Museum Educators,
The Division of Education, Carnegie Museum of Natural History is
compiling information on museum educational programs.
Would you please take a moment to fill out the following
questionnaire concerning outreach programming at your museum. I am
particularly interested in finding out which museums provide
outreach programming for special needs children's audiences and the
elderly.
Even if you do not provide programs for each of these groups,
please respond by letting me know that. It's just as important to
know who is not providing these services as well as those who are.
I will be happy to provide an update of the data to all educators
who participate in answering the following questions:
Your name_________________________ Phone #______________
Name of museum____________________
City_________________________
1. Do you have an outreach program for special needs children
i.e., those in hospitals, institutions, special schools... ?
yes_____
no______
2. Do you have an outreach program for the elderly i.e., those in
nursing homes, senior centers...?
yes_____
no______
3. If yes to either of the above questions, how many outreach
programs per year do you provide:
for special needs children?_______
for the elderly?______
4. What is the ratio of presenters to children/adults at the
programs?
for special needs children__________
for the elderly___________
5. How many different program topics do you present i.e.,
dinosaurs, rocks & minerals, butterflies..?
for special needs children?______
for the elderly?______
6. Are your programs done on a regular basis at the institutions
you serve i.e., the 1st Monday of every month, or are they
done periodically on request?
Special needs children Regularly_______On Request_______
Elderly Regularly_____ On Request________
7. Do you use volunteers to present programs for special needs
children's audiences?
yes_______ How many?________
no________
8. Do you use volunteers to present programs for the elderly?
yes______ How many?_________
no_______
9. Do you use paid staff to present programs for special needs
children?
yes_____ How many?______
no______
10. Do you use paid staff to present programs for the elderly?
yes_____ How many?_______
no______
11. Do you charge a fee for these programs?
For special needs children? yes____ no_____
If yes, how much?______
For the elderly? yes____ no______
If yes, how much?______
12. What is the yearly budget for each of these programs?
An outreach program for special needs children__________
An outreach program for the elderly __________
13. Where does the funding come from?
For special needs children_______________________________
For the elderly__________________________________________
14. Do you partner with any other organization to present these
programs?
For special needs children yes_____ no_____
If yes, what kind of organization do you partner with?
_____________________________________________________
For the elderly yes_____ no______
If yes, what kind of organization do you partner with?
_____________________________________________________
Thanks so much for your help in compiling this information. I
tried to keep the questionnaire as short as possible, but I would
love to hear from you if you have any additional information you
would like to share.
Diane Grzybek
Program Specialist, Children's & Family Programs
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080
Fax 412 622-3419
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