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For what it's worth, we did give a price break for schools registering for
fall classes... And it helped distribute the classes more effectively.  The
spring was still busier than the fall, but not by near as much.  This helped
distribute the load on our educators as well.  

-William

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Snell Copes [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: school groups (and chaperones) behaving badly

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End-of-the-school-year are often the most difficult for our museum. 
Kids are tired of each other.  The weather is finally better (in the frozen
north).  Many districts don't want to risk trips in snowy-ice weather.
School is almost out!  It's way more crowded because many schools don't have
money raised for field trips until mid-year or later.  Some schools treat
field trips as rewards for good classroom behavior.  Some of our out-state
schools combine a museum trip with the zoo and State Capitol and stay over
night.  We happen to have a very popular touring exhibit (Body Worlds) that
opened in May, adding to the crowds.

It's much more mellow in October and November for the converse of all those
reasons.  How about a price break for schools that come at off-peak times?

Best of rhubarb season, Jane

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