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Harlow Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip.

Fourth graders from Anna ISD's Harlow Elementary traveled to Fort Worth on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip, Thursday, February 26, 2026, to experience what they are learning in Texas History. Students visited the Fort Worth Stockyards, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, and the Cattle Raisers Museum.

During the charter bus ride to Fort Worth, students played Cowtown Bingo in preparation for their day. The students' first stop was at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District where they toured historic buildings, learned about the life and work of cowboys on the cattle drives, saw the Fort Worth Herd of longhorns, and took on the Cowtown Cattlepen Maze. Then, at the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum and the Cattle Raisers Museum, students learned about famous cowgirls and cowboys, the regions of Texas, pioneer life, and the Goodnight-Loving Trail.

''Education in Action's Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,'' stated Jennifer Pasteur, Education in Action's Executive Director. ''Student activities during Discover Texas Field Trips reinforce and supplement Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in fun and hands-on ways at significant Texas sites that bring the content to life.''

Education in Action's Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their students on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Education in Action handles all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, meals, and reservations, and provides the TEKS-based program curriculum so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. In addition to one-day Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 3rd-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.