquisite Gothic revival architecture of Parliament Hill, it is home to the legislative process that we often see on CPAC. Yet there is much more history there than meets the Read More …
The World War I Centenary begins in 2014, and we’re kicking off the commemorative events with a series of blog posts about the most important battles of Canadian history. Learn about the historical effects of each battle and Canada’s role in each victory with our series about World War I. Today marks the 99th anniversary Read More …
Getting up close and personal with some sharks at Ripley’s Aquarium in downtown Toronto. Kaitlyn Shaw, client experience coordinator Last week our domestic sales team went on an adventure to Toronto’s newest tourist attraction, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Since opening in October 2013, the underwater exhibit has been a hot spot for locals, visitors to Read More …
