ART HISTORY TOURS

What are these trips about?

Global travel awakens the senses—and mind—to different cultures and experiences. From climbing the worn steps of the Colosseum to practicing tai chi with Shanghai locals, unforgettable memories become priceless souvenirs. Experience a life-changing journey with one of our educational tours.

We partner with EF Tours to give students an immersive, educational experience. Our all-inclusive tours include everything: from 24/7 Tour Directors to culturally rich activities, allowing travelers to discover the world with confidence and safety.

Seeing the art we've learned about 86%
Learning about other cultures 95%
Experiencing fun, life changing travel abroad! 100%

CREATING CONNECTIONS

Traveling with students from your  school and groups from other schools across the country fosters friendships that last a lifetime.

FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING

Seeing the artwork and artifacts you’ve learned about first hand fosters greater understanding and connection to the curriculum you’ve enjoyed in school.

UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES

Students return home inspired, confident and more connected to the world around them. But this isn’t the end of their journey—it’s the beginning. The memories, experiences and discoveries they make abroad will continue to shape their perspective, as well as their future.

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What we do

TRAVEL PLANNING

Planning

By partnering with one of the largest educational travel companies in the world,  EF Tours, we offer trips that have a proven record of success and satisfaction with our students!  

Safety + Insurance

In addtion to traveling with Renninger and our group of chaperones, EF has 500 offices and schools in more than 50 countries, so wherever you go, rest assured, we’re there too.

Guides

Our guides are both local and global! From the moment you clear customs your Tour Director is at your side. Together with local guides, they educate and offer insight on tour.
Our Tours
2023: Japan!  Land of the Rising Sun

2023: Japan! Land of the Rising Sun

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2022: Grand Tour of Italy!

2022: Grand Tour of Italy!

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2018: Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and London!

2018: Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and London!

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Tour Organization, Guides + Chaperones

Meet the Team

Billy (Ren) + Jen Renninger

Billy (Ren) + Jen Renninger

AP Art History Instructor + Tour Leaders
Billy Renninger (Ren to his students) is the sole AP Art History Instructor at Plant High School in Tampa,  FL.  As a Tour Leader for 4 EF Tours Ren has accompanied over 100 students to Europe, NYC and South East Asia.   These trips afford them the opportunity to experience, in person,  the art, architecture, and culture learned about in class.  Jen (Ren’s Wife) is a freelance illustrator and designer.  She travels along as co-tour leader and ‘artistic assistant’,  adding a more contemporary viewpoint to balance out Ren’s focus on history.
EF Tours

EF Tours

Tour Organizers
For over 50 years, EF Tours has proudly partnered with educators to transform the way students look at the world—and themselves. That passion has grown a family-owned company into the world leader in international education with more than 1 million students experiencing their programs every year.
Our Chaperones + Guides

Our Chaperones + Guides

While we may travel with fairly large groups of students,  we break those groups down into smaller collections of 6 -7 student travelers to a chaperone.  Each student has an adult to turn to at any moment while traveling,  Our chaperones are either teachers or their spouses,  so we all have a working knowledge of managing both the enthusiasm and insecurities of students.

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New York Visual Arts Tour :  Spring Break 2017

New York Visual Arts Tour : Spring Break 2017

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Tech Tools Abroad!

Tech Tools Abroad!

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Our 2016 Trip :  Italy + Greece!

Our 2016 Trip : Italy + Greece!

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Carry on packing!

Carry on packing!

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Safety First

Protect Yourself Against Theft Of Your Devices & Data Travelling will take you to busy places, some of them more notorious for crime than others. Regardless of the area, as a traveller you are a prime target. There are several things you can do to protect yourself against device theft or to help in the…