School Visits

The reservation desk for schools and groups of children is closed from Monday 17 to Monday 24 July and from Monday 14 to Monday 21 August. The pre-reservation form is available here for coached visit and self-guided visits with tablets. Individual tours do not require any particular reservation.

Why should you come to The Olympic Museum with your class?

• Because the Olympic Games speak to young people:
  The Olympic Games speak to your pupils, whether they are athletes or spectators.
  The Olympic Games concern them because they reflect society’s concerns.

• Because TOM - The Olympic Museum is a stimulating and dynamic place:
  Interactive and multimedia museography makes the visit a participative experience.
  A team of motivated activity leaders (TOM Coaches) and convivial educational areas are available to school classes.

• Because the TOM Schools package is complementary to the school curriculum:
  The experiences on offer promote a cross-sector approach.
  They bring out each person’s competences.

How to visit

There are four possibilities for visiting The Museum with your class:

• Visit with a coach: discover an exhibition with an activity leader. Duration: 1½ hours. Reservation required.

• Visit with a coach + workshop: with an activity leader, discover an exhibition and take part in activities in the Gym’ or the Studio (TOM’s educational areas). Duration: Two 45-minute parts. Reservation required.

• Unaccompanied visit with tablet: tablet given, at no cost, to the teacher at the Museum welcome desk. The application contains different visits, depending on the age of the pupils. Reservation required.

• Unaccompanied visit: access to all the exhibition areas, except the educational areas. No reservation required.

What is the TOM package?

A choice of themes to satisfy every teacher:

Temporary exhibitions	I Shot Sport
Relevant educational fields
When	From 30.05 to 02.06 and from 03.07 to 17.11.2017
Age	9+
With coach	Visit + workshop
With tablet	Yes
Permanent exhibitions	How well do you know the Olympic Games?
Relevant educational fields
When	Permanent
Age	6+
With coach	Visit
With tablet	Yes
Permanent exhibitions	Destination Olympia
Relevant educational fields
When	Permanent
Age	6+
With coach	Visit + workshop
With tablet	Yes
Permanent exhibitions	All different, All winners
Relevant educational fields
When	Permanent
Age	9+
With coach	Visit + workshop
With tablet	No

Where does the TOM School experience take place?

• The visit part takes place in the permanent or temporary exhibition.
  
  N.B.: The exhibitions have a lot of content, and offer films and interactive activities that young people really enjoy. Think about leaving some free time for them.

• The workshops are held in the educational areas:
• The Gym’ advocates a sensorial approach. Activity modules invite visitors to touch and test in a bright and colourful environment.
• The Studio recalls the atmosphere of a television set. The activities that take place there are linked to the interpretation and construction of the sports image (films or photos) of the Olympic Games.

Further information

Information and reservation:

• Tel: +41 21 621 66 85
• Email: edu.museum@olympic.org

Testimony

“I also want to tell you that I really appreciated the welcome I was given during my visit by the TOM Coach responsible for the Gym’ at the entrance, and the welcome desk staff, who gave me a free ticket for teachers preparing work on the Olympic Games. Thank you for this welcome!” Anne Debailleul-Hostaux, teacher

Do you want to get involved?

To keep in touch with the constraints of the school world and the challenges and trends in education, the Museum is creating a pool of reference teachers. They are required to attend two annual meetings and to respond to periodic electronic consultations. In exchange, The Museum offers exclusive advantages to you and your class.

Find out more: edu.museum@olympic.org