[Bcma-l] BCMA: Impact of Eliminated School Fees on Field Trips?

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BC Interior Forestry Museum
Box 419
Revelstoke BC  V0E 2S0
  1. Has your institution been, or will be, affected by the school fees =
ruling?=20
  Yes, probably. School bus tours. However, our local shool board covers =
the cost of transportation for field trips THAT ARE NOT OVERNIGHT. =
Consquently they do few overnighters which, now, rules out a trip to, =
say, the Vancouver Science Centre.

    2. If 'Yes' or 'Possibly', please list the details,=20
    The effects or possible effects are obvious and a loss of school =
tours also reduces the list of services we are able to supply to our =
communities and as we all know one of the questions most funding =
organizations ask as a qualifyer regards who or what groups use our =
facilities and who DO we serve.
    This court ruling could be a blow to us AND the students who may not =
be exposed to a valuable cultural, artistic and heritage experience.  =20




    3. If applicable, what percentage (and/or actual $$$-amount), of =
your institution's annual revenue relies on school visits and other =
student programming?=20
    Minimal (as to the revenue from gate receipts)



    4. Has your institution had discussions with your school district =
about the future of school visits? =20
    (answered in # 1 after a discussion with our local high school =
vice-principal)



    5. If applicable, what measures will or would your institution take =
to offset any adverse affect of the school fees ruling?
    Don't know yet.




    6. Any other comments?=20
    -did Supreme Court intent to increase the value of education by =
taking the factor of learning by experience, out of it...seems that's =
what's happened.
    Steve Bender
    Manager, BC Interior Forestry Museum
    Box 419  Revelstoke BC   V0E 2S0
    Ph. 250 837 8078
    Email; forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net



    To Reply in confidence, please Forward your response to:
    JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca


    ALSO:  Youth Employment Programs - As we enter the customary =
application season for spring and summer student programs, and in light =
of the announced federal cuts (September 25), please visit the BCMA =
website (main homepage) and take our Online Survey and/or view the =
findings-to-date at: http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp


    Thank you once again for your input!
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    BC Museums Association
    (250) 356-5694
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Museum</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box 419</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Revelstoke BC&nbsp; V0E =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Yes, probably. School bus tours. =
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  local shool board covers the cost of transportation for field trips =
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    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This&nbsp;court ruling could be a blow to=20
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    cultural, artistic and heritage=20
    experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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    applicable, what percentage</B> (and/or actual $$$-amount), <B>of =
your=20
    institution's annual revenue relies on school visits and other =
student=20
    programming?</B> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Minimal (as to the =
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    your institution had discussions with your school district about the =
future=20
    of school visits?</B>&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(answered in # 1 after =
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    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt"><B>5. If=20
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offset any=20
    adverse affect of the school fees ruling?</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
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10pt"><B>6. Any=20
    other comments? </B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG>-</STRONG>did Supreme Court intent =
to=20
    increase the value of education by taking the factor of learning by=20
    experience, out of it...seems that's what's=20
    happened.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
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    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve =
Bender<BR>Manager, BC Interior=20
    Forestry Museum<BR>Box 419&nbsp; Revelstoke BC&nbsp;&nbsp; V0E =
2S0<BR>Ph.=20
    250 837 8078<BR>Email; <A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net">forestrymuseum@revelstoke.n=
et</A></FONT><BR></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">To Reply in=20
    confidence, please Forward your response to:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>ALSO</U>:&nbsp; <B>Youth Employment =
Programs</B>=20
    - As we enter the customary application season for spring and summer =
student=20
    programs, and in light of the announced federal cuts (September 25), =
please=20
    visit the BCMA website (main homepage) and take our Online Survey =
and/or=20
    view the findings-to-date at: </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
    color=3D#0000ff><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Thank you=20
    once again for your input!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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    ED</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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    Association</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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    356-5694</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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