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HISTORY LAB LEARNING CENTER
Class Visit Reservation Request Form

History Lab reservations are almost gone for the spring. We currently have some slots available for March and April. Slots for May and the first two weeks of June are currently booked. We encourage you to book for next year now in order to hold your space.

The History Lab field trip experience includes a visit to the Hall of Washington History. It is not necessary to fill out both reservation sheets when reserving the Lab. Please fill out the History Lab reservation only.

If you are interested in visiting the Hall of Washington History without the History Lab facilitated experience, please fill out the Hall of History Field Trip Reservation Request Form.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

DATES:

Choose 3: Make your reservations early since visits are subject to space availabilty. We are closed Mondays, September through March.

TIME:

We are approximately 1 hour south of downtown Seattle or 40 minutes north of downtown Olympia. Give yourself a minimum of 15 minutes to take attendance and load the buses.

RANK YOUR CHOICES: 1, 2, or 0 (Zero)
(0 indicates this time will not work for your class)
 9:30 AM
 11:00 AM

We recommend a minimum ratio of 1 chaperone for every 5 students.
Teachers are free and not included in the 1 to 5 ratio.

Length of stay:  

Allow 2 1/2 - 3 hours for your visit. In order to have time for a scheduled lunch time, it usually is necessary to stay the entire 3 hours during high volume days in the spring. If you are using a district bus, please check to see when the bus must be back in the district.

We have two lunch spaces for people who bring their lunches. Each seats 30 people. The staff schedules lunch times for your field trip one week prior to your visit. Lunch is 20 minutes long and is based on arrival times and the number of students per each arrival. If you provide us with your fax number, we will fax that information to you when it is available.

In good weather we recommend eating lunch in our 200-seat outdoor amphitheater. There is a place to store lunches in the Education Center—please do not leave lunches in cars or buses. We recommend that you place your lunches in boxes clearly marked with the class teacher's name.

STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND CHAPERONES SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE PREMISES FOR LUNCH OR ANY OTHER REASON DURING YOUR VISIT UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE.

Additional Questions or Comments:

Payment:

You must arrange payment with your school or district prior to your visit. We accept checks, credit cards, or purchase orders.

Submit your reservation and someone from our Education staff will contact you as soon as possible.

For questions or to initiate your reservation, call (253) 798-5876, fax (253) 272-9518, or mail to WSHM Education Department, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402.