For 39 years Historic New Harmony has a tradition of inviting thousands of elementary school children to learn what life was like living in New Harmony, Indiana in the early 1800’s. Students experience 19th-century history through interaction with historic interpreters that present how their professions and roles were an integral part of sustaining this community during the early stages of New Harmony’s founding.
DUTY DESCRIPTIONS
Traffic Light – Direct Buses to Atheneum
Arthur Street Traffic – Direct Buses to Atheneum
Buses – Tell Teachers where to register; unload buses; tell drivers where to park
Atheneum Volunteer Check In – ALL volunteers must sign in and pick up volunteer badge and instructions
Atheneum Direct Schools in Side Door – Have schools seeing the film line up in designated areas and enter through side door when it’s their turn to see film
Atheneum Ramp – Send schools up to theatre; count and send up only 200 at a time
Museum Shop – monitor children/visitors; assist in bagging merchandise
Film – Give brief orientation; show film; have people exit out rear of theatre and go down outside ramp
Orchard Gate – Check that all adults have wrist bands and if they do not, send them back to Atheneum; hand out maps; give directions
West Street Oculus – Explain how it works
West Street Gate –give out maps, answer questions, give directions
Murphy Auditorium - usher school groups into auditorium for each program, keep count of students for each program
Salomon Wolf – Show diaorama
Salomon Wolf Kids Games – Let children play with stilts and hoops
Captain – Crowd control of students
