Get on the travel train and make 2024 the year you kick off your worldschooling adventures! With the 7th most powerful passport in the world, Americans can enter 188 countries with no tourist visa required; that means a lot less hassle when planning a trip.
Overall, air travel is finally returning after a long lull thanks to the pandemic. A record-breaking 4.7 billion people are expected to travel internationally this year. While classic destinations London, Rome, and Tokyo remain high on the popular destinations list, countries in the Middle East, such as Egypt and Jordan, are also starting to see an uptick in visitors.
Here are 7 of the most popular worldschooling destinations that Americans can visit without a tourist visa. Typically that means you can stay for a short period of time (usually 90 days) without a visa. These destinations all have a strong community of worldschoolers and educational opportunities.
- Costa Rica
Enjoy the sunny beaches of Costa Rica while your kids hang out with other worldschoolers and learn all about wildlife conservation, sea turtles, and surfing! In Costa Rica, you’ll find several worldschooling hubs and schools to choose from:
- Nosara Homeschool Beach (Nosara)
- Nosara Day Camp (Nosara)
- Milestones Education (Tamarindo)
- Outside the Box (Tamarindo)
- Dominican Republic
This Caribbean country is famous for its beaches and golf courses — relax a bit and let the kids run wild in one of these schools:
- Forever Wild Children (Las Terrenas)
- ISLA Academy (Cabarete and Las Terrenas)
- Dock School (Puerto plata)
- The Hive (Cabrera)
- Mexico
Introduce your kids to Mexico’s rich cultural heritage. They might even pick up Spanish as a second language in one of these schools!
- Arbol de Vida (San Miguel de Allende)
- Explora Agile Learning Community (Puerto Escondido)
- Deliberate Detour (Oaxaca)
- Morocco
There are two new worldschools in Morocco that your kids are sure to love.
- Madrasa Dunya (Aghbalou)
- Mirleft Cultural Cove (Mirleft)
- Portugal
Portugal has long been a popular tourist destination, but it’s also a growing worldschool hub.
- Espaco-Colibri (Palmela)
- Hive School (Lagos)
- Boundless Life (Sintra)
- Spain
These camps are more formal than many of the worldschool hubs on the list, but they allow for a more formal curriculum which includes learning Spanish as a second language.
- Enforex International Summer Camps (various cities)
- Tandem Madrid camps (Madrid)
- Tandem Madrid Summer Urban Camps (Madrid)
- Bulgaria
This is probably the most unique opportunity on the list! Visit hot springs, learn about Bulgarian culture, go skiing, and more with this unique worldschooling hub. They typically offer a few sessions a year.
- Worldschooling Bankso (Bankso)