Portugal Educators Field Study 2027 – BLUE FUTURES

Experience Portugal as a Living Classroom

June 23 – July 2, 2027

Travel beyond traditional professional development and explore how education, sustainability, STEM, culture, history, and place come together to create meaningful learning.

Through AESA Global's educational partnerships and field-based experiences, participants will engage with Portuguese educators, institutions, communities, and cultural environments while discovering ideas they can bring home to their own students.

Four Lenses for Learning

Each part of the journey is designed to connect place-based experiences with ideas educators can carry back into classrooms, schools, districts, and regions.

Blue Futures

Explore Portugal's relationship with the Atlantic through ocean literacy, sustainability, environmental learning, and the blue economy.

Culture As Curriculum

Experience Lisbon, Cascais, Sintra, Porto, and Portugal's extraordinary cultural heritage as environments for interdisciplinary learning.

Education Through Exchange

Meet Portuguese educators, experts, and institutions and explore different approaches to teaching, learning, and student development.

Global Perspective

Return home with new relationships, perspectives, and possibilities for strengthening learning in your classroom, school, district, or region.

This is more than a place to visit.

It is a place to learn.

Who Should Join?

The Portugal field study is designed for AESA members and educators from the schools and districts they serve who want to expand their global perspective, learn alongside colleagues, and bring new ideas back to their schools, districts, organizations, and communities.

Teachers
Principals and school leaders
Superintendents
Instructional coaches
Curriculum leaders
District administrators

STEM educators
Humanities educators
CTE educators
Global education coordinators
AESA member agency leaders and staff

Reserve Your Spot!

AESA members can register using the button provided. School district employees should contact Jason Hiruo to register.

Registration and Deposit Deadline: November 15, 2026.

Please Note: An AESA Member Portal account is required to register. If you need an account, please complete the Membership Portal Account Form.

AESA Member Registration

Experience it. Learn from it. Bring it home.

Please note that all program components including but not limited to the itinerary, accommodations, transportation arrangements, scheduled meetings, and site visits are subject to change. While every effort is made to deliver the program as outlined, adjustments may be required due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather conditions, transportation disruptions, safety or security considerations, public health advisories, labor actions, governmental or societal events, or other factors beyond the control of the organizers. The AESA program leadership reserves the right to modify schedules, venues, or services as necessary to ensure the safety, quality, and continuity of the delegation experience. Participants will be informed of any significant changes as promptly as possible and are expected to remain flexible and cooperative throughout the program.

For information about this program, contact:

Jason Hiruo
Chief Global Officer
Email