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TO HELP PLAN DECEMBER 2025 & JANUARY 2026 curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these themed celebrations might be helpful. Dec. 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day. Dec. 5: International Day. Dec. 10: Dewey Decimal System Day. Human Rights Day. Nobel Prize Day. Save The Eagles Day. Dec. 11: Kaleidoscope Day. Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day. Dec.19: Look for an Evergreen. Dec. 20: Poet Laureat Day. Dec. 21: Winter Solstice. Celebrate Short Fiction Day. Crossword Puzzle Day. JANUARY 2026: Jan. 5: National Bird Day. Jan. 8: Earth Rotation Day. Jan. 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day. Jan. 14: Ratification Day. Jan. 18: National Thesaurus Day. Jan.19: Martin Luther King Day. National Day of Service. National Imagination Day. Jan. 20: Penguin Awareness Day. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

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South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary

The Center mission is to educate the public about the birds of South Padre Island and its environs: the flora, the fauna and the natural environment of South Padre Island and the Laguna Madre coastal area.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Greater South Padre Island
South Padre IslandTEL - 956-761-6801

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

The South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, formerly known as the Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is a 180-acre botanical garden and nature center with nine exhibits areas, a butterfly garden and hummingbirds.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Corpus ChristiTEL - 361-852-2100

Southern Apache Museum

The Southern Apache Museum preserves the history, traditions, languages, ceremonies, and welfare of the indigenous people of
Houston and its surrounding areas.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
HoustonTEL - 281-686-1462

Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum

Visitors to Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum experience 15 replica buildings filled with objects from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries that depict life during the first Spindletop oil boom.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
BeaumontTEL - 409-880-1750

Stages Repertory Theatre

The Stages Repertory Theatre offers student matinees with the mission to provide early exposure to live theatre that lays the foundation for a lifetime of enjoying the performing arts. Also family friendly performances.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
HoustonTEL - 713-527-0123

Sweet Berry Farms

In the fall and spring, explore farming, entomology, farm animals and more at Sweet Berry Farm. In the fall pick a pumpkin and in the spring pick strawberries.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Marble FallsTEL - 830-798-1462

Taylor County History Center

Emerge students in history with a field trip to the Taylor County History Center. Our site is an open air museum that is perfect for your school field trip.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool TEXASTEL - 325-572-3365

TecHO2 Center

The TecH2O Water Resource Learning Center offers a museum-like experience with many interactive exhibits focusing on Conservation, Culture of Water, Desalination, Chihuahuan Desert, Our Groundwater, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
El PasoTEL - 915-621-2000

Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in the Exhibits Building in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, honors the men and women who have shown excellence in rodeo and the western lifestyle in Texas.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth
Fort WorthTEL - 817-626-7131

Texas Energy Museum

Texas Energy Museum explores explore the fascinating world of petroleum science & technology from the geological formation of oil to modern refining chemistry.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
BeaumontTEL - 409-833-5100

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

At the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, visitors see the broad range of life that lives in the rivers and reservoirs of Texas while learning about science at the laboratory, aquarium, and educational center.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
AthensTEL - 903-676-2277

Texas Governor’s Mansion Tours

The Texas Governor’s Mansion, is a historic home for the Governor of Texas in downtown Austin, Texas. It was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
AustinTEL - 512-305-8524

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