Hi Stephanie,
During our summer Spy Camp we take our kids to the FBI National Headquarters here in Washington, DC to meet with real FBI agents, ask them questions and sometimes see artifacts from the FBI archives. The agents also play along with the campers' "missions" and they give the kids some information to help them complete their camp tasks for the day and move along our storyline. The field trip has always been very popular with the kids and parents, especially since the FBI headquarters isn't open to the general public, so it is something special we can contribute due to our connections within the intelligence community. The trip is directly tied in with the educational goals of camp and adds a very authentic experience for the kids. It also provides a nice break for our staff during the week, since we can take the kids over there and someone else is teaching them for about an hour. However, since there is so much security in the building, it does take a great deal of effort before camp begins (we need to get the SS# for all the kids and their place of birth for security checks) and during camp to get them into and around within the building (with escorts and ID badges, etc), so it really isn't much of a break and certainly isn't a "babysitting" activity. Overall, we think it is a great addition to Spy Camp and we've gotten great positive feedback about it. If you have more questions you can contact me or Jackie Eyl, the Youth Education Director here at the museum.
Cheers,
Nancy
Nancy Perschbacher
Collections Manager
P] 202.654.0933
International Spy Museum
800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
spymuseum.org
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] off site field trips
Listers,
I am hoping to find others out there who have experience using field trips in their programming; not field trips that come to you, but rather, field trips FROM you to other places.
This is something my colleagues and I have been discussing internally and I thought it would be great to get feedback from others in the field. Specifically we're looking at the programmatic experiences we offer through our summer camp. The question is whether taking a field trip OFF SITE during camp is a good idea. Does it offer the parents "more bang for their buck"? Is there a perceived added value if their kids are taken somewhere else? Is it perceived as a "babysitting" mechanism as opposed to a planned activity? Do these field trips de-value your own site (ie- we're taking you elsewhere because the resources we have here aren't good enough).
Examples of previous trips include:
* "Fables, Faeries and Fantasies" camp class went to see Harry Potter when it came out last summer
* "Recycle Rummaging" camp class went to the local recycling plant in town
* "Awkward Art" class went to a local pottery place where they glazed and fired pottery mugs
Those of you who run camps, or other children's programs, do you use field trips? How often? Can you give an example of the kinds of things you've done? How was it perceived by the parents? Kids? Your own administration/other program facilitators?
Any and all thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your time,
Stephanie L. Dilk
Education Manager
Minnetrista
1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway
Muncie, IN 47303
(765) 287-3528
www.minnetrista.net
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