We just returned from DC with 85 8th grade students, and the trip could not have gone any better! We have used NationsClassroom for the past five years, and they are the best in the business. Their commitment to safety is exceptional! Rose and Jeff were phenomenal tour guides. They were engaging and made the entire trip run smoothly. We have already set the dates and signed the contract to travel in 2027. Exceptional job, as always, Nations! read more

Great memories were definitely made! We always had something to do which was great and so interesting. The food stops could have gone smoother, seemed like some of the restaurants were not prepared for the large size group. read more

Tour activities were great and informative. According to multiple students, the guide came across as somewhat mean. Guide frequently spoke about himself and wealthy people he knew and worked for. Guide made a comment about if our group toured New York with him that New Yorkers would think nice to meet you but please go back to Wisconsin. and made a comment that if he went to tour Wisconsin in a group that the people of Wisconsin would think the same way of nice to meet you but go back to New York, which is incredibly untrue. This came across as rude and judgmental. read more

Nations Classroom is by far the best educational tour provider for students. I've been working with Katie and Virginia on the West Coast/California team, and they do an incredible job tailoring each trip to meet the specific needs of your school. From start to finish, the entire experience is seamless. For the past three years, our students have absolutely loved every aspect of their 8th grade D.C. trip. I've worked with other tour companies, and no one comes close to the quality of their tour guides, their expertise, and how smoothly everything runs. I highly recommend Nations Classroom. read more

My daughter said the trip was great. The only disappointment was hearing about how their tour guide "Millie" was not very friendly. She was arguing with the bus driver and telling him how to do his job and yelling at the kids often. They even had to pull over because she was arguing with the bus driver. Doesn't sound like this is the right age group or job for this particular tour guide. I went also with anothe mom and choosing different sites from the children's itinerary. It was a great tool for us to narrow down where we should go. read more

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Thought the overall experience was great! My daughter felt rushed throughout the trip. I realize that it is important to keep them busy and active. When I was a kid on my 8th grade Washington trip, we went for an entire week. We had days with downtime and social times. So it was broken up with time to relax a bit. I would have liked to see that for my Daughter Perhaps cost prohibits that extra time. However a good experience and she saw a lot of great things in DC. read more

The government shut down two days before my child was supposed to leave on a NationsClassroom trip to Washington D.C., which meant he wouldn't be able to tour the inside of any of the government buildings. My initial thought was, "Oh no! This is going to ruin the trip!" But this company, with the help of the school chaperones, were able to pivot at the last minute and provide an alternative itinerary that was amazing and full of fun educational opportunities. I asked my child to rate his trip on a scale of one star to five stars, and he said "five stars" without hesitation. He had a great time! I could tell by all of the photos and texts he was sending me during his trip. He is a history buff, and he got to see so many different historical spots and museums around D.C. The three-day itinerary was packed, and he came home tired and full of memories. It turns out, even with a government shut-down, there is a LOT of stuff to see and experience around D.C. Everything with the trip seemed well-organized and safe, from my perspective as a parent. There was clear communication from start to finish, and I felt totally at peace sending my kid several states away on this adventure. I have a younger child who is looking forward to going on his own trip in the future. I won't hesitate to sign him up! read more

This DC trip was honestly a huge disappointment. Between the tour guide, Tito, and the bus driver, Pam, the whole experience felt badly planned and uncomfortable. We were taken to some pretty terrible food stops and rushed through places people were actually excited to see. On top of that, both of them made judgmental comments toward students throughout the trip, which made the atmosphere awkward and frustrating. Instead of making the trip fun and educational, it felt like we were constantly being talked down to. A lot of students ended up annoyed by the attitude and the poor planning, which really ruined what should've been a memorable trip. Thank you in advance, Lindgren. read more

Everything was great! The places were nice. And the organizers did a great job. I highly recommend it read more

I have had two daughters go on the East Coast trip with Mr. Sheridan. Both girls had a blast. He is very organized, his communication is excellent and he knows every single child on his tour. I highly recommend Mr. Sheridan's East Coast trip. I also want to give a huge shout out to the tour guides. They both said that the guides were excellent and did a great job. They were able to see so much. read more

Our 8th Grade son just returned from his American History Tour of Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. and LOVED it! What the tour company can achieve in one week is an unattainable experience, emphasizing all the history he has been learning since 3rd Grade. To see it all in action, with passionate tour guides (thanks Seth!) bringing it all to life is priceless. The hotels were of high standard, with great accessibility to all the major sights without wasting commuting time. Their safety is a priority with security guarding the hallways through the night. This is our second child to have done this tour and both agree it was "the best week ever"! read more

Nations Classroom charged a premium price for what turned out to be a poorly planned, inflexible, and low-quality experience. Meals were completely preselected with no options--even when food was inedible--forcing families to spend extra money just so students could eat properly. Almost every meal was brown, fried, and greasy. The company did. NOT disclose that we would not have food options. While I appreciate that options for a large group should be limited for ease, zero choice was terrible especially given the very poor quality of food provided. Complaints were raised early, and nothing was fixed. The itinerary was disorganized and unrealistic, including a "6.5-hour" travel day that turned into 11 hour bus ride, wasting an entire day and making scheduled activities impossible. Our first day in London, fresh off of an overnight flight, was so packed, we ran through Westminster Abby in 30 minutes bc we had to get to the next event. Our first meal in London was a greasy cheeseburger with raw bacon. The kids who had time to eat didn't eat and the Waiters were told not to serve the second bus of students bc there was no time. On top of that, there was zero transparency in pricing, raising serious concerns about where the money actually went. Overall, this felt like a budget experience at a premium cost. I would not recommend this com for an international trip. I do not understand the multiple positive reviews of this company. Ours was an international trip; maybe that is the difference. Do NOT waste your money. Take your child on the same proposed trip and plan on your own. Our entire group is incredibly frustrated and grossly disappointed. Nations Classroom should be embarrassed. As I type this review, I am 11 hours into a bus ride that was supposed to end almost 5 hours ago. We lost our entire days itinerary bc of their incredible poor planning. The frustration is palpable. Stay Clear of this organization for international trips. They have no business planning them. read more

Great communication!!! Very organized. I would definitely send my son on another trip. Easy to pay off the trip with their payment plans.

My son had a great time. Even with rain and activities needing to be changed he loved it. As a parent I felt like information was clearly communicated and easy to access. read more

Wow, what a fantastic student travel company! My previous company kept increasing my price and my hotels kept getting further away and our meals were subpar. I have now been with Nations for a few years and my price stays steady along with my quality tour! Thanks team for the partnership that feels like family! read more

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Thank you for making wonderful memories for our students year after year. They will remember this trip for the rest of their lives. read more

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Our tour guides - Tom and Jen, as well as our bus driver - Chris, were amazing! They are very knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. It was such a memorable trip, especially since it was also my daughter's birthday. We've been to DC before, but this trip opened our eyes to other historical information. We also got to experience new activities, like going inside the White House, seeing all three historical documents - US Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. The scheduled tours added so much value to the learning experience. It was definitely worth it and would do it again...especially with this team of tour guides! I wish I can take them with me to every tour that we would go to! Thank you for this memorable experience! read more

Wonderful team, good communication and well organized! It's a great experience for my kid to have a perfect school tour before he graduated from the middle school. read more

My child had an awesome time. The arrangement was smooth. I can't wait for my next child to go when they get to 8th grade.

WOULD NEVER Use this company again! We sent a fortune for everything to be canceled and still kept the trip during a government shutdown. The company took our money but gave us NO information. Very strange secretive company I would not recommend THEY do not care about safety and just want your money. read more

My kid enjoyed her DC trip. Great accommodations and fun filled itinerary. Bus driver was great, bus was comfortable. Thanks

5 stars the entire trip, Mili was an incredible tour guide and we saw so much! She's so knowledgeable and kind! We had fun and learned! The kids loved it. Our transport man Ahmed was amazing as well, kept us on time, safe and so taken care of. I recommend for every student and parent to take this DC trip! read more

This company gives teachers and students exactly what they ask for in an educational tour! 10/10! Highly recommend!

My son loved the tour guides and structure of all the activities. Even though they had to modify the trip due to the government shutdown, they found great replacement activities. He learned so much and even though he was exhausted was excited to tell us all about his experiences read more

I had an an amazing trip even though the government shut dow. We saw so much in just a few days! I have so many memories.

Great experience!!! on the trip to Washington D.C. my son had an awesome experience with the group and it was perfectly plan.

Our daughter loved the trip. She had a great time. Nations Classroom did an amazing job from beginning to end!

We'll planned, well organized and well coordinated trip. Our tour guide Jodie is the best of the best. I've been requesting her for 20 years! Her heart is to make this an amazing experience for our travelers! I highly recommend NationsClassroom for your student travel and Jodie as your guide. read more

We just completed a tour of Washington DC with a group of rowdy 8th graders. Everything went off seamlessly, even with a couple curveballs with the government shutdown. All of the meals and attraction tickets were arranged in advanced and rearranged as needed with schedule adjustments. Our tour guide Rick was very informative, funny and excellent with the kids. You definitely have to plan for long days and planning on squeezing a lot in. Overall a great experience. My only recommendation would be maybe seeing a little less and having longer time at some of the feature attractions. read more

My daughter loved the field trip as did many of her classmates however her biggest complaint was her options for dinner in the evening being pizza, pizza and chicken tenders and pizza. read more

My daughter had the most amazing time on her Washington DC/ New York City trip! She saw and experienced so much in 5 days, it was amazing! I wish we could have dropped off and picked up at their school but it was not put into the budget. Every parent had to drive 1 1/2 hours to and from LAX twice in one week. Other than that, I highly recommend it! read more

My daughter had a great trip!!! Every detail was planned ahead and everything went smooth! Thank you Nations Classroom!

My son had a great time on his 8th grade class trip to DC and Pennsylvania with Nations Classroom! My only suggestion would be instead of having the kids leave on a red eye from CA and start their first day in DC with a jam-packed day of 10 miles of walking, maybe start slow and work your way up to a more intense itinerary. All the kids were wiped out and tired, not to mention jet-lagged. They still managed to have a fun time, and learned a lot, but it would be ok to cut back on the number of sights to have more time at each one. For example, my son was fascinated by the Holocaust and African American History Museums, but felt his time there was too limited. Overall, the trip seemed very organized and well-planned, maybe just a bit too much for the kids to take it all in. read more

NationsClassroom did a great job taking care of our students while visiting the East Coast. Every detail down to hosting a birthday party for one of the girls was taken care of. Thank you for your help! read more

Ridiculous to put 7th and 8th graders in the same Queen size bed for these class trips. These kids are the size of full-grown adults. In what world is this OK? Complete bush league operation. read more

NationsClassroom is a fantastic company! I worked with them for 18 months to plan our yearly 8th grade trip to Washington D.C., New York and Boston. Tour managers and bus drivers were carefully selected and kept our tour on schedule and educational. Parents invest a lot of money in these trips and NationsClassroom provided my students and chaperones with a once in a lifetime experience. I'm looking forward to traveling with them for many years to come. read more

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Our school has partnered with Nation's Classroom for multiple years. Our on site tour director has been Monique Martin. She and her staff have worked effectively with our groups of 120-220 students and staff seamlessly. They believe in supporting a safe, fun, and educational trip for all members of the touring community. Monique has traveled to meet with families, resolved countless potential issues with transportation, finances, food service, and health care. As a school official, I completely endorse their work and efforts. Look no further for a travel company! read more

Not happy at all. My daughter's trip was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The total amount we paid was $2598, though our refund will only be $2188, or about 15% less. Company is stating this is due to nonrefundable expenses on their end. They did initially offer an travel insurance policy but that stated it was only valid if the participant canceled on their own volition. It did not state anywhere that a full refund wouldn't be offered due to external factors, such as a global pandemic. Nonrefundable expenses should not be passed down to the consumer unless clearly stated. This company does business with my daughter's middle school regularly. I will advise future potential participants to look elsewhere. In these times every dollar matters and this multi million dollar company has the audacity to not offer a full refund for services not rendered. read more

We used Nations Classroom for my daughters 8th Grade trip to Washington DC. Our trip is parent-driven and 1 parent attends with their child. Nations Classroom planned a great itinerary and handled all the logistics for the trip. In light of the constant change in Covid restrictions, Nations even revised our itinerary when needed. Their knowledge of the area and experience with group trip was a major asset. Our tour guides and tour manager-Monique did a fabulous job during the trip. They were very informative and helpful throughout the entire trip. I would have no reservations in recommending Nations Classroom. read more

Excellent trip!! Very well planned and executed. I loved our tour guide Danielle, and George the driver was fabulous!!! It's a tight schedule, but really maximizes time to allow the kids to see and do as much as possible. Be ready to walk and have a wonderful time with the kids. Thank you for a fabulous trip!!! read more