About Adventures In Education
Mission Statement
Adventures In Education (AIE) is a nonprofit, public service program developed by TG that helps students plan and complete their journey through higher education. By providing a Web site and other free resources to students, parents, counselors, and educators, AIE encourages individuals to discover and pursue educational opportunities. AIE promotes a better tomorrow by preparing students and families for the adventure today.
History
Established in August 1995, AIE was one of the first sites on the Internet dedicated to helping students and families achieve their higher education dreams. It has received many national awards and recognition for its presentation, content, usefulness, and contribution to higher education.
Today, the main AIE Web site contains many useful features, including:
- Valuable information on developing career goals, finding the right school, and financing your education;
- An interactive design attractive to target audiences;
- Content areas arranged by audience (students and parents of middle school students, high school students, college students, and guidence counselors);
- AIEmail, weekly dispatches of e-mail updates providing time-sensitive information on events, activities, and suggestions relevant to students and parents;
- AIE Counselors Network, open to guidence counselors by registration, offers information on deadlines, admission requirements, and financial aid resources as well as access to monthly counselor checklists, ideas to implement in counseling, and a Counselor Directory for exchanging ideas and information;
- Comprehensive site index and search capabilities;
- Full content availability in Spanish.