Practical Information for Teachers & Chaperones
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Field Trip Guide Practical Information for Teachers & Chaperones 2018 Welcome! Thank you for choosing Old World Wisconsin for your field trip. We are happy to have you, and hope you enjoy your day with us. It is our goal that Old World Wisconsin become a wonderful memory - filled with sensory engagement, hands on encounters, and new experiences that will make students excited and eager to learn more about Wisconsin’s rich immigrant stories. Made up of 60 historic structures from all over the state, Old World Wisconsin brings history to life with interdisciplinary, hands-on storytelling, using gardens, farms, animals, and furnished houses that represent Wisconsin’s rich immigrant histories and identities. 1 What To Know Before You Go CHAPERONES We require one adult to accompany each group of ACCESSIBILITY 10 students. Please divide your group according to We want to make sure that everyone can the instructions sent with your confirmation enjoy and participate in hands-on history. email. Our historic buildings are often not Make a plan Before Arriving for how your accessible to those using wheel chairs or chaperones will pay for their visit. The ticketing strollers. To create a plan for your specific area will be very busy, making multiple individual needs, or if you have questions about access, purchases time consuming. please call us at 262-594-6312. Make sure that your chaperones know which Weather students/group they are responsible for Before Arriving. Field trips happen rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for the weather. If rain is Don't forget to provide your chaperones with a present please utilize raincoats with hoods copy of your personalized Chaperone Itinerary, instead of umbrellas. This will help protect available on page 5. our historic structures. Sturdy, comfortable BACKPACKS shoes are best for walking on our gravel roads and paths as some are hilly or uneven. Because of the small spaces inside our historic Much of your time will be spent outdoors buildings, students are not allowed to bring moving from building to building. Insects backpacks with them. Adult chaperones may and allergens can be present. Please take any carry backpacks as necessary. No food or needed precautions. beverages (other than water bottles) are In the event of dangerous weather allowed in the buildings. Students may bring conditions, you will be contacted about water bottles but are asked to keep them closed alternate arrangements or possible inside the buildings. cancellation. LUNCHES When you book your Field Trip you will be assigned a time and place for lunch. Shaded picnic areas are located near The Green, the German area, and the Norwegian area. We do not offer lunches for purchase. Please keep in mind that refrigerated storage is not available. Carpooling If you are not coming on a school bus, please carpool. Parking is limited in certain areas. A maximum of 10 cars are allowed for each group. 2 What To Know When You Arrive STEP 1: Getting Here STEP 3: Starting in the Right Place Enter via the Main Gate off Hwy 67 and follow After checking in: the driveway to the entrance area. All students If your tour starts in the Village or at Caldwell and adults should remain on the bus until Hall, your buses will be shown where to park. greeted by Old World Wisconsin staff. Your groups will be directed to the path leading Regardless of what tour you are doing, all groups to the start of your tour. must check in at the main entrance. If your tour begins in the German or Please Make Sure your GPS is using the Norwegian areas, you will be traveling to these following address: areas via your school bus. Chaperones driving separately may follow the bus and park in the W372 S9727 Hwy 67, Eagle, WI 53119 designated area. PLEASE WAIT until you are greeted by a staff person in each area before leaving the STEP 2: Checking In bus parking area. After being greeted by a staff member, have the Your bus drivers must stay on site to provide LEAD TEACHER meet with staff to give the transportation for your students throughout the final number of adults and students attending. day, including lunch time. If you have prepaid you will be given the OK to Please keep your sack lunches on your bus have your students exit the bus OR have your during your scheduled tours. Your bus driver buses take you to the first area on your itinerary. will be provided with directions to meet you at your assigned picnic area at lunchtime. If you need to pay for any additional students or chaperones not covered on your Invoice, the LEAD TEACHER will proceed to admissions to Make sure to check out the make a final payment. Location, Directions, and Maps page (#7) for more information. As the LEAD TEACHER, you will receive identifying stickers to be worn by teachers and chaperones. These will help us communicate in the event of an emergency. Your Bus Driver will be given any needed directions and parking information. 3 What to Know When You Are Here RESTROOMS FIRST AID Flush toilets are located at Ramsey Barn, as well In case of an emergency, please alert a staff as in Norwegian and the German parking/picnic member right away and they will contact area. There are various portable toilets and emergency services. Because of the size and primitive restrooms throughout the site. Please complexity of our site, staff will be able to direct see the maps provided for all restroom locations. first responders more efficiently than personal 911 calls. All tour areas on your field trip have first aid kits RESPECT available should you need attention. Please ask a staff member if you need to make use of such and When visiting Old World Wisconsin you get to they will assist you. see the incredible structures and objects in our care and experience the beautiful flora and fauna MUSEUM STORE of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. We ask that while on your field trip you respect our site by not Access to the museum store is available by littering, picking plant life, throwing objects, or reservation only. Refer to your Itinerary for your climbing fences. We want everyone to enjoy their scheduled time, or call 262- 594-6312 to set up a field trip experience now, and in the future. visit. Students must be accompanied by a chaperone while visiting the store. Only small groups of 20 students or less (with supervision) CELL PHONES are allowed in the store at one time. Take lots of photos, but please do not use your FARM ANIMALS phones for calls, texting, or social media during Our farm animals are a big part of your visit, but the tour. This goes for Students AND Adults. It's they are not pets. Your students' safety is very distracting and takes away from your day of important to us! We ask that no one touch or feed hands-on history. them, as they are working farm animals. Please remind your students to enjoy the animals from a distance. WATER FOUNTAINS Please take note of the various water fountains I Bite. available throughout the site. If you are unsure of where to find one, please ask a staff member. You are welcome to bring bottled water on site as long as it is kept closed while inside buildings. 4 Chaperone Itinerary And Tip Sheet As an adult accompanying your child's field trip, you play an important role in the success of the students’ experience. You will be called upon to guide students from building to building, keep them focused, store and retrieve lunches, and assist students at the museum store. (To be filled out by the teacher before the visit) Arrival Time: Here are some questions to get your students talking & thinking during the visit. Picnic Lunch Area & Time: What chores would you have wanted to help with? Museum Store Time: Do you know your family heritage? Do you think anyone in your family lived liked this? Departure Time: What was life like for a kid in this time or place? Departure Meeting Place: Do you notice any differences or similarities in the clothing people wore in the past compared to what people wear today? Teacher Cell #: Remember that your field trip is carefully scheduled and interwoven with the field trips of many other schools. We recognize that circumstances beyond your control sometimes cause groups to fall behind schedule. Please help us get your group back on schedule by following the instructions given by our staff. They will do their very best to give you a quality experience in the time that you have on site. If you have any questions or problems during your field trip, please speak to any of our staff mem- bers. Please limit phone use. It is distracting to you, the students, and the staff. In the event of an emergency, staff will communicate next steps to YOU, so please pay attention. 5 Lunch And Picnic Areas BOOKINGS ETIQUETTE When you book your Field Trip you will be assigned For the comfort and safety of your group as well as a time and place for lunch. Shaded picnic areas are other visiting groups sharing your picnic area, please located near The Green, the German area, and the abide by the following lunch and picnic area etiquette. Norwegian area. We do not offer lunches for Please keep all students from your school sitting in purchase. Please keep in mind that refrigerated one area, as other schools will also be using the storage is not available.