Here's how we do it from a Girl Scout Council Perspective. Keep in mind that we also have additional insurance (besides secondary insurance for all girl scouts) for non registered adults that come.
What age group are they geared for? Museums do programs for girls of all ages, but primarily for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts. Some events are offered in partnership with the Council, as Council Sponsored events. This works best because they then put the event in all of their publications. You can offer them on your own ofcourse, and that works.
How often do you offer them? We offer (through Council Sponsored events) anywhere from 1-8 programs at individual museums a year. Our NC History Museum just does the Toymaker Badge Workshop once a year for Junior Girl Scouts, while Fascinate U Children’s museum in Fayetteville NC offers 4 Brownie Programs and 4 Junior Programs in the 2004-2005 program year.
What are your minimum and maximums? Anywhere from 25/100 to 50/100. Obviously depends on your available space.
What do you do from drop off until pick up? At our Council Sponsored events, we have a program liaison from the Council there, who does check in. At the end we have an evaluation filled out, which both the Council and the Museum gets a compiled copy. Usually we work in rotating sessions, where girls will participate in 2-4 activities. Our programs last from 2-3 hours.
What do you charge children? Do you charge chaperones? What is your child/staff ratio? We charge anywhere from 5-8 dollars a girl. One of our larger science museums charges 17-18 dollars. Usually based on either the number that shows up ( or the number that registers depending on the site.
Are parents required to sign a permission slip/waiver/emergency contact/medical info sheet? If it’s council sponsored, they register through us. We only allow the Safety Wise ratio for adults (a girl scout national publication) 2 adults for every 12 brownies, 2 adults for every 5 daisies, 2 adults for 16 juniors. Usually you can charge for adults over that ratio. The council , for sponsored events, has a copy of the registration, (done by troops, not individuals for this age range) and the troop leaders always carry copies of their troops Health History forms (with emergency contact info).
I hope this helps. Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have questions. (I’m from downers grove and have heard great things about your museum!!) Feel free to call at 800 284 4475 if you like as well.
Robin
Robin A. Smith
Director of Younger Girl Program
Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council
PO Box 52294 Raleigh, NC 27612
919.782.3021 extension 3306
Sarah Michelle Hatcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Check the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, OR (former home of Keiko
the Whale)...they did one this past summer.
From my experiences as a scout it was always required that we bring a
signed medical slip/power of attorney to give to the leader before we
were left in their care overnight, (the troop leaders may already
have one for each child.) Best of luck in planning your event, I
look forward to hearing about it.
Sarah
PS Thanks to those of you answering my query on museum curriculum
boxes, I'm in the process of doing further research and will post
results soon. Have a fantastic Labor Day weekend.
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> My Educator is interested in developing an overnight experience for
scout
> groups at our museum, but has never done one before. I know the
big museums
> do this sort of thing, but what about small to mid size
institutions?
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> What age group are they geared for?
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> How often do you offer them?
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> What are your minimum and maximums?
>
> What do you do from drop off until pick up?
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> What do you charge children? Do you charge chaperones? What is
your
> child/staff ratio?
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> Are parents required to sign a permission slip/waiver/emergency
> contact/medical info sheet?
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> Thanks for any information you can provide us to help determine if
we would
> like to proceed with this idea.
>
>
>
> Susan English
>
> Executive Director
>
> Joliet Area Historical Museum
>
> Joliet, Illinois
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