Global Citizens Blog
Stories from the Xperitas community
Xperitas cultural and language immersion programs open minds, connect people and transform lives. Here you will find stories from leaders, teachers, alumni and staff -- all of the diverse voices that make up our interconnected global community.
We also invite you to share your Xperitas story.
Fresh Faces
Meet the Newest Additions to the Xperitas Team
It has been a busy fall at Xperitas as we have worked to prepare new itineraries and destinations (Available now on our website). We are thrilled to report that as part of our growth plan we have a hired a new Customer Service Specialist, Ashley...
Building, Bonding and Growing in Peru
Hiawatha Collegiate High School
On Xperitas Community Partnership Programs, local communities work with Xperitas to design an itinerary that allows participants to contribute to the community in an impactful way, in addition to building global connections and friendships. In...
Xperitas Staff Holiday Recipes and Traditions
Shared by Xperitas Staff
As we reflect upon 2018 and look forward to a new year year of delivering our transformative language and cultural immersion programs, we'd like to share some of our staff's favorite holiday pastimes and food recipes with our Xperitas community....
Xperitas Receives 2018 Pro Lingua Award
“In recognition of outstanding service to and support of education in world languages and cultures."
Each year, MCTLC bestows its Pro Lingua Award, “In recognition of outstanding service to and support of education in world languages and cultures,” and this year we were honored to receive this prestigious distinction!
Une Aventure Fantastique !
Traveling to France with an Xperitas Group
This summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel to France with an Xperitas group composed of three schools from Minnesota and Illinois. When this group chose the La Vie en Provence itinerary months earlier, I could not have been more excited...
Momentos Inolvidables con Mis Grupos
Immersion Programs to Mexico and Peru
One of the things I love about my job as an Xperitas Program Manager is that I often get to accompany groups on their Spanish immersion programs! This summer, I was fortunate enough to travel to both Mexico and Peru with groups from the United...
My Summer with Xperitas
Xperitas German Immersion Programs
This year has been a phenomenal year for me! I moved to Minneapolis and started working for Xperitas this spring, which was an adventure of its own. Then, later in the summer, I was accompanied a combined group of three schools from Washington...
A Two-Way Street
The Blake School’s Intercultural Journey to China
This June, The Blake School, an independent high school in Minneapolis, departed for a Mandarin Chinese immersion program with Xperitas. The educational journey was a result of a year of preparation...
Summer 2018 Language Immersion Programs Recap
Reviews from Our Travelers, Parents and Leaders
After reviewing all the feedback and input from our post-travel surveys, we’d like to take this opportunity to share some of the results with the Xperitas community.
A Family Tradition
Xperitas Alumni News
Xperitas team members bumped into Jill Gabel, of Fargo, North Dakota, at a recent parent meeting we attended at an area high school. Jill was a high school student participant in a French immersion program thirty years ago with ISE (now Xperitas...
Meet Brooke Marchewka
New Associate Director of Community Partnership Programs
Brooke started her new position at Xperitas on June 30 and in the first few weeks of her tenure, we have been impressed with her intelligence, drive, eagerness, warmth and a strong belief in and adherence to Xperitas’ mission and values. In this...
Spring 2018 Travel Recap: Leaders
Ratings and Reviews from Spring 2018 Trip Leaders
During the Spring 2018 travel season (March - May), Xperitas groups traveled to seven different countries for French, German and Spanish language immersion experiences. Overall, it sure sounds like it was a great spring for our language immersion...
Teacher Spotlight: Barbara Koester
How she built a successful and consistent immersion program through Xperitas
Barbara Koester's first travel group started small, with only two students from her school. Now, 31 years later, her travel group has grown to 28 students. How did she do it?
Spring 2018 Travel Recap: Parents
What did parents of travelers think of their child's immersion program?
While many parents speak directly to the positive impacts of their child's cultural and language immersion experience, from things like improved self-confidence to sharpened language and cultural competency skills, many parents also mention that...
Community Partnership Program Update
Facilitation Training with Our Team Leader Development Committee
To help with the process of facilitating cross-cultural discussion and problem-solving, our Community Partnership Program team leaders, and team leaders in training, met at the Xperitas office in Minneapolis for a workshop session facilitated by...
