School Groups
Before you Arrive

Theater Deposit: A $50 deposit is required for group reservations for the Museum theaters. If we do not receive your deposit 10 business days prior to your reservation, your theater reservations are subject to cancellation.
Payment can be made by:

Credit card - please call (512) 936-4649
School check payable to BBTSHM.
Send checks to:
BBTSHM
Attn: Reservations
P.O. Box 12874
Austin, TX 78711

Select your chaperones and coordinate plans with them. Communicate your itinerary including the departure time to all chaperones. Collect chaperone
funds.

Chaperones must be at least 18 years old.
There must be at least one chaperone for every 10 students.
Chaperones may not bring additional children.

Chaperone responsibilities include helping to ensure a safe and pleasant Museum experience for their group:

Stay with their group at all times.
Manage their group and be responsible for their group's behavior and safety
Guide student exploration of the Museum exhibits.

Review the expected Museum behavior for students. For the safety and well-being of your students and the Museum, please make sure your students understand to:

Stay in their chaperone-led groups at all times
Use indoor voices
Walk at all times
Use pencils and do not rest materials on exhibits to write
Refrain from the following which are NOT ALLOWED at any time:
- Using cameras in the exhibits and theaters
- Consuming food or drinks and chewing gum in the exhibits and theaters
- Bringing backpacks, lunches, earphones and cell phones into the Museum.

Coordinate plans with the bus driver(s).

Copy and review driving, arrival, parking and departing instructions with the bus drivers
Arrange lunch delivery time (if applicable).
Arrange pick-up time for group departure.

Take a final head count of all students, teachers and chaperones.

Collect chaperone funds.

Encourage students, teachers and chaperones to download a visitor's guide to become acquainted with the Museum's exhibits before they arrive.
Click here for download.