DIA Homeschool Day--Tours and Workshops

All attendees should arrive and enter through out John R/DFT/Group Entrance.

After check in, we will break into groups no larger than 10 (including children and adults). You can then walk to the Student Lunchroom where you can sign up for whichever tours you and your group are interested in. Groups are welcome to sign up for multiple guided experiences/times. The times and subject matter of the guided experiences are below. Please note, there are currently no PreK student tours, but there are some gallery games on hand for our younger learners.

9:30 – 10:15 –Grades 6-8 –Broad Shaping Identity

10:15 – 11:00– Grades K-5 –Learning to Look

11:00 – 11:45 – Grades 6-8 –Thinking through Art

11:45 – 12:30 – Grades K-5 –Thinking through Art

12:30 – 1:15 – Grades 6-8 –Social Emotional Learning

1:15 – 2:00 – Grades K-5 –Social Emotional Learning

There is a free hands-on artmaking workshop from 9:30 to 2:00. This will be located in the museums learning studio and no registration is required. You can drop-in at any point during that time, all ages are welcome.

There is no space for bagged lunches so please leave all food at home.  If you are interested in purchasing food from the Café DIA that will be open starting at 11:30 AM

Remember that backpacks of all kinds (even purse backpacks) are not allowed in the museum. They do not allow water bottles, canteens or any liquids or food inside. Diaper bags are fine as long as they are not worn on the back.

PARENT CHAPERONE REMINDERS:

Visiting the DIA will be a unique and extraordinary art museum experience. In order for your school to fully enjoy the DIA, we strongly encourage you to read and enforce our unique chaperoning guidelines explained below.

▪ Remember to NO backpacks or purse size backpacks.

▪ Groups should be 10 students or less and at least 1 chaperone.

▪ Remind your group to keep their hands to themselves, and Do Not Touch the Art – everyone should enjoy the art with their eyes.

▪ Refrain from electronic distractions, e.g. cellphone use, headphones etc. for long periods of time. This may prohibit you from actively monitoring your group’s behavior.

▪ Require your group to use “walking feet” while exploring the museum.

▪ Reduce your group’s noise level. If you hear loud voices within your group, remind your group that they should be using indoor/library voices.

▪ Refrain from using Kresge Court or our Café DIA as lounging areas. Please only utilize those areas if everyone is purchasing items.

▪ Record your experience with photos, but please make sure the flash is turned off.

It is the responsibility of the chaperone to enforce all of the aforementioned guidelines. If you do not, our DIA Protection Services team may approach you during your visit to reinforce this information. If our Protection Services team has to approach anyone from your school more than once regarding

disruptive/disorderly behavior, you may be asked to wait in the group entrance until your group’s visit is done.