![I [switched], because...it's not the big things, it's the little things that count.](assets/images/3/melinda-b7353269.jpg)
"I [switched], because...it's not the big things, it's the little things that count." Melinda Shumaker
Pleasant Grove Middle School
Texarkana, TX
12 years of student travel
Has traveled with 4 tour companies
Pleasant Grove Middle School
Texarkana, TX
12 years of student travel
Has traveled with 4 tour companies

"It's a great way for these kids to come & grow." Chris Thornton
Memorial Middle School
Houston, TX
10 years of student travel, 5 years with School Tours of America
Has traveled with 2 tour companies
Memorial Middle School
Houston, TX
10 years of student travel, 5 years with School Tours of America
Has traveled with 2 tour companies

"School Tours makes it incredible, because everything is so taken care of that I don't have to worry about a thing." RaeAnn McCarthy
Skyview MS
Pueblo West, CO
2 years with School Tours of America
Skyview MS
Pueblo West, CO
2 years with School Tours of America

"What we love about working with STA is how easy they make our trip planning..." Kristina Harrison
North Star Academy
Redwood City, CA
North Star Academy
Redwood City, CA
"The experience has been awesome for the kids..." Brian Johnson
Valley View Middle School
Snohomish, WA
5 years with School Tours of America
Valley View Middle School
Snohomish, WA
5 years with School Tours of America

"I've been retired for 9 years, but I still do the trips..." Bob Delaware
Merced, CA
25 years of student travel
Has traveled with 4 tour companies
Merced, CA
25 years of student travel
Has traveled with 4 tour companies

"They are super friendly, reliable and dependable..." Laurie Trickel
Newark Junior High
Newark, CA
3 years with School Tours of America
Newark Junior High
Newark, CA
3 years with School Tours of America

"This is the second company that I've worked with and this will probably be the last." Gregg Blanchard
Kleb Intermediate
Klein, TX
5 years of student travel, 3 years with School Tours of America
Has traveled with 2 tour companies
Kleb Intermediate
Klein, TX
5 years of student travel, 3 years with School Tours of America
Has traveled with 2 tour companies
![[Students] are able to see all the things they learned in my class.](assets/images/5/Testimonial%20Screenshot%20teacher%201500-305dc1a1.png)
"[Students] are able to see all the things they learned in my class." Sara Tandecki
Copper Basin K-8 School
San Tan Valley, AZ
Copper Basin K-8 School
San Tan Valley, AZ

"I can't think of a better company to travel with than School Tours of America." Gina McReynolds
Sacred Heart School
Bellevue, WA
5 years with School Tours of America
17 years of student travel
Sacred Heart School
Bellevue, WA
5 years with School Tours of America
17 years of student travel
"I really appreciate the closeness...you don't get that from other companies." Donna Kutac
Louise Junior High School
Louise, TX
3 years of student travel
2 years with School Tours of America
Louise Junior High School
Louise, TX
3 years of student travel
2 years with School Tours of America
![[The Holocaust Museum] was just really eye opening.](assets/images/c/holocaust-a8ca687f.jpg)
"[The Holocaust Museum] was just really eye opening."

"You get to see a lot of great views &...fun stuff."

"I went to some of the coolest places ever..."

"We got to go to this amusement park called Busch Gardens..."

"...it really inspired me to join the military after going to the Twilight Tattoo."

"My favorite part was going to the Smithsonian & seeing all the cool diamonds..."

"One of my favorite places to go was Monticello, because you get to see all the things that Thomas Jefferson invented."

"We got to go to Williamsburg...and I got this Spanish coin."

"All the people and places that we learned about in our history books came to life."

"I thought it was a pretty cool trip."

"My favorite was...the Metropolitan Museum of Art where I saw paintings from my very three favorite artists."
"...I still learn more just by going."
