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Brightspark Employee Spotlight: Matt Bartling
Editor's Note: Originally published on April 13, 2016, this blog post was updated with current information on July 17, 2020. Matt Bartling is a …
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What Will You Find at the Smithsonian Institution? [Infographic]
Housing over 138 million cultural, historical and scientific items, the museums of the Smithsonian Institution are some of the most popular …
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Top 6 Ethnic Neighborhoods in Chicago
America is a country of immigrants, and nowhere is this more obvious than Chicago — a city where individuals from throughout the world settled in …
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Know Before You Go: Worksheets for Your DC Class Trip
You want to make sure your students get the most out of their Washington, DC student tour, and there’s no better way to do this than to provide them …
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Best Things to Do in Washington, DC
It’s not surprising that Washington, DC student tours are our most popular — after all, our nation’s capital offers historical, political and …
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Know Before You Go: New York City Classroom Resources
If you have an upcoming New York City student tour, prepare your class with a couple relevant lesson plans. Don’t know where to start? The city’s …
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Why Performance Groups Love NOLA!
Our New Orleans performance tour is more popular than ever. Why? The birthplace of jazz has a rich cultural history, beautiful outdoor performance …
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Tour Directors’ Tips for New York Student Travel
Planning a New York City student tour? We spoke with several of our New York-based Tour Directors, who shared some tips on student travel to the Big …
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Brightspark’s 2015 Teacher and Chaperone Photo Contest Winners
The Brightspark staff has voted for their favorite pictures, and the winners of the Brightspark 2015 Teacher and Chaperone Photo Contest are in. We …
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Brightspark’s 2015 Student Photo Contest Winners
Our student travelers sent in a ton of great pictures for the Brightspark 2015 Student Photo Contest, and we had a great time looking through all of …
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