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RULES & SUGGESTIONS
for the 39th ANNUAL APPALACHIAN FESTIVAL YOUTH EDUCATION
DAY
1. In our experience, 4th Grade
students benefit most from this introduction to Appalachian
Culture. If you’d
like to bring other grades, please contact us.
2. Admission for the students is $2.00 per student, (no charge
for teachers, chaperones or drivers who enter the SCHOOL
ENTRANCE). The student’s admission fees (cash, checks,
money orders or purchase orders) should be placed in a sealed
envelope with: the name of your school name and phone # of
a contact person and the # of students attending written
legibly on the outside of the envelope.
The envelope should then be given to the Appalachian Festival
volunteer greeting the buses. This method is very important,
as we use this data to keep track of attendance.
3. There must be at least 1 chaperone for every 5 children.
Please advise your chaperones that they must stay with their
assigned group – AT ALL TIMES.
4. We recommend that students pack a bag lunch with a drink
in an unbreakable container. Coolers are permitted and picnic
tables are available in the picnic areas. Food and drinks
will also be available for purchase on the Festival grounds.
Groups are responsible for keeping the picnic area clean.
5. Please observe the arrival/departure time (9:00 a.m. -
2:00 p.m.). We know that you cannot always accurately predict
travel times, but the gates WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 9:00 a.m.
6. There’s an instructed craft area where the students
may construct Appalachian crafts at no charge. There’s
a limit of 2 crafts per student.
7. There are many items appropriate for children to purchase
for $1 and up, throughout the Festival. You may want to focus
your group on attending demonstrations, performances, the
Living History Areas and the other workshops before arriving.
8. EACH CHILD MUST WEAR A NAME BADGE INDICATING THEIR NAME
AND THEIR SCHOOLS’ NAME. We recommend that each class
design and color a badge with an Appalachian Mountain theme
to help chaperones and volunteers with identification.
9. We encourage your class to prepare for the Festival by
reading Appalachian Folk Tales and Stories, studying the
geography and history of the region, and formulating questions
for the musicians, storytellers and crafters. We will send
a packet of material in mid-April to assist you in getting
ready for the Festival. Please visit our Website www.appalachianfestival.org
for additional Appalachian Festival information, as it will
be updated as information becomes available.
10. This is an outdoor Festival along the Ohio River at Coney
Island. Please be prepared for inclement weather conditions.
Enjoy the day!
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