Planning Advice

Helpful advice from peers and other experts to make your next student group trip a smooth one

The Debit Card Built For Student Travel

The Debit Card Built For Student Travel

Jassby provides solutions for the student travel money game. The Jassby Debit Card, whether a digital card, a mobile wallet or a physical debit card, provides kids with financial freedom while providing parents with peace of mind.

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Field Trip Grants and Funding

Field Trip Grants and Funding

The hands-on experiences and memories made during field trips are priceless. What isn’t priceless, however, is the cost associated with arranging student travel opportunities outside the classroom. At a time when costs are soaring for nearly everything, it can seem daunting to arrange student travel opportunities. But not to worry. There are plenty of…

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Student Field Trip Problems and Solutions

Student Field Trip Problems and Solutions

When it comes to traveling — and really a lot of other things in life — Murphy’s law gets it right. “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong,” as the adage goes, is something all explorers can relate to. From smallish snafus like lost luggage and missed flights to major ones (medical emergency, anyone?) and everything in between, the roads less traveled are…

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Making History Fun

Making History Fun

Let’s face it. The best way to educate kids on a field trip is to trick them into having fun by engaging and entertaining them. The overstimulated, younger generation responds positively to integrating technology, mobile video, gaming and shared social experiences. Instead of forcing students to…

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Maximizing the Educational Value of Field Trips

Maximizing the Educational Value of Field Trips

Educators, parents and students alike can agree: Field trips present invaluable opportunities for students to learn beyond the confines of the classroom. Putting the concepts of physics into practice at a science museum, viewing the events of history through reenactments at some of our country’s famous historical sites…

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