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Evan Broussard posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Water Exhibit and Hard Water
Hi yall I work at The Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans! We have very hard water here and it shows in our water exhibit, a majority of the table is made of stainless steel with a small part not. We just had a professional company come in and clean the whole table and also installed new rain chains, after just three days of running the rain chains are already showing calcium buildup! I am wondering if anyone else deals with this and if so what yall do to help stop or slow buildup...
Emmie Enochs posted a reply on Re: Field Trip Chaperone Policies and Expectations
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Said: Thank y'all so much for sharing your experiences! We do suggest a 1:10 chaperone to student ratio, but may look into reducing that to 1:6 or 1:8. We charge our chaperones a reduced admission for attending the field trip, but do not char...
Adrienne Wiseman posted a reply on Re: Field Trip Chaperone Policies and Expectations
Monday, Sep 2, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Said: Natural History museum here. We have a somewhat firm chaperone ratio of 1 chaperone for 8 students, however, with summer groups and sometimes with K12 groups, there's an issue and they can come with enough adults. We've struggled becaus...
Fred Mutz posted a reply on Re: Credit Card Fee's
Monday, Sep 2, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Said: I believe that most credit card processors should not be charging no more than 2.5 to 4%. If you are you will need to go through the blood-letting process of putting it out to bid. If you do not know what the average swipe per transacti...
Meghan Kelly posted a reply on Re: Interior Children's Museum Signage
Sunday, Sep 1, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Said: I just visited a museum I used to work at and I snagged a couple of pics for my own benefit. Your question has great timing! If you have an elevator and littles, these are a must! The museum is Discovery Center in Rockford, IL
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