Scheduling Your Group Visit
Two-week advance reservations are required for educational programs, guided tours, scavenger hunts, and use of the Sports Gallery for a bag lunch.
 To make your reservation:
Call 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday-Friday.
757-393-8031 ext 21.
Field trips are scheduled Tuesdays-Fridays. The museum is closed on Mondays, Labor Day through Memorial Day.
After scheduling your visit, you will be faxed a reservation confirmation along with a packet including a map, payment form, and museum policies.
Group Pricing
Group pricing for 10 or more is $5.00 per student. Admission, the guided tour, and an educational program are included.
Payment
Payment for all programs, scavenger hunts, guided tours, and admissions are required in full on the day of the visit. Group rates apply for groups of 10 or more.
MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Checks should be made payable to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum.
When You Arrive
Education staff will greet your group at the front entrance on High Street.
The group leader should complete payment at the ticket office. Please have your confirmation letter, payment form (with total number of students and adults) and full payment in hand. If your departure time has changed, notify the education staff upon arrival. Free bus parking is available.
Parking instructions will be given upon arrival. If weather permits, please have students leave jackets and coats on the bus. Please have students deposit chewing gum in front entrance trashcan.
The Visit
| 9:45-10:00AM |
Orientation/Divide into two equal groups. Please have an idea of how the large group will be divided. |
| 10:00-11:00AM |
One group will tour upstairs and one group downstairs. The upstairs group will be divided into 4 smaller groups. Please have in mind which students and chaperones will be together. |
| 11:00-12:00PM |
Large groups will switch. |
| 12:00-12:30PM |
Students have bag lunch in the Sports Gallery if scheduled. |
1st Floor Tour Includes:
A short film, education program in the Promethean ACTIVclassroom, and the interactive exhibits.
2nd Floor Tour Includes:
Interactive exhibits and displays such as the Bon Secours Training Room, the Gymnasium, the Sportsplex, the Redskins Skybox, Virginia Golf Room, the Paul Sawyer Auto Racing Hall, the Reaction, Balance, and Leap Challenges.
Lunches
Students may bring a bag lunch and eat in the Sports Gallery before returning to school. Based upon availability, the Sports Gallery can be reserved at the time of scheduling.
The Final Score Gift Shop
Students will be given time to visit the gift shop if requested by the teacher. Requests must be made at the time the trip is scheduled. Only 10 students, with a chaperone, are allowed at a time in order to better serve you. Goody bags are available upon request at the time of scheduling. They cost only $1.00 each and include a key chain, bracelet, and pencil.
Chaperones/Student Conduct
One chaperone for every 10 students is required. For students grades K-2, we recommend one chaperone for every 8 students. The required chaperones are free. Additional chaperones will pay the same rate as the students. Chaperones are responsible for the behavior of the group and must remain with the group at all times. The museum reserves the right to terminate the visit of any group or individual, without reimbursement, that is inadequately supervised or fails to act responsibly.
Cancellations
If it becomes necessary to cancel your visit, please call at least one week in advance, or the total cost of the visit will be due. This policy applies to Healthy Life Grant recipients, also.
Late Arrivals
Please allow enough time to arrive 20 minutes prior to the scheduled time of your visit. If your group is more than 10 minutes late, we cannot guarantee the scheduled program or tour.
More Questions? Contact Shirley Martin, Education Director, at martins@vshfm.com or (757) 393-8031 ext 14. |
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