ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** In Technopolis every school day is for a specific age group monday and friday: 6-12 y tuesday and wednesday morning: 13-14 y thursday : 15 y+ Schools know that they can only come on those days, as we are doing this for a few years now they accept it we only allow deviations when the older groups have an exam period (and therefor do not come) best regards, Patricia Patricia Verheyden Manager of exhibits Technopolis, the Flemish Science Center Host site ECSITE conference 2006 Technologielaan, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium tel. + 32 15 34 20 20; fax + 32 15 34 20 10 mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.technopolis.be The above-mentioned messages/text and annexes do not commit the F.T.I Foundation or Technopolis in any way, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing or unless afterwards confirmed in a letter, duly signed according to the legal requirements. Neither can the F.T.I Foundation or Technopolis be hold liable in law on the basis of the content of these messages/text and annexes. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]Namens martin weiss Verzonden: woensdag 1 juni 2005 16:49 Aan: [log in to unmask] Onderwerp: Separate days for visits by young children ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** A problem we are facing is large numbers of groups of children that vary in age and therefore size. When we are crowded the younger children seem to suffer. Younger children sometimes get squeezed physically and psychologically during these visits despite being chaperoned (the older children tend not to be chaperoned closely, if at all). Does your institution set aside days only for visits by groups of younger children? How many days a week? days a month? How have schools, organizations reacted to this? Positively, negatively? What is the age distribution of children that you try and have visit separately? Would you pass this on to colleagues at your institution that deal with this issue? Thanks. Martin -- Martin Weiss, Ph.D Vice President, Science New York Hall of Science 47-01 111 th Street Corona, New York 11368 718 699 0005 x 356 *********************************************************************** 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]