Hello, I work in a museum with a turn of the century village. We have a junior interpreter program with about 60 children age 7 to 14. I am not happy with the way the program is running, because I don't think the children are getting much out of it other than having an opportunity to dress up in period costume. I therefore am looking to turn this into more of an educational (yet fun) experience for the children while teaching them how to interpret the village (and maybe the museum center later). I would also like to limit the amount of children involved, because I think we have more than we can handle right now. I would like to find people at other institutions - historical as well as others who have experience with young docent programs. How are the programs structured? What type of exposure to the public do the children have? training? Do you have levels of interpreters and how do the children move from one level to the next - by the number of years they are involved in the program or by some sort of testing? How do you determine who can be in the program? Any assistance / advice is very appreciated! Kim Stull Collections/Public Programs Manager Midway Village and Museum Center 6799 Guilford Road Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 397-9112 [log in to unmask]