Illustrious cities, chiselled mountains, mile-deep canyons, palm-fringed beaches, 300 foot redwood trees… the USA’s fifty states-worth of attractions would take a lifetime to experience. A country that’s impossible to ignore, every student has a pre-conception of life in the USA; here’s an opportunity for them to challenge and re-mould their opinions, with first-hand experience of this remarkable global power.

See the Statue of Liberty, study masterpieces in the Guggenheim and watch a Broadway show in New York. Visit the White-House and U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC. Experience civil war battlefields in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and trace the history of America’s Revolution on Boston’s Freedom Trail. Watch rock-climbers scale 3,000 metre faces in Yosemite National Park. Hear your echo reverberate through the Grand Canyon. Feel the heat in Death Valley.

A rich learning ground of opportunities, the USA offers an abundance of top-class attractions from which school groups can tailor a curriculum-focused agenda. Gaining first-hand experience of such an influential country will help students to put world affairs into greater context, develop informed opinions of the key players in global society, and provide a valuable insight into the cultures which influence our everyday lives.

Key Information

Travel: STS offers tours to the USA via aeroplane, with flight times from around 7 hours from the UK. In-country travel is excellent, with good roads, rail and a network of domestic airports.

Accommodation: STS offers a first rate choice of accommodation across the USA, to suit all requirements and budgets.

Weather: This massive country experiences contrasting climates across its landmass; the West Coast enjoys year-round sunshine with colder winters, whereas New York and Washington DC experience hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

Spending money: Students should find that most snacks and souvenirs cost less than in the UK, but should expect less for their dollars in major cities.