“Look at the size of that group out there!” exclaims one docent-in-training As the class studies inside the lecture hall, they can see through the large glass windows that eighty people have just walked in on a Saturday morning to take the Historic Skyscrapers tour at 10:00 a.m. The class, …
Your institution’s most creative resource for fresh public programs is already part of your organization. Docents! When docents are used as a resource for program development their participation and quality levels will stay very high. The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s (CAF) docents are responsible for developing and executing the entire CAF …
Finally, all the planning is complete! The speakers are confirmed, the homework assignments for each week are prepared, the sponsors are matched up, and I’ve double-checked that all the buildings are still standing! As I put together the decent education program tor the upcoming training class, I get a rush …