Heart Button How We Train Our Program Leaders and Why It Matters 64-80 hours. That’s how long the average Rustic Pathways Program Leader spends training for their role leading service trips for high school students after…
Heart Button How Rustic Pathways Makes Programming and Operational Decisions At Rustic Pathways, our mission is to empower students to positively impact lives and communities around the world…
Heart Button How to Teach Your Students to Talk About Development and Service Development is complicated. Sometimes it’s incredibly difficult to describe what you’ve learned (or what you’re preparing to learn) during a culturally-immersive travel experience to friends and family back home. It’s easy to exaggerate the differences…
Heart Button Connecting Your Curriculum to Global Experiences The following post was written by Victoria Shanghai Academy Deputy Principal Les Millard, who has partnered with Rustic Pathways for four years to provide his students with transformative travel experiences. Les plans all the CAS Week trips and other experiential learning opportunities for students at the school in Hong Kong. Victoria Shanghai Academy sends about…
Heart Button How Adventure Travel Can Make You a Better Educator Is Adventure Travel a part of your educator toolkit? Maybe it should be! Learn more about adventure travel at Rustic Pathways
Heart Button All Students Welcome on Rustic Pathways Programs With the latest news this week in Washington, we want to reassure families that Rustic Pathways programs are open to all students — including those who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming. As an organization, we have been committed to these principles of inclusivity for decades. In 2014, we established a formal policy that outlines…
Heart Button How 3 Schools Co-Created Their School Group Travel Programs Three schools co-created their school group travel programs with Rustic Pathways. Learn more about it here.
Heart Button Effective Tips for Fundraising For a Service Learning Trip Discover effective tips for fundraising for a service learning trip. Learn proven strategies to raise funds and support your educational journey.
Heart Button Getting Your Students out of the Classroom is Easier Than You Think What you can expect from partnering with Rustic Pathways Group Travel. We understand that by planning a trip for your students you’re taking on extra responsibilities to provide an incredible learning experience beyond the classroom. Rustic Pathways will take all of the work off your plate so that you can focus on what truly matters,…
Heart Button A to Z: Everything You Need to Know About Traveling with Your Students to India Aam: The Hindi word for mango—also called the “King of Fruits.” Summer is mango season, bringing with it roadside stands overflowing with these sweet, juicy delights and offering fresh juice to beat the grueling heat. Bollywood: It may be named after America’s Hollywood, but Indian cinema has been around since 1913 and has its own…