CIG Fort St Jean State Historic Site Feb 2016

Certified Interpretive Guide Training Workshop

February 8-11, 2016
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
155 rue Jefferson
Natchitoches, LA



Earn your CIG and enjoy the history and beauty of Natchitoches, Louisiana with your trainers, NAI’s Master Interpretive Manager and retired Chief of Interpretation for Arkansas State Parks, Jay Miller, and Rusty Scarborough, raptor rehabilitator, CIG trainer, and Interpretation Supervisor at Walter B. Jacobs Nature Park, Shreveport.

Natchitoches is one of Louisiana’s oldest cities. French Canadian Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis founded Natchitoches in 1714. The area is rich in Native American, French, and Southern history, including plantation tours, house tours, and historic events. During this workshop we will discuss interpretation of historic sites, telling difficult stories, and will enjoy tours and programs in Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site. From our location you can walk along Cane River Lake past historic homes to the restaurants and shops of historic downtown Natchitoches. Natchitoches is the perfect place for a winter workshop.
 
Certified Interpretive Guide is an internationally recognized certification for those who present programs in any form, including guided walks, city tours, historic sites, natural areas, programs for schools, and more. You will learn the history and art of interpretation. By including your certification with your name, on business cards, in your resume, and by wearing your CIG pin, you let your employer and your audience know that you have a command of interpretive skills, and that you have made the effort to be among the best in your field. Certification is a way to raise your interpretation to a higher level and document that you possess skills and knowledge that allow you to perform effectively in the interpretation profession.

This 32-hour course includes:
  • history, definition, and principles of interpretation
  • making your programs purposeful, enjoyable, relevant, organized, and thematic
  • using tangible objects to connect audiences to intangible ideas and universal concepts in interpretive programs
  • presentation and communication skills
  • certification requirements (open book exam; program outline; 10-min. presentation)
  • all materials, workbook, and CIG course textbook

Additional Resources
If you wish to purchase your own books, please visit the NAI store www.interpnet.com/store The books are $107.00 for current members and $135.00 for non-members plus shipping.

You may wish to purchase the books after you have paid for your registration to this workshop and receive the discounted member rate. It is recommended that you look over the material in advance to allow you to focus more on class activities during the workshop.

All materials included in your course will be shipped to your instructor.

Texts used are:

    The Gifts of Interpretation (Larry Beck and Ted Cable)
    Interpretation: Making a Difference on Purpose (Sam Ham)
    Personal Interpretation (Lisa Brochu and Tim Merriman)
    Interpreting our Heritage (Freeman Tilden)

Further Information
For more information about the course, please contact Jay S. Miller at InterpComm@SBCglobal.net or call (501) 425-6225.

   Price With Certification
 Price without Certification
Early
  $390  $290
Regular
(as of 1/23) 		 $415  $315


Special Terms and Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed, postmarked, or faxed by January 24, 2016; a nonrefundable processing fee of $50.00 will be assessed. Emailed cancellations should be sent to registration@interpnet.com. Cancellations cannot be made by phone.

No refunds will be given after January 24, 2016.
When
2/8/2016 - 2/11/2016
Where
Fort St Jean Baptiste State Historic Site 155 Rue Jefferson Natchitoches, LA UNITED STATES
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