Hi! I work for an archaeological site that does have outreach programs.
Hope this can be of some use to you.
1.  Our site does not usually charge for our outreach programs, unless we do
a special program that involves making pottery or necklaces, or other crafts
that will be taken home.  These special programs involving crafts usually
have a materials fee.  The fee ranges from $1.00-$2.00 per student.
2. The programs that we provide usually work best with a group of 35
students or less.  This is because we have hands on activities such as using
prehistoric drills, mortars and pestles, and the chance to observe an
artifact by being able to hold it.  We will provide assembly type programs
if asked however.
3.  Our program topics involve archaeology and Native American lifeways,
particularly the Mississippian culture because Wickliffe Mounds is a
Mississippian village that dates from 1100-1350 AD.  Also as a Kentucky
site, our programs emphasize the goals of KERA (the Kentucky Education
Reform Act).
4.  Yes. We do limit the distance we will travel.  Our service range is 60
miles.  However, this covers three states.  There is no mileage charge to
the schools within the service range.
Missy Story
Museum Educator
Wickliffe Mounds Research Center
PO Box 155, 94 Green St.
Wickliffe KY  42087
270-335-3681
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Date: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:47 AM


>Hello! I would like to offer two or three outreach programs. Our
educational
>programming is rather new and still developing, and I have a number of
>questions about how other museums operate their outreach. I really
>appreciate any input you can give me.
>1. Do you charge a fee for outreach programming? If so, do you charge per
>session, per class, per student, or some other way?
>2. Do you limit the size of the group? Will you work with one classroom at
a
>time or do you do assembly-type programs?
>3. How did you decide what topics to offer programs on? I have the local
>school district's curriculum guide for the elementary grades, and could
plan
>programs around these and our own mission statement. However, we recently
>offered two storytelling/singing outreach programs that were requested by
>one group, though they were part of a well-known, widespread, popular
>outreach organization. I have considered doing a survey, asking teachers
>what topics they would like to see offered, whether they feel a certain
>price is OK, etc. DO you think this would be worth my time and the cost
>involved in postage? I could get a survey to each teacher in the district
>for free, but may have to cover return postage.
>4. Do you limit the distance you will travel to? If not, do you then charge
>mileage for schools that are a great distance from your site?
>
>So far, these are the questions I need to answer. Thank you all for your
>input!
>Sincerely,
>
>Alissa Acker
>Curator of Education
>Lake Superior Railroad Museum
>
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