What to Bring to Pioneer Sholes School
For an all day teacher-led trip each participant should bring:

1. Out door clothing appropriate for the weather. (Period costumes are optional.)
2. A sack lunch with foods appropriate for the date represented.
3. A bottle of drinking water to be consumed with lunch. (No milk!)
4. A pencil. (No ballpoint pens or markers!)
5. The copybook or notebook paper.

Each visiting teacher should also bring:

1. Additional drinking water (one or two gallons) and paper cups.
2. Baby wipes for cleaning hands.
3. Garbage bags for trash removal.
4. A cell phone for use in case of emergency.
5. Lesson plans, etc. (Craft supplies and playground equipment are optional.)

Pioneer Sholes School and LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve Provide:

1. Use of the school grounds, building, and privies.
2. Facsimile textbooks, slates and slate pencils.
3. Appropriate seating for twenty-four children and three adults.
4. Toilet paper for the privies.
5. A fire extinguisher.
6. A fist aid kit
7. Broom & dustpan.
8. Free Pioneer Sholes School buttons for all visiting children.
9. Brochures and other free literature for distribution as the teacher sees fit.
10. A guest book for all visitors to sign.

Note Well:

There is no snow removal service in the winter. Plan accordingly!

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