International Travel Studies

Two groups of Calgary Academy students and teachers travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam this spring break. Learn more about the lessons they learned. 

Imagine yourself on a safari, driving down a bumpy dirt road through savannah plains and spotting animals you’ve only seen in movies or the zoo.

International Travel Studies (ITS) trips are a highlight of the Calgary Academy experience, as many students choose to travel across the globe, including past visits to Ecuador, Morocco, Nepal and Vietnam.

Over spring break this year, three groups of Calgary Academy students and teachers traveled around the world to make an international impact. One group arrived at a rural school outside of Cayambe, Ecuador. Built into the side of the mountain, water and mud often flooded the school building during rainy season. The CA students worked…

The total raised for this year’s Closer to Home Adopt-A-Family initiative was $15,960 – surpassing the original goal by almost $2,000!

Since 2005, Calgary Academy’s International Travel Studies Program has journeyed across the globe to provide our students with experiential learning that simply cannot be achieved in a classroom setting.