EarthView Program

If you are considering applying to have the EarthView come to your school, be sure the following arrangements are in place:

1. The gymnasium should have a measured height with no obstructions of at least 20 feet
2. There should be no hot lights (i.e., halogen) below 24 feet. If hot lights are present in the vicinity of EarthView, please turn them off at least 30 minutes prior to the program.
   
3. Please be sure that the gym floor has been swept clean prior to the event.
4. The program will normally run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a short break for lunch. (The EarthView Team has developed an affection for Friday school pizzas!)
5. The EarthView team will arrive by 9:00 a.m., or a half hour prior to the program start if a different time has been arranged. Please ensure that office and/or school security staff are ready for the team's arrival, and that any special parking or entrance requirements are communicated to the team prior to the program.
   
6. The capacity of the EarthView is 20 students. Students need to be brought to the program in small groups at 20-minute intervals, so that up to 240 students can be served during a typical day. The students in a given group should all be at the same grade level, so that an appropriate program can be presented to them, though groups from any range of grade levels can be included over the course of the day.
7. A teacher, aide, or parent volunteer must accompany each group of students into the EarthView.
   
8. A teacher, administrator, or parent volunteer must be on duty all day to coordinate the flow of students to and from the EarthView, and to facilitate any adjustments to the schedule. We have found that the assistance of a knowledgeable member of a community member contributes to a successful program.
   
9. The EarthView team welcomes all students! Any student can be included in the program, regardless of physical or learning ability, but the EarthView Team relies on local staff to address any accessibility equipment (e.g., wheelchairs) and any other specific needs of individual students.
10. Students should be in the gymnasium only immediately prior to the program. It would be best to have a class waiting outside the door to enter as a class leaves so that more classes could take advantage of the program. There should be no talking outside the EarthView as sound carries and interferes with the lesson taking place inside.
11. The walls of the globe are hand-painted and are not to be touched – inside or out.
12. All those entering the EarthView should remove their shoes (unless precluded by a physical disability) and MUST BE WEARING SOCKS. Students must be advised of this requirement ahead of time; some school organizers purchase a bag of socks for those who have forgotten on the day of the event.
    
13. The fee for the full-day school program is $350, payable to Bridgewater State University.
    
14. The primary purpose of EarthView is to provide a rich learning environment and memorable experience for student and teachers, but a secondary purpose is to raise awareness of geography education in general. Schools are encouraged to invite local area media to the event as it especially educational and also photogenic. We provide a simple press packet to participating schools, for use in press releasees. If local media do cover the visit, we ask that schools send links and/or copies of such coverage to the EarthView Team (EarthView@bridgew.edu) after the event.

If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact the EarthView Team at EarthView@bridgew.edu (508) 531-2463.

Last Modified: August 13, 2011