[GeoStL] Re: Thomas Jefferson School Geocaching
- From: "nancy cooper" <nbcooper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:50:23 -0500
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Timothy,
Sorry - I knowI said I might be able to help but checking those two dates I
am already booked with my youth. If you don't find the volunteers and end up
looking at spring - let me know.
nancy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Hunt" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Thomas Jefferson School Geocaching
> -
> OK, I *really* need some firm responses here...
>
> I need to present some possible dates to the school. We can do this
> all on a single saturday, and that will make it easier. Free lunch
> included!
>
> Looking at the SLAGA calendar, and comparing it with the schools,
> there are two possible dates we could do in the near future.
>
> Date 1) September 23rd. Advantages: soon, keeps excitement going,
> weather still going to be pleasant.
>
> Date 2) Oct 28th: Advantages - a little more time to plan, and
> students have just finished their first quarter exams (disadvantage -
> teachers here will be busy grading papers).
>
> My preference is storngly for the 23rd if we can make it happen,
> largely because I don't think we'll get the staff buy-in on the 28th,
> and if we don't do it by then, it would have to wait until spring.
>
> What I'd like to do is run it essentially as a Geocaching 101 course,
> using the resources of people who are familiar with that way of doing
> things.
>
> There will be a lunch (free!) at 11am (I think - I need to double
> check the time of the Satuday lunch)
>
> Then I'll need up to 6 or so volunteers, with GPSrs. Additional GPSrs
> to borrow would be appreciated. After lunch, we'd head out to
> wherever we selected the caches. There are several in Laumeier park,
> a goodly number in White Cliff park, and quite a few in Emmeneger park
> too (with travel bugs!)
>
> The hunting would be done in groups, and a typical group I expect to
> be One TJ staff member, one SLAGA member (opposite sexes if
> possible), and 4 students. I'm putting a limit on 20 students, but as
> that is fully 25% of the student population, I don't really expect to
> have nearly that many students. Having enough adults to run smaller
> groups would be great though.
>
> There will be wireless network access at the school, so that shoudl
> present no problem.
>
> *PLEASE* can I have some feedback as to if you can make it this day,
> and especially if you are experienced in presenting a geocaching 101
> class...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Timothy
>
>
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