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Jen Alexander posted a reply on Re: Field Trip Forecast
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Said: Just sharing that Pretend City has an adorable graphic on their website that lets other visitors know how many group visitors are planned. https://www.pretendcity.org/
Hannah Pham posted a reply on Re: Summer Field Trip Payment Issues
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Said: Hi Kelly! We also do not require deposits for self-guided group visits (which is a totally different program than our School Visit offerings that run during the academic year) and instead we require groups to pay in full at time of chec...
Jennifer Evans posted a reply on Re: Summer Field Trip Payment Issues
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Said: For groups just visiting the museum on a group rate, which is the majority of summer camp program groups, we do not require a deposit. Groups then pay when they arrive for the number of children that end up attending. We often will have...
Alyse Leonard posted a reply on Re: Summer Field Trip Payment Issues
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Said: We've been rethinking our process as well at the Please Touch Museum. Currently, our policy is that we require a 25% deposit due by a week before the trip and then the rest of the balance is due the day of, though we are flexible with g...
Kristi Heckel posted a reply on Re: Summer Field Trip Payment Issues
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Said: We don't require deposits for any field trips. Summer groups are required to pay when they arrive in one transaction, and they can update their headcount before paying to reflect the kids that are there that day. We have found that summ...
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