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

Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrowmindedness.”  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.