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Best Destinations for 7th Grade Field Trips

Best Destinations for 7th Grade Field Trips
7th Grade...that perfect year where students aren't quite children and aren't quite teenagers yet either...meaning they are interested in a wide variety of educational points and activities. You really can't go wrong with any educationally-based field trip at this stage, but we do have certain suggestions that will spark the most interest out of your…
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Field Trips for Literature Lovers

Field Trips for Literature Lovers
If your student group is interested in a literature-themed field trip this year then you most certainly need to take a look at this helpful blog full of great places across the United States with ties to some of literature's greatest names. Hartford, Connecticut - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Uncle Tom's Cabin Visit the Harriet…
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Overnight Sleepover at Ripley’s Aquarium

Overnight Sleepover at Ripley’s Aquarium
What could be more exciting for your students than sleeping overnight inside an aquarium, schools of fish and sharks swimming all around them while they dream the night away? Ripley’s Aquarium offers overnight programs at various locations that allow student groups, scout groups, and family groups to come sleepover after hours in the aquarium, each…
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Best Destinations for 5th Grade Field Trips

Best Destinations for 5th Grade Field Trips
5th grade is such a fun time in a student's educational career, this typically being the year where interests in various subjects are formed and peaked, longlasting school friendships are created, and lasting educational memories, mostly involving field trips, are made. There are so many things you can do with your 5th-grade students to create…
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Best Destinations for 6th Grade Field Trips

Best Destinations for 6th Grade Field Trips
6th Grade is a seriously pivotal time in your student's educational lifetime. This is the period in which they have so much energy and interest to learn that it's best to jump on it while you can and show them unbelievably fascinating things about our world. That's why we think field trips are so crucial…
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Discovery Green

Discovery Green [caption id="attachment_27862" align="alignright" width="425"] Houston Discovery green park in downtown Texas[/caption] Discovery Green stands as a beaming example of environmental best practices applied to a public project that has become the centerpiece of Houston’s downtown.” -- Mayor Annise Parker Welcome to Discovery Green, the 12-acre public urban parkland located in the heart of downtown Houston,…
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San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site

San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site [caption id="attachment_27850" align="alignright" width="333"] The San Jacinto Monument on a nice summer day[/caption] Welcome to San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site, the site 'where independence was won' for Texan soldiers. In 1836 Texan soldiers battled Mexican troops in a surprise ambush, a historic victory that many still celebrate today by visiting…
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Battleship Texas State Historic Site

Battleship Texas State Historic Site [caption id="attachment_27836" align="alignright" width="425"] The Famous Dreadnought Battleship Texas credit Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Battleship Texas took part in some of the most significant naval battles of the 20th century during both world wars. Now docked along the Houston Ship Channel, she serves as a memorial to those turbulent times. Come…
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Houston Museum of Fine Arts

Houston Museum of Fine Arts Houston's Museum of Fine Arts is the largest cultural institution in the Southwest Region, a massive art complex located in the heart of Houston's Museum District. Within the Museum of Fine Arts or MFAH for short, your group will be able to explore various world cultures through art, with stunning…
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Allen’s Landing Houston

Allen's Landing Houston Allen's Landing Park, otherwise known as 'Houstons Plymouth Rock' or 'Houston's Heart', is THE original Houston spot. No, really, this is where it all started! First occupied by August Chapman and John Kirby Allan in 1836, this site sits on the confluence of Buffalo and White Oak Bayous. Of course, this made the…
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