Madeline Torto, Newark native and world traveler.
She has lived abroad several times and visited more than 20 countries on five continents. She founded Mad Travel after her own semester abroad.
She has lived abroad several times and visited more than 20 countries on five continents. She founded Mad Travel after her own semester abroad.
Dr. Nicholas Baldwin, Dean of Wroxton College, meeting student travelers in Newark.Madeline studied abroad at Wroxton College and went on to graduate school in Paris, France. She has spoken to hundreds of students from Newark public high schools, elementary schools, college readiness programs, youth groups and after-school programs about the benefits of travel.
Mad Travel, Inc. was founded in 2015 after the success of its first Newark to London class. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a board of directors, a president, a treasurer and a secretary.
To educate students on the benefits of travel and study abroad through international trips, workshops and presentations, so that they become global citizens.
Every young person in Newark and other underserved New Jersey communities has a real chance to travel the world and see what is possible.
Access. Transparency. Care for the students and families we serve.
“The trip made me realize study abroad is amazing.”Amanda, student