Hi Suzi,
Yes I've recently worked with a group of children who wanted to be
volunteers at the Livesey Children's Museum in London. They've now set up a
children's council and as you said they help with various tasks in the site
- with parental permission. They have regular meetings and take some part
in decision making about temporary exhibitions. The site is always keen to
talk to other organisations setting up similar programmes. If you'd like to
contact the Council Co-ordinator here are the details:
Emma Spencer
Livesey Children's Museum
Old Kent Rd, London
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Isabel

-----Original Message-----
From:   Susan A. Dorko [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   18 September 2000 20:37
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Subject:        Volunteer programs for kids

Hi all--

At my museum, we have recently been inundated with requests from 6th and
7th graders who participated in our summer camp program and now want to
volunteer at the museum.  Although we definitely feel that they would be
too young to work as interpreters or hosts, we would like to start some
sort of monthly program where they could help us out with some simple
tasks.  We don't have a lot of time and resources to devote to this, but we
would like to get these kids involved with the museum.

Do any of you have experience with such a program, or do you know of any
museums who have worked successfully with this age group as volunteers?

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

Suzi
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Suzi Dorko
Director of Education
Noah Webster House
227 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107-3430
860.521.5362 x13
fax: 860. 521.4036
email: [log in to unmask]
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