Guide for Chaperones

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Catégorie

Additional Resources

Public

Educators

Âge

0+

Classe

1-12, Kindergarten, Pre-School

Objet

General

About

Group chaperones are an important part of a visit to the Museum. It’s important that chaperones have the support they need to supervise students and help them connect their learning at the museum to what they have been learning in class.

This Chaperone Guide will provide chaperones with:

•    the essential information they need for the visit
•    the Museum Guidelines
•    chaperone expectations
•    tips to help chaperones engage with students
•    a space for their own notes
 

Preparation

You will need to provide:
  • the date of your visit
  • names of the teacher or teachers leading the trip
  • a contact phone number chaperones can call if necessary.
  • the name and time of the guided lesson or lessons you have booked (if applicable)
  • the lunch time field will be provided by the School Visits Group Organizer on-site. Leave this field blank for now.
  • your departure time from the Museum.
  • the Learning Goals for your students while at the museum
  • the students assigned to each teacher and chaperone.

     

You can download versions of the Chaperone Guide for self-guided visits, and for visits that include a guided lesson with a Museum Educator. We have included editable formats for each version of the Guide so that you can customize it to work for you.

You may also wish to download and personalize the sample letter for chaperones included below.

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Chaperone Guide

Download this Guide as:

Sample Letter

Use and adapt this sample letter to welcome chaperones to the visit: