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Educational visits to Wingfield Barns Arts Centre have been hugely rewarding for pupils and teachers.
Far from simply being an excuse to escape from school surroundings, well organised school trips or visits are an excellent way to expand on educational opportunities by taking learning beyond the classroom. We have a series of exhibitions and events planned for 2010.
Planning a visit
It is essential for teachers organising a visit to liaise closely with WBAC (Lesley Jackson, 01379 384 505) when choosing and planning a school event. We are developing an outreach education system that works well with schools to offer the best visiting programme possible.
With health and safety issues forming an integral part of any school visit, we will be able to provide a large amount of important information before a visit, and will send out tips and information to teachers responsible for supervising the trip. These might be tailored to a school's specified curriculum requirements: visits can often be customised for individual groups through very specific activities or workshops.
Bookings should be made well in advance - especially during busy times. In some cases, confirmation might take a while depending on the type of visit.
If a time slot and itinerary for the visit are given by the Barn's staff, it's essential to stick to them. Unavoidable delays like traffic or coach breakdowns are unfortunate, but confusion can result if there is more than one school group visiting our site on the same day. Where that's likely, it's worth considering simple ID, such as colour-coded badges, as WBAC staff can then identify who is with whom.
WBAC staff will be able to tell teachers about good drop-off points, as well as availability and location of facilities like toilets, cloakrooms and eating areas.
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