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I seem to remember a place (Cinncinnati?) where youth volunteers were 
called Lab Rats...
Beryl

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>At The Imaginarium we refer to our teen volunteers as SCIENCE GUIDES.
>Our paid teen staff are called LEAD SCIENCE GUIDES.
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>Our adult volunteers are still called ADULT VOLUNTEERS :-)
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>I preferred the sound of "guide"-being more of a coach- than the term
>"explainer"-sounds more like the authority.
>
>Lincoln Garrick
>The Imaginarium
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>Subject: great names for docent programs (i.e., volunteer educators)
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>  I was wondering if there were any inspired names out there for docent or
>docent programs that Might help spark some ideas for us in our department.
>We are developing a formalized Docent Program for volunteer educators at the
>Berkshire Museum. We were trying to get away from calling them Docents since
>we will be bringing on folks to do carts programs, assisting in family
>programs as well teaching "formally" to school groups that take educator led
>programs.
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