Archive for the ‘Field Trips’ Category

  • A Homeschool Field Trip to Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Indiana

    Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Earlier this summer our family took a short getaway to Clifty Falls State Park in southern Indiana.  The 1416 acre park offers more than 12 miles of hiking trails.  The centerpiece of the park, as the name suggests, is a large creek with several falls, and many of the trails run along [...]

  • A Homeschool Field Trip to the Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Indiana

    Saturday, August 7th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Throughout the early to mid 20th century, Indiana played a leading role in the development of the American automobile industry.  Many companies, including Stutz, Duesenburg, and Auburn built some beautiful cars in the Hoosier state.  Several of the these companies closed their doors or merged with other companies before World War II.  [...]

  • S.S. City of Milwaukee, Manistee, Michigan

    Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

    by Todd Durell The steamship S.S. City of Milwaukee was built in 1930 to haul railroad cars across Lake Michigan and bypass the chronically dysfunctional Chicago railway yards. Today, as a National Historic Landmark, the ship is docked along US Highway 31 in Manistee, Michigan, and open for guided tours.  If you’re studying US depression [...]

  • The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

    Friday, July 9th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Indianapolis has the best children’s museum in the world.  Period.  I live in Indy and I know I’m biased, but I’ve been to many children’s museums around the country, and none of the others comes anywhere near the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.  With over 110,000 objects, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has [...]

  • Cafe Du Monde for a Homeschool Field Trip Breakfast in New Orleans

    Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

    by Todd Durell The original Cafe Du Monde, a New Orleans landmark since 1862, is a fun place for breakfast if you’re taking your family to New Orleans for a homeschool field trip.  The specialties of the house are beignets, deep fried lumps of airy dough, and cafe au lait, a 50/50 mixture of coffee [...]

  • Our Homeschool Family in Legoland

    Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

    by Todd Durell Our family went to Legoland, about an hour north of San Diego, three years ago during a short vacation after a conference I’d attended.  We only had two kids then (now we’re up to four) and both of them, being 11 and 15, thought they were probably way too old (and too [...]

  • Georgia Aquarium Offers Educational Programs for Homeschoolers

    Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

    by Todd Durell This place is great.  You can ride along on the moving walkway, look through the glass tunnel and see hundreds of fish:  schools of graceful yellow fish, giant groupers, cownose rays, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.  But the best part of the visit is the star of the Georgia Aquarium’s show – [...]

  • Visit the National World War II Museum in New Orleans for a Homeschool History Field Trip

    Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

    by Todd Durell Good history museums tell stories well, and the National World War II Museum in New Orleans tells the story of America’s role in World War II superbly.  Just inside the museum entrance, three military airplanes hang in the foyer, as well as several restored vehicles, including a jeep, a half-track, and trucks.  [...]