For decades, a visit to Ford’s Theatre was an opportunity to study the sudden and extraordinary death of President Abraham Lincoln. Now, the theatre’s new Center for Education and Leadership will offer a chance to study Lincoln’s extraordinary life and leadership style. The new four-story museum, adjacent to the Petersen House where Lincoln died, is [...]
WorldStrides is excited to announce that our travel opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students have a new name — WorldStrides DiscoverNow! programs. WorldStrides offers a range of educational travel programs for students of all ages that focus on history, science, music, dance, cheer, and even global business at the university level. For that [...]
Visitors to Washington, D.C., might be surprised to see a fenced-in muddy field between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The usually picturesque Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is under construction towards becoming a better and longer-lived pool. The renovations, which began in November 2010, are estimated to take 18 months and cost a total [...]
About a month ago, we posted a story on the Making Strides blog about the recent arrival of a cheetah cub at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. That cub sure has some timing – Busch Gardens also opened a new roller coaster, called Cheetah Run, shortly after the cub made his new home with the folks [...]
Through a new partnership with Montpelier, WorldStrides participants have the exciting opportunity to explore the newly restored home of the Father of the Constitution and the woman who inspired the title “First Lady.” James Madison’s leadership brought about the creation of the U.S. Constitution, and his innovative ideas made it a success. His influence still impacts us [...]
