[civsa] ES/MS Group Tours

[Lauren Butler]

Hi Christopher,

We have been working with STEM for ES/MS groups. At this time, our STEM dept. does all the programming for 6th grade and younger.

For 7th/8th, we meet & greet with the students and have a 20-30 minute discussion about college that focuses on college as a real option and why college is a great option. We are going to be creating video and a power point for them to help make the conversation a little more engaging and detailed, but this is still a work in progress. (I'm pretty sure I saw a power point on our CIVSA/listserv site from another school designed for MS. We may model ours after that one.)

Our MS presentation now is simple and conversational. After we meet and greet with each group (about one to two per week), they go to STEM. They have the option to do our scavenger hunt if the group is 40 students or less. (Larger groups have led to complaints from campus faculty and staff due to disruptive behavior...even though chaperones are present.)

Will keep an eye on this chain-would love to hear more ideas. Good luck!

Thanks,
Lauren Butler
Visitation Program Supervisor
O. 509-963-1675
Lauren.butler at cwu.edu

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From: listserv [mailto:listserv-bounces at civsa.org] On Behalf Of Kwan, Christopher
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 8:48 AM
To: listserv at civsa.org
Subject: [civsa] ES/MS Group Tours

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for ideas on how to better provide group tour experiences for younger students in Middle School or below. We typically get anywhere between 2-3 HS/CBO/CC groups coming every day which in conjunction with our campus tours, takes up most of my tour guides time. Since I started working at LMU my goal has been to gradually increase the opportunities for ES/MS students to explore our campus such that I'm hoping for 20 groups this semester to visit our campus (up from 5 when I first started). While I believe that the campus tour is a transformative experience for these students I want to be able to provide more general education tips on college or other ways to make it "fun" or "engaging."

We have a scavenger hunt, and guided tour option set up for them, but I am looking for any suggestions on how I could improve their experience? Our current presentation available in our welcome center is designed for HS/CC students and hasn't performed well with students in the 7th grade and below.

If you have a presentation or any tips or anything that might help that would be wonderful!

Christopher Kwan
Admission Counselor
Office of Undergraduate Admission <http://admission.lmu.edu/>

Charles Von Der Ahe
1 LMU Drive, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
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