World Classrooms

What World Classrooms does

World Classrooms (legal entity: American Connections, Inc.) is a privately held educational travel company headquartered in Aberdeen, South Dakota, founded in 2014 by Brett Newton. The company organizes all-inclusive group travel experiences for K-12 students, with a portfolio of three core products: a 4-day Washington, D.C. trip, a 4-day New York City trip, and a 5-day combined D.C. & NYC trip. Each package bundles airfare, hotel accommodations (4-5 star), meals, private transportation, admissions, local licensed tour guides, certified Tour Director CEOs who accompany groups 24/7, and trip insurance into a single per-person fee.

The company's go-to-market combines direct sales to K-12 school administrators and educators with a self-service enrollment portal (portal.worldclassrooms.com) for parents, who register using Tour IDs distributed through invitation packets. Distribution channels include the company website, phone/text support (800-275-3980), and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The company reports serving 10,000+ travelers per year across 500-900+ schools in 20+ U.S. states, supported by a team of 50+ employees with 100+ combined years of travel experience, and operates as a COPPA-compliant entity to handle personal data of minors.

The business model is a one-time per-trip fee for all-inclusive travel packages, with revenue generated from schools, parents, and student groups. Pricing is quote-based and varies by trip duration, destination, and group size, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. The company is founder/owner-operated with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, and no publicly reported revenue or funding history. There is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability disclosed; the core business is a service operation that coordinates third-party travel suppliers, on-ground staff, and school-coordinated bookings.

Name

World Classrooms

Legal name

American Connections, Inc.

Website

https://worldclassrooms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

World Classrooms is a privately held K-12 educational travel company founded in 2014 that organizes all-inclusive student trips to Washington D.C., New York City, and combined destinations, serving 500-900+ schools and 10,000+ travelers annually across 20+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Travel Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student & Youth Educational Tours (THAKAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

School Group & Curriculum-Led Trips (THAKAGAB)

Keywords

• Student educational travel
• K-12 school trips
• Educational tour packages
• Student travel programs
• Experiential learning trips

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Educational Student Travel Programs: All-inclusive student travel packages covering flights, hotels, meals, tour guides, transportation, admissions, gratuities, and insurance. Revenue generated from per-person trip fees paid by schools, parents, and student groups.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

World Classrooms is an educational student travel company that sells all-inclusive, fully guided group trips for K-12 schools and families to Washington D.C., New York City, and combined destinations. Each trip bundles airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, private transportation, admissions, insurance, and 24/7 certified Tour Director CEOs into a single per-person package that schools or parents can purchase. The company operates as a service provider coordinating every aspect of the trip, with curriculum-aligned itineraries focused on U.S. history, government, and civic education.

Product overview

World Classrooms is a student travel company offering educational group travel experiences. The company operates as a single unified service providing all-inclusive educational trips for K-12 students. Their product portfolio consists of three core trip offerings: the Washington, D.C. Trip (4-day experience covering U.S. government and history landmarks), the New York City Trip (4-day urban exploration experience), and the D.C. & NYC Combined Trip (5-day multi-destination package). Each trip is an all-inclusive offering that bundles airfare, hotels, meals, transportation, certified tour directors, local guides, admissions, and insurance into a single coordinated experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Washington, D.C. Trip A 4-day all-inclusive educational student travel experience to Washington, D.C., covering landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol, Smithsonian museums, and Mount Vernon. The package includes airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, private transportation, certified tour directors, local guides, and admissions, designed for K-12 school groups and families seeking a curriculum-aligned civics and history trip.
• New York City Trip A 4-day all-inclusive educational student travel experience to New York City featuring visits to One World Observatory, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, the 9/11 Memorial, and a Broadway show. The package includes 4-5 star hotel accommodations, meals, guided experiences, and 24/7 certified tour director support, designed for K-12 school groups and families.
• D.C. & NYC Combined Trip A 5-day all-inclusive educational student travel package combining the Washington, D.C. and New York City itineraries into a single multi-destination experience, including all major landmarks from both cities along with accommodations, meals, private transportation, admissions, and 24/7 certified tour directors. Designed for K-12 school groups seeking a comprehensive East Coast civics, history, and culture experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ travelers served annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brightspark Travel: Brightspark Travel arranges student group trips to U.S. destinations for K-12 schools, with a comparable sales-led motion targeting teachers and administrators. It is a smaller-scale direct peer serving the same school-coordinated trip category as World Classrooms.
• Smithsonian Student Travel: Smithsonian Student Travel provides student-focused tours to U.S. and global destinations, leveraging the Smithsonian brand for educational credibility. It is a direct peer competing for the same K-12 civics, history, and culture-oriented travel demand.
• WorldStrides: WorldStrides is one of the largest U.S. educational travel providers, offering K-12 student trips to destinations including Washington D.C., New York, and international locations. It directly competes with World Classrooms for the same K-12 schools, educators, and parent payers with comparable all-inclusive trip packages.
• Bob Rogers Travel: Bob Rogers Travel is a long-established group tour operator specializing in student, band, and performance-group travel across the U.S. It directly competes for K-12 group bookings with similar all-inclusive, chaperone-supported trip packages.
• EF Educational Tours: EF Educational Tours, part of EF Education First, is a leading provider of student group travel programs to U.S. and global destinations for K-12 and university students. It overlaps directly with World Classrooms in the D.C. and NYC trip category and serves the same school decision-maker segment.
• ACIS (American Council for International Studies): ACIS provides educational travel programs for middle and high school students, including domestic U.S. destinations and international itineraries. It competes for the same school procurement budget as World Classrooms and shares a curriculum-aligned value proposition.
• Explorica: Explorica organizes educational group travel for middle and high school students to North American and international destinations. It is a direct peer with comparable itineraries, educator-facing sales motion, and bundled pricing structure targeting the same K-12 segment.
• National Geographic Student Expeditions: National Geographic Student Expeditions offers curated educational travel experiences for high school students across the U.S. and internationally. It targets the same educator-and-parent decision-makers with curriculum-rich itineraries comparable to World Classrooms' approach.

Emerging players

• Travel for Teens: Travel for Teens organizes summer and group travel programs for teenagers, with overlap in the youth educational travel niche. While its focus skews more toward summer camp and teen-tour models, it targets an adjacent segment of the same student traveler pool.
• Road Scholar: Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) is a leading educational travel provider primarily for adult learners, but it also operates intergenerational and youth programs. It is a broad adjacent peer operating in the educational travel space with overlap in destination programming and curriculum-led experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/worldclassrooms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/world-classrooms
• Instagraminstagram.com/world_classrooms
• Xx.com/worldclassrooms

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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