| Docent League of Southern California
The Docent League of Southern California was founded in 1973 as an association of docents from throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The goal of the Docent League is to develop a network of docents in order to share experiences, ideas, and to learn from one another regarding areas of mutual interest and concern.
Our membership base consists of docents from various art, natural and cultural museums, botanical gardens, zoos, aquaria, historical societies, and other like-minded organizations. Although the Docent League seeks to prioritize the successes and challenges that we face as volunteers, the organization is open to all docents, volunteers, and staff persons whose job is educational in character. Three programs are offered annually, from September through June.
The call for annual dues goes out at the start of the fiscal year, July 1st. Benefits extend through June 30th of the following year. Dues are $25.00 per institution and allow institutions to send both staff and volunteers to Docent League programs at the discounted member rate.
2004-2005 Programs
October 25, 2004
Valuing & Meeting the Needs of Our Diverse Populations
Rancho Los Cerritos
February 2005
Visitor Voices: Collaborative Program with the
Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC)
Location TBA
May 6, 2005
A Docent for the Mission or a Mission for the Docent: The Changing Roles of Docents
Skirball Cultural Center
Past Programs
Bringing History to Life and Life to History
Leonis Adobe
Visitors with Special Needs
LACMA
Alan Gartenhaus: Touring with Different Ages
Natural History Museum
Laurel Schmidt: Engaging your Audience with Interactive Techniques
Natural History Museum (all day practicum)
Putting the Value Back in Evaluation
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Huntington Library
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