Planning your field trip

When scheduling...

• Visit the Education section at WashingtonHistory.org to make a reservation for your class
• Provide the following information when you submit your reservation request:
  
  
  • The type of field trip (self-guided or facilitated)
  • Three viable dates for your field trip
  • Any special needs that your group has
  • Contact information for all teachers on the field trip

Two weeks prior to your visit...

• Make sure all school paperwork is turned in
• Send out student permission slips
• Contact parent chaperones—We require 1 chaperone for every 5 students
• Make sure you have received a confirmation e-mail from us stating the date and time of your scheduled field trip

One week prior to your visit...

• Watch your e-mail for a lunch schedule and parking directions for your visit
• Pass the schedule on to all teachers and chaperones who will be assisting with the field trip
• Confirm with parent chaperones, and send them the museum field trip guidelines
• Collect permission slips from students

To prepare your students for the field trip...

• Review the pre-visit materials supplied by the History Museum
• Explain appropriate museum behavior (as outlined in the field trip guidelines) to your students
• Complete one or two pre-visit activities to introduce students to the types of things they will see in the museum