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
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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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