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A school group travel adventure: a group of young adults poses together outside with green mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky in Costa Rica.

School Group Travel

Plan a private school group trip around your curriculum, travel dates, group size and budget. Global Works helps educators shape an itinerary and quote, with a dedicated director supporting planning and trip leaders traveling with your group.

Get a school group quote

About School Group Travel

Global Works collaborates with you to create a school group travel program in accordance with your trip goals, curriculum, dates of travel, group size, and budget.

Our Mission & Vision

School trip planning at a glance

Private groups: Your school travels together; Global Works does not combine school groups.

Group size: Trips typically require at least 10 full-paying participants.

Your quote: Ground expenses include meals, lodging, transportation and a full-time Global Works guide.

Share your learning goals, preferred dates, group size and budget to start planning your itinerary.

The Global Works Difference

Work Closely With a Dedicated Director

They’ll provide you with an itinerary and quote, guiding you through the trip process—from itinerary proposal to enrollment to your impactful travel experience.

Inspired Leadership and On-the-Ground Support

Our highly-trained and passionate trip leaders travel with you throughout the program. They use their expertise to handle logistics, freeing you up to focus on your program goals—without having to stress about the details.

Group Flight Coordination

Our partner travel agency will work with you to get a competitive group quote that fits within the framework of your school group travel itinerary.

Programs That Stand Apart

Embark on a truly transformative educational travel experience with your students, utilizing high-quality partnerships to provide the best accommodations, transportation, activities, service, and meals.

Plan Your School Group Travel Program

We’ll collaborate with you to create a unique trip that fits your group’s specific goals. Get peace of mind knowing we’re with you every step of the way.

Step 1: Get a quote
Complete a Trip Planner online and receive an itinerary tailored to your goals, curriculum, dates, group size, and budget.
Step 2: Receive a trip kit
Get personalized materials to help promote your trip.
Step 3: Enjoy easy enrollment
Sit back and relax—we handle the enrollment process.
Step 4: Travel with purpose
Students gear up to enjoy their journey and make once-in-a-lifetime memories.

Two student travelers wearing sunglasses and gloves stand outdoors holding wooden poles, smiling at the camera with a green, forested background—enjoying a refreshing break during their school group travel adventure.

School Group Travel with Global Works

We’re not a teen tour company—we move with intention. We bring your goals to life through engaging, transformative travel experiences and one-of-a-kind interactions with local people and culture. Experience the Global Works difference.

A student traveler wearing a yellow construction helmet smiles while applying mortar to a concrete block wall at a construction site, possibly as part of a school group travel experience. Trees and unfinished walls are visible in the background.

School Group Travel Programs

A group of students holding shovels.

Two boats are docked at a wooden pier on clear blue water, perfect for a school travel program adventure, with a small island and a cloudy sky visible in the background.

Dominican Republic

A group of students holding the flag of Ecuador.

A group of people posing in front of the Louvre Pyramid on a sunny day.

Terraced agricultural fields on a hillside under a clear blue sky, with mountains in the background and a dirt path on the right.

Four people stand smiling on a sunny day by a stone wall overlooking the ocean, with a sailboat in the water and buildings visible in the background.

A medieval stone tower with a conical roof overlooks a lush, hilly landscape. People are visible on a walkway.

Flag of the United States.

United States of America

School Group Travel Themes

Sparking a Change

Students can learn about conservation and connect to the natural world like never before with hands-on experiences designed to help them leave their destination better than they found it.

A school group travel adventure unfolds as snorkelers observe a large sea turtle swimming near the ocean floor, with small fish darting nearby.

Learning From the Locals

There’s no better way to learn a language than to visit a place where they speak it. On our Language Immersion trips, students put their skills to the test through authentic and meaningful interactions.

A school group travel experience unfolds as four people sit and kneel around a raised garden bed inside a greenhouse, observing and discussing the plants growing in the soil.

Creating Future Leaders

Students can get a glimpse into real-world politics and meet powerful leaders while enhancing their current curriculum. Travelers leave with a deeper appreciation of social justice on these student travel programs.

Students from our school group travel program pose for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol building on a sunny day.

Nurturing a Passion

Through hands-on experience, students can take their love of the medical field to new heights and build a foundation for the future, all while helping others along the way.

A young woman sits at a table holding two syringes, smiling at the camera during a school group travel event. An orange and several syringes are also on the table in front of her, with other people in the background.

Making an Impact

By helping with community development projects, travelers get hands-on building experience and a one-of-a-kind inside look at life in the unique areas they visit.

Three student travelers during a school group travel program wearing hard hats, gloves, and matching blue shirts as they pose indoors at a construction site, smiling while working with metal rods and wooden planks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Global Works provides trip quotes inclusive of all ground expenses such as meals x3, a full time GW guide, lodging and transportation.

We typically need a minimum of 10 full paying participants. Global Works trips are private and we don’t combine groups.

Yes, teachers travel free and we typically include at least 2 free teachers depending on the size of your group.

Yes, we can provide you with flight quotes and arrange flights through our travel partner, Fly My Group.

We’re here to create dream travel experiences students will never forget. Our programs help travelers form a deep appreciation of other cultures—all while having an amazing time.