Educational Destinations

23MayMay 23, 2025

Students Embark on International Performance Tours

The Music Travel Consultants family of brands is pleased to announce this summer's Musicians Abroad international student performance tours! With performance destinations across Europe, student musicians will soon experience the trip of a lifetime. High school band, orchestra and choir students were nominated by their directors for this experience based on character, leadership and musicianship. Led by experienced educators, groups will become international performers in iconic locations such as London, Paris, Salzburg, Andermatt and Heidelberg. Indiana Musicians Abroad June 11-26,...

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23MayMay 23, 2025

Experience FIRST Robotics Championship with ED

Robotics teams from all over the world gather each year to compete at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, TX. Students qualify depending on their performance in state championships, only learning their eligibility for the world championship about 2-3 weeks before departure. In the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) portion of the event, teams and their robots were sorted into eight divisions, named after famous scientists like Archimedes, Newton and Galileo. The 868 TechHOUNDS from Carmel HS (IN) traveled with...

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28AprApril 28, 2025

An Engaging NYC Theatre Adventure with Avon HS

Students from Avon HS (IN) had an engaging theatre adventure in NYC this month. From taking workshops to interacting with industry professionals to attending Broadway shows, students were left inspired. Upon arriving in New York City, Avon HS (IN) theatre students took the subway to Rockefeller Center. They then headed to the Radio City Music Hall for a behind-the-scenes tour of the home of the famous Rockettes. That evening, the group had dinner at Gayle's Broadway Rose, where immensely talented wait...

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28AprApril 28, 2025

Japan Travel Offers Education Through Immersion

Whether you are in a big city like Tokyo or a more rural destination such as Kamakura, the old coastal capital home to much of Samurai culture, Japan travel has something to offer for every student. Group Activities School- and group-friendly activities are found all over Japan. Shrine and Temple Visits Scattered throughout urban and rural areas alike, shrines and temples represent the two major religions of Japan: Shinto and Buddhism, respectively. Open to the public, these provide travelers an up-close experience with a...

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31MarMarch 31, 2025

Operations, Development and Finance Teams Thrive

Three talented women lead the Operations, Development and Finance teams for the MTC Family of Brands. Read more about their impact below. In seven years with MTC’s Operations team, Jeni Burgett has built a career around organization and efficiency. With a background in accounting and finance, her ability to manage complex logistics ensures smooth trips for thousands of students. “The best advice I can give a new operations specialist is to enjoy any time you have during the offseason because the busy...

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31MarMarch 31, 2025

Lead Tour Directors Drive Team of Heroes

All MTC Family of Brands Tour Directors are superheroes, but two awesome women lead the charge. Learn more about our Lead Tour Directors, known across the world as Sue and Nancy! Tour directors are a vital part of every trip with the MTC Family of Brands. As Lead TDs, in addition to working on their own trips, Sue and Nancy coordinate and conduct training, facilitate scheduling and provide support to all tour directors before, during and after every trip. After 18 years...

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31MarMarch 31, 2025

Lyndee Moran Brings Empathy to Multiple Roles

Keeping the MTC Family of Brands running smoothly sometimes takes wild turns. Lyndee Moran has been making those turns for over seven years. It was the day after Christmas. Lyndee and her boyfriend Andrew were in Texas visiting her sister’s family for the holidays. Little did she know that her parents were also in the area waiting for Andrew to propose. The proposal and engagement went off without a hitch however, what happened in the coming days made for an increasingly...

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31MarMarch 31, 2025

Robin Harting Develops Cutting-Edge Systems

Designing and implementing a client software program, traveler app and standard-setting contribution collection process makes Robin Harting a driving force in keeping ED running efficiently for both the client and staff. Robin Harting, Senior System Designer and Project Analyst for the Music Travel Consultants Family of Brands, is a highly impactful Woman in Group Travel. Robin's keen analytic skills, intuitive grasp of what's needed and what works, combined with her persuasive involvement of stakeholders and management has resulted in the creation...

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27MarMarch 27, 2025

Huffman Leads Team with Passion

Growing up in a small midwestern town gave this creative and energetic self-starter a drive for larger-than-life ideas and a passion for incredible outcomes. Find out more about the driving force behind Educational Destinations. Sarah Huffman began her journey with the Music Travel team as a tour director in 2018. In July 2022, she became the Director of Educational Destinations. Sarah spends her days leading an all-female team of travel designers and her evenings watching her children in...

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18FebFebruary 18, 2025

Fritz’s Student Adventure Trips

For both the young and young at heart, Fritz’s student adventure trips in The Colony, Texas, promise incomparable adventure. The all-weather, indoor/outdoor adventure park and family attraction offers 100,000 square feet of explorable space – all year round. Fittingly named after the courageous eldest son from the novel, The Swiss Family Robinson, Fritz’s Adventure provides countless opportunities to explore, play and achieve. Visitors are empowered to take on challenges, such as overcoming obstacle courses or facing their fears...

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