Academic Expeditions is committed to providing thoughtful curriculum-based programs for students across the United States. We believe that students in every school setting – private, public, charter, or homeschool – should have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning outside the classroom.
This is why we are partnering with guardians and educators across the United States to initiate programs specifically for homeschool students. All our programs are completely customizable. Some options include:
- American History based programs in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Boston and beyond
- Environmental sciences and leadership in the National Parks, California, and Hawaii
- Civil Rights in Alabama
- Arts-driven experiences in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York
- International programs throughout the world with Discovery Expeditions(opens in a new tab)
- And more!
Reach out to us today to discuss ideas for your educational travel experience. You can email Wendy Sigler with all your questions and requests.
To view open trips available exclusively to homeschool families please contact us here.
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Kelly
6/04/2025
Our guide was AMAZING In May I had the opportunity to visit DC with Noblesville West Middle School. Our guide Emilia was amazing; each place we went she was able to bring it to life vs just looking at a monument with a title and very well organized. Definitely worth the trip!
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Melissa Flasck
8/21/2024
Academic Expeditions Experience Our school has used Academic Expeditions for the past few years. Aaron and Jennifer help our custom made trip to run so smoothly. Very flexible and easy to work with. I am so impressed with their customer service and their refund policy for issues that come up for individual students. So quick to respond to email any time I have a question. Look forward to working with them again this year.
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Jeanne Van Laan
8/19/2024
Academic Expeditions is the Absolute Best! Academic Expeditions is highly responsive to the individual needs of all travelers, while keeping the good of the entire group in mind. As the teacher in charge of our 8th Grade Washington DC trip, without any hesitation whatsoever I recommend you trust AE with your off campus travel. Other companies cannot compete with their caring, organized and collaborative approach. As if this were not enough, the tour guides are amazing in their knowledge base, student engagement, and ability to form relationships with both parents and students in a short time frame. The home office staff at Academic Expeditions is another added bonus in the timeliness of response and always working for solutions that err on the side of the parent/traveler.
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Owen Holloway
8/17/2024
Academic Expedition is a game changer… Academic Expedition is a game changer when it comes to group travel. I have been on other tours and the AE is the difference. The tour leaders know DC and the history associated with the Capital. They are flexible and address group needs. I appreciate how they can adjust our itinerary to visit the grave site of a family member at Arlington Cemetery or make sure we don't miss out on a special opportunity. There are so many personal touches you get with AE that do not exist with other tours.
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Emily
11/22/2022
Academic Expeditions...Don't Leave Home Without Them! This was my second trip to Washington D.C. with 8th grade students and this company. Aaron, Bob, and Tracy were so enjoyable to work with, and they do an amazing job of coordinating all of the sightseeing and tours. I enjoy the historical context they provide to students, as well as their ability to make things fun! I wish every field trip we took was through Academic Expeditions!
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Allison
11/07/2022
Washington DC Field Trip Our entire weekend in DC was great! AE had everything taken care of and our guide Bob was so great to work with! He was able to keep the attention of 49 8th graders and provided them with a smooth and engaging experience. Every detail seemed to be thought through- from the itinerary, to the hotel stay and meals.
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Deborah Teacher of The Learning!
2/27/2020
Teacher of the Love of Learning This year I decided to take a great leap of faith and change tour companies. I had been traveling with the same company for nearly 20 years. Each year the price kept going up while the value and experiences kept going down. I am so thankful that I did it! Our trip with Academic Expeditions was hands down the best move ever! We stayed in nice clean hotels, ate at great restaurants, traveled on a top of the line charter bus, (that didn't break down), this year my students came back to school and couldn't stop raving about the trip. I can't explain how easy Andrew, Isaiah, Kara, Robert, and George have made the decision for me and my students to continue to traveling with them. This experience will never be forgotten by any of us. Academic Expeditions made sure us Floridan's didn't freeze to death by treating us to a play indoors on a wet and freezing evening. Forever, grateful for switching! Happy in the Sunshine State!!!! Already booked for next year!
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Christopher
2/24/2020
Fantastic trip last year Fantastic trip last year. Looking forward to our trip in a month.
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Gina
2/20/2020
Nine FABULOUS years of study trips with Academic Expeditions. This year I will be traveling with my 8th-grade class on our East Coast Study Trip for the ninth time. All of them with Academic Expeditions. They are by far the best academic trip company around. From the moment you decide on a trip they work with you and your school to ensure that the trip meets all of your academic, financial and student dynamic needs. They are timely with their communication, thorough in their billing and trip site coordination and their guides are phenomenal. All highly trained and relatable to students. I have recommended Academic Expeditions to numerous colleagues for their study trip needs.
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Melorine
2/20/2020
THIS PROGRAM IS THE BEST THIS PROGRAM IS THE BEST. AARON WAS OUR GUIDE AND HE WAS SUPER AWESOME. I ATTENDED THE TRIP WITH MY SON AND WE HAD A BLAST, SO MUCH STORIES TO SHARE WITH OUR FAMILY AND MEMORIES WE'LL NEVER FORGET.
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Donald
2/20/2020
I highly recommend Academic… I highly recommend Academic Expeditions. They did a fantastic job with our 8th grade field trip in Washington DC. From the owner, Andrew, our guide Bob, to the coach driver Cubby, they allexceeded our expectatios.
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Dave
2/18/2020
Amazing company! Amazing company!
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Nicole
2/16/2020
Academic Expeditions makes every effort… Academic Expeditions makes every effort to create an itinerary that meets the needs of our school group. The staff goes above and beyond to make our travels safe and a memorable experience for our students.
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Dalton (Nueva School)
2/13/2020
We love working with Adrian and Elitsa… We love working with Adrian and Elitsa 🙂 AE has done a great job with our school trip.
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Ed
2/13/2020
Adriane is fantastic Adriane is fantastic. He showed up to our parent trip info night and was great in answering parent questions.
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