Making Connections - Traveling with Rainey (and 30 middle school students)

Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.”  It’s this idea that inspires middle school teacher Scott Rainey to take a trip to the East Coast every year, just after the eighth grade graduation.  Rainey has been touring with students since 2004 and recently created a nonprofit, East County Student Travel, to support those who may not be able to afford the cost.   

Scott Rainey with students in New York, on the 2022 East Coast tour.