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Good morning All -

Our Center is looking for some advice about student-to-chaperone ratios.  We
request fieldtrip groups to have a 5:1 ratio, unless the students are over
age 16.  We require the chaperones to pay the discounted group rate and 2
adults get free admission when the group is larger than 12. Although our
ratio expectation is clearly explained to the primary contact for the
fieldtrip, we often have groups arrive with far fewer chaperones than we
request.  

Which brings me to yesterday...  A group of 60 students (grades 6-8) arrived
with their 2 classroom teachers and no other chaperones.  We're curious to
know how other centers deal with these surprise situations.  Does anyone
"impose sanctions"?! 

Thanks in advance for your responses! 

Kimberly Collison
Health and Life Sciences Coordinator
Discovery Center of Springfield
438 E St Louis Street
Springfield MO  65806
417-862-9910 x709
 
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