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Thanks Tamara!  I appreciate the quick response and look forward to  
checking out your policies!


c.

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Charles Eldermire
Public Education Outreach Associate
Manager, Sapsucker Woods & Johnson Visitors' Center
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-1131
(607) 254-2111 [fax]
<http://www.birds.cornell.edu/>



On Jun 11, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Tamara Schwarz wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology  
> Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related  
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> Charles,
>
> Our facility has about 50,000 school group visitors annually, with  
> anywhere
> from 300-900 per day during the school year.  Keeping chaperones  
> engaged and
> attentive to students' behavior is sometimes a challenge, and spring/ 
> end of
> the school year tends to be our busiest school field trip season,
> accompanied by high energy levels (and sometimes more rambunctious  
> behavior)
> on the part of students.
>
> We have guidelines for behavior and adult-to-student ratios, which we
> communicate to teachers when they make their reservations; you'll  
> find our
> guidelines on our website:
>
> http://chabotspace.org/VSC/teacher/schoolvisit/procedures.asp
>
> Regards,
> Tamara
>
> -- 
> Tamara Schwarz, Exhibitions Manager
> Chabot Space & Science Center
> 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
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>
>> From: charles eldermire <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: ISEN-ASTC-L <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:42 -0400
>> To: ISEN-ASTC-L <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Expectations for visiting groups?
>>
>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology  
>> Centers
>> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related  
>> institutions.
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>> Hello-
>>
>> Due to the relatively small size of our visitors area, we ask that
>> visiting groups of students/teachers schedule their visit in advance
>> so that we can have an optimal number of groups on any given day,
>> along with mandating a chaperone/student ratio.  This seemed to work
>> fine, and groups did a good job of self-policing behavior until
>> recently, when we've had a rash of lackadaisical chaperones/extremely
>> rambunctious kids.  My question is: does your institution provide a
>> set of guidelines or expectations to visiting groups before they  
>> visit
>> to try and have an accountable baseline to hold them to once they
>> arrive? If so, what are your guidelines or expectations?
>>
>> We're considering drafting something that focuses on personal
>> responsibility and behaving in a way that doesn't interfere with the
>> ability of other visitors to enjoy our institution, but I wondered
>> whether other folks had encountered a similar situation.  Thanks in
>> advance for the suggestions!
>>
>>
>> charles.
>>
>>
>>
>> ******************************************
>> Charles Eldermire
>> Public Education Outreach Associate
>> Manager, Sapsucker Woods & Johnson Visitors' Center
>> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>> 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
>> Ithaca, NY 14850
>> (607) 254-1131
>> (607) 254-2111 [fax]
>> <http://www.birds.cornell.edu/>

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