WorldStrides

WorldStrides is a student travel company accredited since 1996 by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1967, WorldStrides has provided educational trips for more than four million elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as university and graduate students in more than 60 countries.
WorldStrides has three major divisions, including Education, Performing, and University; and is parent company to brands such as Heritage Festivals, Bowl Games of America, Accent Travel Group, TravelMBA, The Field Studies Center of New York, the American High School Theater Festival, and Christian Discoveries.
WorldStrides is backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Silverhawk Capital Partners.
WorldStrides employs over 400 people and maintains offices in Charlottesville, VA (Main headquarters); Salt Lake City, UT (Performing Division headquarters); Arlington, VA; Annapolis, MD; New York City, NY; Williamsburg, VA; Reno, NV; Newport Beach, CA; Houston, TX; and Seattle, WA.
Major Destinations
Elementary School: Sacramento, Gold Country, San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose, CA
Middle and High School: Washington, D.C.; New York City and Carnegie Hall; Philadelphia and Lancaster County, PA; Boston, MA; Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA; Chicago and Springfield, IL; Miami, Tampa, Gulf Coast, and Orlando, FL; San Jose, Pacific Coast, and rainforests of Costa Rica; London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Paris, France; Rome, Florence, Italy; Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, and Hangzou, China
University and Graduate Schools: Over 60 countries in Europe, Asia and Australia, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.
Affiliations and Memberships
United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA)
National Tour Association (NTA)
American Society of Travel Agents
Student and Youth Travel Association of North America (SYTA)
Washington, D.C. Convention and Visitors Corporation
Mount Vernon
Monticello
The George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine
Airlines Reporting Commission / International Airlines Travel Agent Network
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
National Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
International Baccalaureate (IB)
College Board/Advanced Placement
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
New Jersey Department of Education
Illinois Department of Education
Georgia Department of Education
Washington Department of Education
Michigan Department of Education
==References==
http://www.worldstrides.org
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603127.html
http://www.bbb.org/richmond/business-reviews/travel-clubs/worldstrides-in-charlottesville-va-21001419/
http://www.silverhawkcapitalpartners.com/current-investments.html
==External links==
WorldStrides Educational Travel Programs - http://www.worldstrides.org
Christian Discoveries - http://www.christiandiscoveries.org
Field Studies Center of New York - http://www.fscnewyork.com
American High School Theatre Festival - http://www.ahstf.org
American High School Honors Performance Series - http://www.honorsperformance.org
College Masters Performance Series: http://www.mastersperformance.org
Heritage Festivals - http://www.heritagefestivals.org
Bowl Games of America / BGAP - http://www.bgaevents.org
Accent Travel Group - http://www.accentgrp.com
TravelMBA - http://www.travelmba.com
Category:Travel agencies