ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** You could cut a deal with your local transit authority to provide bus passes. It promotes a level of independence... Beryl >ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers >Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. >***************************************************************************** > >i believe, for as many out-of-school programs there are...there are an >equal number of different ways by which students are transported to >program sites. > >- grant funded >- private citizens sponsoring transportation, provided by the local >school district. >- private citizens sponsoring transportation, provided by the local >public transportation service. > >- depending on the location of the site...students walk or find their >own transportation. >~rosita > >Rosita E. House >Events Coordinator >Whitaker Center for Science and The Arts >301 Market Street >Harrisburg, PA 17101 >ph: (717) 221-8201 x2510 >email:[log in to unmask] > >Confidentiality & Disclaimer Notice: >The contents of this e-mail and any files transmitted with it are >private and confidential >and intended solely for the use of the person or entity to which they >are addressed. If you >are not the intended recipient, you may not copy, forward, use, rely on >or distribute this >message or any file attachments. Any unauthorized disclosure of >information contained >in this communication is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender >if you have >received this e-mail in error. > >Nothing in this e-mail amounts to a contractual or other legal >commitment on the part of >The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts unless confirmed expressly >in writing by >an authorized Officer of The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. > >The views expressed in this e-mail are attributable to the sender and >may not necessarily >reflect the views of The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. > >WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail, the recipient >should check >this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The >Whitaker Center for >Science and the Arts accepts no responsibility for any virus transmitted >by this e-mail. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Informal Science Education Network >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Becky Matthews >Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:22 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: transportation for out-of-school programs > > >ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >Centers >Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related >institutions. >************************************************************************ >***** > >I'm working on a grant for an out-of-school program for middle school >students and am running into a logistics nightmare with the >transportation issue. How are other science centers or museums getting >students from schools to their sites for after school programs and then >home after? How about Saturday programs? Three of the schools we would >like to include are magnet schools, so a percentage of those students >are from all over the county. Any suggestions will be appreciated. > >Thanks! >Becky > >Becky Fox Matthews >Educator/Distance Learning and Special Projects >Adventure Science Center >800 Ft. Negley Blvd. >Nashville, TN 37203 >615-401-5073 >www.adventuresci.com > >*********************************************************************** >More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the >Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at >http://www.astc.org. >To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the >message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to >[log in to unmask] > >*********************************************************************** >More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the >Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. >To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the >message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to >[log in to unmask] -- Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D. Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs MIT Museum 265 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: 617-452-2111 Fax: 617-253-8994 [log in to unmask] *********************************************************************** More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]