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Other Travel Opportunities for Teachers

In addition to our own teacher travel programs, GEEO is proud to showcase the programs of other organizations that offer opportunities for teachers to travel. Many of these programs are free, and we encourage teachers to explore the possibilities. These programs have no affiliation with GEEO, so please contact them directly if you have any […]

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Girl’s Gotta Eat… but No Meat, Fish, or Dairy: Advice for Vegan Travelers

GEEO welcomes our educators to contribute their travel advice on our blog. This piece provides advice to vegan or vegetarian travelers.  If you have a piece that you’d like featured on the GEEO blog, please contact us and we will see if it’s a good fit!  By Karen Sondak, science teacher and six-time GEEO traveler […]

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How Teachers Can Travel For Free: Crowdfunding Your GEEO Program

By Shawn McCarty & Yessenia Gutierrez in collaboration with GEEO Hello, teachers! We are Shawn and Yessenia, fifth and third grade teachers at Hoover Elementary and TEAM Charter School in Stockton, California. As fellow GEEO travelers, we’d like to share a great resource available to you for funding and sponsoring your professional development programs abroad […]

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10 Reasons Teachers Should Travel the World

By GEEO Staff World travel as professional development for teachers is a new concept to some. Did you know that traveling as an educator can have a lasting positive impact on classrooms, schools, and communities around the world? Read on for GEEO’s top reasons that teachers should travel! 1. Connect with other inspired & inspiring […]

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Choose Your Own Adventure

We all have that one place in the world that we dream of seeing with our own eyes and experiencing firsthand. While GEEO offers teacher travel programs in dozens of countries around the world, we don’t cover it all every year. If you don’t see your destination on our current program list, you can always […]

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Ideas for Creating a Global Classroom

November 18-22 is International Education Week in the United States. The US Department of State and Department of Education have partnered to give some great suggestions on how K-12 teachers can incorporate international education into their classrooms. Read on for their ideas as well as GEEO’s suggestions on how to implement each one. 1. Incorporate […]

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