World Adventures Unlimited Subsidiary Will Provide Travel for Adventure-based Student Trips SPOKANE, Wash., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ambassadors Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPAX), a leading provider of educational travel experiences, today announced that the company has formed a partnership with Discovery Education to become the travel provider for the new Discovery Student Adventures learning and adventure-based trips for students in grades 5 through 12. A subsidiary, World Adventures Unlimited will design, manage and operate the student travel programs specifically for Discovery Education. Ambassadors Group is the parent company of People to People Ambassador Programs, a leading educational travel provider that has traveled over 400,000 citizens to the seven continents of the world for more than 40 years. Discovery Student Adventures will begin offering the adventure-based international trips for students and accompanying teachers to eight destinations in the summer of 2010. Teachers of grades 5 through 12 are invited to apply now at http://www.discoverystudentadventures.com/, student applications will be accepted beginning May 1, 2009. "We are thrilled to extend our product offerings with Discovery Education," said Jeff Thomas, President and CEO of Ambassadors Group. "We regularly assess the need for new programs and markets, and are excited to add the adventure learning travel segment to our product offerings. Whether your student is interested in the excitement of educational travel or the new adventure-based learning experiences starting next year, we will have programs to suit individual interests and tastes. Our longstanding People to People Student Ambassador Programs, Leadership Programs, Citizen Ambassador Programs for adult professionals and now the Discovery Student Adventures Program provide many choices for student and adult travelers alike seeking the experience of a lifetime." About Ambassadors Group Ambassadors Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPAX) is a socially conscious, education company located in Spokane, Washington. Ambassadors Group is the parent company of People to People Ambassador Programs, World Adventures Unlimited, and Book Rags, an educational research website. The company also oversees the Washington School of World Studies, an accredited travel study and distance learning school. Additional information about Ambassadors Group and subsidiaries is available at http://ambassadorsgroup.com/. About Discovery Education Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCANASDAQ:DISCBNASDAQ:DISCK) revolutionized television with Discovery Channel and is now transforming classrooms through Discovery Education. Powered by the number one nonfiction media company in the world, Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a dynamic user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Already, more than half of all U.S. schools access Discovery Education digital services. Explore the future of education at http://www.discoveryeducation.com/. DATASOURCE: Ambassadors Group, Inc. CONTACT: Dan Lee of Weber Shandwick, +1-425-452-5495, , for Ambassadors Group, Inc. Web Site: http://ambassadorsgroup.com/

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