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EF is the only educational travel company to be accredited by the Commission on Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA), the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools (MSCES) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This means that all of EF's international and domestic tours have been recognized for their quality and educational value, meeting the same rigorous standards as the best schools across the United States. EF's course requirements include 60 hours of preparation, as well as on-tour work and post-tour reflective analysis. EF's course provides a formal structure for educators to document the work that goes into leading a tour and providing students with valuable learning experiences outside the classroom. EF's course enables educators to develop professionally as global citizens and to transfer that learning to their students. EF's course addresses global connections standards that are often difficult to meet in the classroom. EF's course provides educators with a way to quantify the knowledge and experience they have gained on tour and to help bring that knowledge of the world to their students. EF's course was created by educators and approved by EF Educational Tours' and Smithsonian Student Travel's educational advisory board.