Teacher’s Checklist for Self-Guided Visits to the Getty Center

Print this checklist for your reference.

If you have any questions, call Visitor Services at (310) 440–7300 and speak with a school group associate. 

Chaperones
[ ] Download the Getty Center Chaperone and Picnic Guidelines document from getty.edu: 
http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/downloads/chaperone_picnic_guidelines_center.rtf

[ ] Recruit chaperones—one for every 15 students (each must be over age 18 and they cannot be students). 

[ ] Meet with chaperones, and share Getty Center Chaperone Guidelines. Discuss their roles and responsibilities, and your expectations for the visit.

Teacher Preparation for the Lesson
[ ] Attend a Teacher Orientation Workshop if you haven't self-guided a class at the Getty Center before. 

[ ] Choose Visit Activities for your visit. Print out and photocopy worksheets for your students to use at the Getty Center. (http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/activities.html)
OR
[ ] Create your own gallery lesson. Ideas and suggestions are available in Visit Activities. 
Note: Galleries on the first floor of the North Pavilion will be closed for renovations starting November 11, 2008, and will reopen in fall of 2009. These galleries include displays of the Getty's collection of antiquities, glass, ceramics, and bronze sculpture.

[ ] Search this Web site for information on works of art, grade-specific gallery activities, artists, upcoming exhibitions, lectures, and events. 

[ ] Use the Getty Center map to plan your trip. http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/downloads/center_map.pdf

Prepare Your Students
[ ] Watch the pre-visit video with your students and go through the "Video Introduction to the Getty" activity with your class. The videos are also available online in the "Video Introduction to the Getty Center" pre-visit activity (http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/activity_pre_videointro.html)

[ ] Do the "Protecting Art for Future Generations" activity http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/activity_pre_protectingart.html

Other Reminders
[ ] Have students pack lunches in small paper bags to fit into provided storage coolers. For more information, see Getty Center Chaperone and Picnic Guidelines (see link at top of document). 

[ ] Make legible name tags.

Upon Your Arrival at the Getty Center
[ ] Leave the following on the bus, or in the car. These cannot be brought into the Museum:
water bottles
backpacks
umbrellas
gum/food
pens (pencils are OK)
markers

[ ] Look for a School Group Volunteer in a green vest on parking level P1. The volunteer will lead your class to the picnic area where you will either eat right away or store your lunches. Your assigned picnic time corresponds to your arrival time. For more information, see Getty Center Chaperone and Picnic Guidelines (see link at top of this document).

[ ] Divide students into groups of 15 (or fewer). Remind chaperones to stay with the groups at all times and only allow one group from your school in a gallery at a time.

[ ] Agree on a time and place to meet after you are done visiting the galleries.

[ ] Borrow pencils and clipboards from the Museum's School Group Area. Please return these materials to the same place. Remind students not to point at the art with their pencils.

[ ] Give students the appropriate worksheets for the activities they will do in the galleries. Have the chaperones review with the students the order in which they will visit the galleries and do the activities.