August 29, 2007 from 10-3, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin will be having their homeschool day. That means that general admission is free to homeschooling families, and there are discounted rates on the movies. We’re definitely going to try to make it over there sometime this year. Even though it’s not part of the official La Salle Odyssey exhibition, the first... [Read more]

The Calhoun County Museum is in Port Lavaca, Texas. The museum is open Tuesday and Wednesday 10:30-4:30; Thursday and Friday 10:30-5:00; and Saturday 10:00-3:00. The address is 301 S. Ann. The museum looks like it’s pretty small, so we will most likely combine this with one of the other museums in the area– probably the Texana Museum in Edna, Texas. The museum’s website does... [Read more]

I don’t know if this is going to be our first field trip, or not, but it’s the one I’ve started researching, so far. The Museum of the Coastal Mainland is located in Victoria, Texas. This is about two hours from NW Houston. Here are the basics on the museum: Open: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Adults $3.50; Children $2; under 2 free The La Salle portion of the museum... [Read more]

Okay, I’m about to start a new little series here. I’m in the process of working on field trips for my kids’ homeschooling for the year. I’m planning to teach Texas History through field trips. At first, I though how am I going to cover the entire history of Texas this year? After all, we don’t live in Rhode Island. It’s a LONG way from here to El Paso. And... [Read more]