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Chaperone and Parent Schedule

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Please arrive to school no later than 11:20. Check in at the office and then meet in the cafeteria.

11:20- Students will be eating lunch until 11:30. Then I will pick everyone up and we will return to the classroom, put away lunches, get coats and get into our groups.

11:30- Leave with your child or group to the Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit. Address is 1801 Atwater Street, Detroit, Mi 48207

12:00- Arrive. Wait for Ms. Truxall to arrive and pay our admission.

12:00-12:25- Explore the center.

12:30-1:15 – Go to room 205 for Life in a Pond session.

1:15-2:20- Explore the center.

2:20 Meet at doors and check in with Ms. Truxall. Parents may leave with their own child and go home or back to school if needed. Chaperones with groups of students return to school.

3:00- Arrive at school(chaperones with groups of children).

Field Trip Tomorrow

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To all chaperones and parents attending the trip. Please read the following:

Please distribute this handout to all chaperones. Please remind your group members that children must be in the direct supervision of an adult at all times in the Outdoor Adventure Center. This includes anyone under 18 years old and requires chaperones to be 18 years or older. Thank you for volunteering your time to chaperone a visit to the Michigan DNR Outdoor Adventure Center. We appreciate your time and want to help you have a great day at our building. . 1. No lunch at OAC. 2.All chaperones will need a wristband and a map – both will be provided during group orientation. IF your group has arrived by bus – you will need to join them for the brief orientation and to received your wristband and map. 3. Communal, coat racks are located need our main staircase. 4. Our student/chaperone ratio is 1 chaperone to every 6 students. Students must be under the DIRECT supervision of an adult at all times. Your group of students must stick together with you. This applies to all children under the age of 18. Our staff will help by re-directing wayward students and by holding them at the top of the tree – should they go up without you. 5. To keep our facility safe and sanitary, there is no food or drinks allowed in the exhibit area. Please be sure that all water bottles, coffee cups and food items are secured in the lunch carts and consumed only in the cafeteria by all children and adults. 6. Some groups elect to add a classroom experience to their visit. If your group has added a class please note the following: a. The classrooms are located on the second floor. Follow the signs down the second floor hallway. b. Each classroom will hold a set of students and 2 teachers. Chaperones should drop their students off and return to pick them up 5 minutes before the class is scheduled to end. While your students are in class please enjoy your free time. You can relax in the cafeteria, scope out the building to plan the rest of your visit and/or enjoy a walk outside on Detroit’s world class RiverWalk. Your wrist band will allow you to re-enter the building. 7. RESTROOMS a. On the First Floor, near the Elk entrance and in the Cafeteria b. On the Second Floor down the hallway – includes a Family Restroom 8. THIRD FLOOR a. Features a human sized eagle’s nest, take your photo and email it to yourself for free – we do not capture email addresses. This is a great keepsake. 9. SECOND FLOOR a. Down the 2nd floor hallway there is a nursing mother’s room – if it is needed. b. At the snowmobile – there can only be one rider on the snowmobile at a time. c. At the ORV/ATV simulator two people can ride each time and must leave the ride and return to the line after their turn. If the passenger would like a turn driving – they will need to return to the line and wait for another turn.