School Guides

Here is a link to the slides:

10.15 and 10.18 School Guide class

and a link to the slides on the Highlights tour for K-5 students:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection Gr K-5_DH

We did not record the first class because of the focus on administrative materials.

Here is the Brief Syllabus:

FY25 Brief syllabus Mia school guide class (1)

Assignments and readings

Here is the Wayfinding assignment, due in 3 weeks (due Nov. 5/8)

School guides wayfinding 2024 (1)

Here are the readings for next week, on Visual Elements and Principles of Art, and VTS:

Visual Elements and Principles of Art

Also check out the reading on elements of art, with visuals, from Khan Academy, link here.

VTS-elements_Master-1

VTS_at_a_Glance-Adapted

Brown Bag for School Guides 04.16.24

In this Brown Bag, we discussed engagement strategies for middle and high school students, as well as covered the new school program ‘Discovery Days” and re-energizing 11:15 tour groups. Here is the recording of the Brown Bag:

Brown bag 04.16.24

Here are the slides:

4.16.24 Brown Bag for School Tours

Brown Bag for School Guides, January 10, 2024

This Brown Bag gave an update on spring school tours and offered tips for behavior management in the galleries.

Here is the recording:

Brown Bag January 10 2024

And here are the slides:

1.10.24 Brown Bag for School Tours

Brown Bag: School Guides, Fall 2023

Here is our school guide Brown Bag from 9.27.23, with a focus on Art Adventure tours, upcoming gallery changes, and discussing nudity with students/chaperones:

Brown Bag school guides 09.27.23

Here is a PDF of the slides:

Brown Bag for School Guides_ AA tours 09.27.23 full

Guide-Organized Group Tour Reservation Procedure

Special Exhibition and Permanent Collection Private Tours

Please follow this procedure when you as a guide organize your own adult groups and will be leading the tour. Group size is minimum of 10 and maximum of 20. All groups of 10-20 participants must be scheduled as explained within this procedure:

Guide-Organized Group Tour Reservation Procedure (3)