WORLD IS A CLASSROOM
Do you have a story to tell about your favorite trip, and what you learned from it? Perhaps you experienced how different it is to live in France while visiting Paris with your high school French class? How about the time you learned Canadian history while traveling to one of the country’s national monuments? Maybe you learned about conservation efforts while visiting your local aquarium!
Students who write an essay describing what they learned and how they were impacted by travel could earn a cash scholarship of up to $1,500.00 USD! The other top four essay entries will also receive a cash scholarship of $1,000.00 USD! The SYTA Youth Foundation offers scholarships to students who use their creativity to compose an article or speech that illustrates a student travel experience.
2025 WINNER AND FINALISTS
Congratulations to Ajrin Nawaz for being named the 2025 World Is a Classroom Essay Contest Winner!
Winner – Ajrin Nawaz

Finalists
All winners and finalist’s essays will be featured in Teach & Travel magazine.
XinTong He
Ciaran Treinen
2021 Winner: Samira Cisneros
2020 Winner: Micah Hill
2019 Winner: Andrew Lisa
2018 Winner: Jennifer Xiong
2017 Winner: Adrienne Porter
2016 Winner: Sophia Debruin
2015 Winner: Lauren Chung
2014 Winner: Jackson Sales
2013 Winner: Sibina Mehdi
