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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