Field trips are awesome! They broaden horizons, bring wonder, turn lessons into experience, address a variety of learning styles, and bring lesson plans alive outside the classroom. Here’s why teachers and parents should advocate for more field trips for their students.
Cornish miners brought pasties to the Keweenaw, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, during the 1800s. The hearty, handheld meal was easy to carry underground and filling enough for a long day’s work. Long after the mines closed, the pasty remained — and today, it is one of the Keweenaw’s most beloved traditions.
Traveling with picky eaters is one of the most stressful (and least-discussed) parts of family travel, and almost nobody talks about it honestly. Here's how to pack, plan, handle airport food rules, and raise more adventurous eaters on the road.
Art For All Spaces proudly presents Bookaholic, a captivating solo exhibition by Orlando artist H. Gorlitz Scott, opening during the CityArts Third Thursday celebration on Thursday, July 16, from 6-9pm in the Side Gallery at CityArts in downtown Orlando.
Five ways to widen our understanding of what education can be by building meaningful partnerships across every walk of life.
Thoughtful travel begins long before tickets are booked, because every place has social patterns that shape daily life. Maps can show streets, trains, museums, and hotels, but they cannot show how people greet one another, share space, use silence, or define respect. For educators, students, families, and lifelong learners, preparation should include social context and humility.
Travel teaches us far more than geography, history, or language. Every destination introduces visitors to different traditions, customs, and ways of spending free time, offering valuable insights into the culture of a place. While museums, historical landmarks, and famous monuments often receive most of the attention, entertainment districts can be equally educational. They reveal how communities gather, celebrate, socialise, and express their local identity.
Boston's Beacon Hill has some of the most important sites in US history. Here's your guide to walking the Black Heritage Trail: what the trail is, the stories behind it, and how to visit well.
How do I find history tours that are actually worth my time and money? Here's your guide: what we have loved, what we have learned, and how to choose history tours that bring the past alive (instead of tours that feel like a pop quiz with better scenery).
Mills Gallery is proud to present “I Am Tony Khawam: A Modern Identity,” the highly anticipated Orlando debut of Syrian American artist Tony Khawam. This solo exhibition explores the ever-evolving nature of identity, merging American pop culture and global icons with influences drawn from the Italian Renaissance, Middle Eastern artistic culture, and the ancient Mesopotamian world.