Since I have worked with high school interns for years and have done
presentations on programs for teens at museums, here are a couple of
pointers:

 

*Ask them what they would like to do or learn as you develop the
program.

*Make sure the experience is meaningful and worthwhile to them.

*Ensure the museum staff is willing to work with teens and there is
someone there directly assigned to supervise and mentor them.

*Make sure there is a social aspect to any program in addition to the
educational one.

*Don't schedule anything before 10am.

*Make sure there is food involved in some way.

 

Many teens are interested in career exploration and gaining relevant
skills at this point so visiting professionals in the field at different
sites is a possibility.

I am sure others can suggest specific programs suitable to your
historical society.

 

Dawn Scher Thomae

Milwaukee Public Museum

 

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Gina Gage
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: teaching high schoolers

 

Howdy all you wonderful museum people!

 

This is your friendly museum volunteer and professional archaeologist
from Tempe, Arizona. I volunteer at a small community's local historical
society museum. The town where the museum is located has asked me and a
friend to put together a workshop for a group of local high-achieving
high schoolers on archaeology and history. The workshop can be at our
museum or at the community facililty, or perhaps a combination of both.

 

My dilemma is that I've never really dealt with high school students on
any level. I've done several presentations (hour long to 1/2 day long)
for younger kids and emotionally and behaviorally-challenged teenagers,
but never for high-achieving teenagers. So, I'm appealing to all of you
wonderful, knowledgeable folks for advice, suggestions, input on
creative, fun, challenging things to do with these kids. We would like
to plan a one day event, an ongoing event such as a once a week-several
weeks in a row event, or an all week long (5 day) event. This is a small
community with limited funds, but I'm not sure yet of our budgetary or
other limitations.  

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions, help, advice, and I apologize for
my lack of details. 

 

Cheers,

 

Gina

 

Gina S. Gage

Project Director and Historical Archaeologist

Northland Research, Inc.

1865 E. 3rd Street

Tempe, AZ 85281

 

(480) 894-0020 office

(602) 339-0933 field cell

(480) 894-0957 fax

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