Rolling Rainforest
Reservations: Schools
Rolling Rainforest Mission
The
Rolling Rainforest brings enriching and innovative educational opportunities to children in their own schoolyard. By virtue of its mobility, the exhibition can connect to students' lives in a way that an off-site field trip cannot. Discovery Creek's professional educators become a part of the school's faculty for the length of the
Rolling Rainforest's visit. This enables the Museum to address the direct needs of the students, teachers, administrators, and parents as the
Rolling Rainforest is immersed in the culture of the school.
Classroom and Scheduling Logistics
The
Rolling Rainforest is generally on campus for one week. Shorter
visits may be arranged depending on school size and budget. For a one-week visit,
the truck will arrive early Monday morning and depart Friday by 5 pm.
The
Rolling Rainforest Manager will work with your school's schedule
to customize a visit that best meets your needs. She will provide you with schedules, a contract, and pre-activities before the
Rolling Rainforest arrives at your school.
For Global Getaway programming, a schedule for each class's timed entry to the
Rolling Rainforest will be created using a Global Getaway scheduling
worksheet, which will be sent to your school in advance of the exhibition's
visit. It is at the school's discretion as to which classes visit during which
time slots. Classes should be escorted to the trailer at their appointed time.
Scientific Investigations, Predator/Prey, Mayan Culture, and Migratory Birds programs require a 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-hour uninterrupted block of time. During a one-week school visit, up to eight of these programs may be scheduled. Each program group may not have more than 28 students.
Mobile Exhibition Logistics
The exhibition is housed in a tractor-trailer that is 53-feet long, 8 1/2-feet wide, and 13 1/2-feet high. When the entrance stairs are in use, the width increases to 17 feet.
The
Rolling Rainforest must be positioned in a site that ensures
easy access and maneuverability for the driver, as well as limited disturbance
for the students. We make every effort to park the truck in your preferred spot,
but the final location of the truck is at the discretion of the driver and Museum
staff. Overnight security for the trailer will be provided by the Museum; however,
all efforts on the part of school faculty and staff to protect the trailer from
vandalism are much appreciated.
To ensure safety, advise students not to play near the trailer. No one should
climb the front or rear stairs unless engaged in a
Rolling Rainforest
program.
Additional Important Information
- Any other visitation besides school staff, teachers and students must be approved
by the
Rolling Rainforest Manager.
- Each school may plan an Open House, which welcomes all children, adults, and
friends of the school's community to visit the
Rolling Rainforest.
We recommend that this event be scheduled towards the end of the visit. The date of the Open House must be pre-approved by the
Rolling Rainforest Manager.
- Any printed material promoting the
Rolling Rainforest must be submitted
in advance to the
Rolling Rainforest Manager for approval. The
Rolling
Rainforest Manager must also be informed of any press-related events.
I'm ready to book the Rolling Rainforest now!
Plaease contact our
Rolling Rainforest Manager by calling (202) 337-5111 or
send an e-mail to request
your own
Rolling Rainforest experience!
