At WorldKind, we always try to stay abreast of any new policy and best practice updates, so when we saw that the State Department just made passport renewal available online (not just by mail or in-person anymore), we quickly updated our "Passport Renewal PROcess" checklist, which is this month's free tool. 

You can also check out our FREE Passport Resources at any time and share them with your students!

Fall term is starting, and that means it's time for students to start working on those Gilman Scholarship essays.  

One of the many tools, we use when teaching students about different funding sources in our "Travel Finances" module is a helpful is this helpful one-page overview with a timeline (to help them start earlier and not wait until the last minute to ask for review help) and some tips to help them plan and execute that essay writing. 

This month, it's our highlighted free resource and can be downloaded here. If you find it useful, please feel to use it to help your own students.

Select the image to the right to play "Travel Bingo" and learn more about the "Slow Travel" movement.

Traveling and studying abroad from the U.S. almost always requires long-distance international flights. Since these unavoidable flights are not environmentally friendly, we can engage in carbon offsetting, but that only goes so far.

As part of encouraging sustainable travel, we're developing a climate pledge that students can opt into joining. Once students arrive in their host countries, we encourage them to use "aviation alternative" transportation modes that are more carbon-light than short-haul flights during independent travel times. So we developed a visual comparison tool based on a familiar travel game to help them learn more about each mode!

Introducing Travel Bingo! This easy-to-use tool is designed to help you discover the carbon footprint of various modes of transport - from flying to biking. Whether you’re planning a trip around the world or a commute to work, make your journey an environmentally friendly game!