We have a Fall and Spring Encampment where living history interpreters "work" with school groups. As our Spring Encampment nears, I've noticed a decidedly 150 is the maximum amount of children the interpreters will take at one time. This group of 150 will break into smaller sets, usually 20-40 kids in a set, and they take turns stopping at different locations in our compound out of doors. Any larger group just get too "out-of-control." Our Curator of Education usually takes on smaller groups by herself inside. {:-Deb ***************[log in to unmask]***************** Museum of the Great Plains Lawton, OK >Has anyone on this list conducted a study to determine the maximum >capacity for school groups as it relates to the quality of the experience >for both the school groups and other visitors to the museum? As our school >group population increases every year we are concerned about the impact >this increase will have on the quality of their experience as well as the >impact it has on the quality of the experience of the other guests who are >also at our site. We will be tracking this via teacher surveys, visitor >surveys, interpreter interviews and monitoring wait time in front of each >building but I am also interested in knowing if there any other published >studies that we could look at. > > -- Registered ICC User check out http://www.usefulware.com/icc.html