School Tour Program
DESCRIPTION
The National Western Stock Show is an educational event for the school children of Colorado. Many schools schedule field trips to the NWSS each year. School tours are held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily, weekdays only, however many school buses show up during the day without being scheduled. Unscheduled schools need to be directed to the Events Center ticket office. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays only (excluding Martin Luther King Day).
LOCATION & CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
Check-in at the Volunteer Center located in the Expo Hall at the south end of the
Mezzanine floor, above the ticket office. Meet at 8:30 a.m. on the upper seats of the Events Center on the east end. School tours all begin on the east side of the Events Center.
DUTIES
- Be prepared to Welcome and help children off buses at the east end of the Events Center and into the NWSS. Scheduled tours have priority. Volunteers help on the loading of buses at the end of the school tours.
- Be prepared to direct children through the NWSS to the BEEF PALACE, AUCTION ARENA, CHILDREN'S RANCHLAND, CSU ITS AG/RANCHLAND and the ACTIVITY PAVILION south of the Hall of Education.
- Know where the First Aid/Lost Child/Persons Stations are located.
- Become familiar with Pony Trails, the interactive Horse Show Exhibit for kids in the paddock of the Events Center.
- Some volunteers are needed on the third floor of the Hall of Education to answer questions about the exhibits in CSU ITS AG/Ranchland and direct them to the Children’s Petting Farm.
- Students who are 4-H leaders assisting in school tours need to wear a hanging bar on their name badge indicating they are a Junior Youth Leader.
- All schools are free if registered.
- Anyone not registered will need to be directed to the Event Center Ticket Office and will be charged $5.00 (12 and older); $2 (3-11) and 2 and under are free.
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