I always have a set ratio of chaperones free, for example one chaperone free per 5 students. Then with home school groups I speak with who ever is coordinating the trip and explain the policy and ask he/she to collect the money before they arrive, so that I don't have to get in the middle of who pays what at the door.

On a related note, I always explain to chaperones (in a very friendly way) that they are free because they are here "on duty" and as such need to be responsible for their small charges. This only really becomes an issue when you have an entire third grade with upwards of a 1,000 students coming in one day or in the home school case, sometimes they tend to wander off since there are so many other adults around and they stop feeling responsible. 

Rebecca R. Born
Heritage Education Coordinator
Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation
1516 Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404 885 7819


-----Original Message-----
From: Keni Sturgeon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:15 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Home School Tour Prices


Hello all,

Yesterday I started a new curator for programs and education position and already have policy issue to work out.  I guess questions about charging for homeschool groups and tours has become something of a problem.  Usually for school tours we charge a $5.00 per student fee, with a reasonable number of chaperones free.  Homeschool groups tend to bring large numbers of chaperones/parents, often with a 1:1 ratio.  Here are the questions:

Do any of you have different prices for homeschool tour vs. regular school tours?
Do any of you have policies on homeschool pricing that you are willing to share?

Any help and advice would be most welcome.

Thanks,
Keni Sturgeon
Curator for Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street
Bristol, RI 02809

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