Inspiring what’s next for HISD students

At EF Educational Tours, we create physical journeys that spark even greater personal ones—and, in partnership with HISD, we’re committed to increasing access to international travel for students across Houston. EF tours amplify the lessons taught in HISD classrooms by enabling experiences that open students’ minds, ready them for the real world, and serve as a catalyst for ever-expanding growth when they return home.

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Benefits for your school community

EF is now an international student travel partner for HISD, and, together, we’re committed to enabling more access to travel for students as well as enhanced support for teachers and Group Leaders.

01 Student access

02 Educator resources

03 A world of travel

04 Lifelong impact

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Centered around equity of access to travel, our partnership is focused on helping to ensure that students throughout the district are learning about travel opportunities and being given resources and tools to help make travel happen. We’re providing scholarships for socioeconomically disadvantaged HISD students, as well as covering costs for college credit opportunities.

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In addition to all the support, training, and other resources EF provides, teachers leading EF tours are able to utilize HISD school resources to freely promote their tours and fundraise on campus—and, ultimately, to reach more students. EF is also covering costs for a graduate-level course called “Leading Global Discussions,” which is available to HISD Group Leaders through Southern New Hampshire University.

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Every EF tour expands students’ perspectives and prepares them for success in an ever-evolving world. Our compelling itineraries stretch all across the globe, and they’re packed with experiential learning opportunities that are designed to spark curiosity and unlock potential.

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EF tours inspire learning outcomes that impact students for the rest of their lives. We’re talking confidence, empathy, cross-cultural understanding, and so much more. We believe these skills (and the travel that promotes them) are more important now than ever since students haven’t had the same opportunities to connect with others or interact with the world.

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From Texas to Beijing (and back again)

Hear how one family from Texas has grown after sending their child on an EF tour.

“I already knew that EF delivers an educational experience that transforms students’ minds and hearts in a way that simply isn’t possible anywhere else, but travel during the era of Covid is new for literally everyone. Our experience helped me feel so confident in how we are going to be able to navigate sharing the world with young people in a safe way.”

Elizabeth Chapman, HISD educator and EF Group Leader

“I already knew that EF delivers an educational experience that transforms students’ minds and hearts in a way that simply isn’t possible anywhere else, but travel during the era of Covid is new for literally everyone. Our experience helped me feel so confident in how we are going to be able to navigate sharing the world with young people in a safe way.”

Elizabeth Chapman, HISD educator and EF Group Leader