Educator Discovery Bins from The Morton Arboretum

Complete the registration form below in order to request/reserve one of our 8 teacher checkout bins. Each bin contains materials, tools, and lessons to bring the Next Generation Science Standards alive in your classroom. Bins are organized by grade-level and are aligned with our current field trip offerings. Reserve a bin before or after your trip to extend your students' learning. These are different than the IDNR loaning trunks. For details concerning IDNR trunk availability, contact Megan Kuhl-Horbin at mkuhl-horbin@mortonar.org


PLEASE NOTE: Each bin can be reserved for no more than 2 weeks at a time. Educators who borrow the materials are responsible for picking up and dropping off the bin. Teachers who borrow the materials are also responsible for returning all of the items and may be asked to replace lost of missing items.


We are instituting contactless pick-up and drop-off. For any questions or concerns, please contact Lauren Incrocci (lincrocci@mortonarb.org) or Megan Kuhl-Horbin (mkuhl-horbin@mortonarb.org). Discovery bins are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.


Please allow up to 7 days to process your request and to coordinate and confirm pick-up logistics; registrations are checked and processed on Tuesdays.

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By supplying this information, you are helping us track who in the Chicagoland area is using our resources and how many students will benefit from these bins.

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Limit: 1 bin per lender per lending period. Exceptions can be made depending on availability and time of the year.

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Monday through Friday preferred. Saturday and Sunday availability is possible but limited. Please allow 7 days for processing.

*Please keep in mind that the Arboretum closes at sunset.

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Monday through Friday preferred. Saturday and Sunday availability is possible but limited. Please allow 7 days for processing.

*Please keep in mind that the Arboretum closes at sunset.

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Monday through Friday preferred. Saturday and Sunday availability is possible but limited. Please allow 7 days for processing.

*Please keep in mind that the Arboretum closes at sunset.

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Your lending period will default to 2 weeks after you pick up the bin at the same pick-up time window as your pick-up time. If you would like it loaned to you for a shorter period, or would like to identify a different drop-off time window (between 7am-4pm, M-F), please identify it here.


Agreements

I understand that as the educator checking out this resource, I am responsible to return the contents in the condition they were loaned to me. I understand that I may be asked to replace any lost or missing items.

I understand that it may take up to a week (7 days) to process this request and that this is a registration form and not a guarantee of the dates indicated above. I understand that the School Programs Specialist will follow up with me via email to confirm a pick-up date and time.

Due to the contactless pick-up and drop-off, I understand that I must be prompt and punctual during my designated 60-minute pick-up and drop-off window. I understand that if I cannot make these dates/times, I should contact the School Programs Specialist (mkuhl-horbin@mortonarb.org) as soon as possible. I understand that I am only able to pick-up and drop-off Monday through Friday between the open hours of 7AM and 6PM (unless limited weekend dates were agreed upon). I understand that I CANNOT leave the bin with any staff (i.e. security, gatehouse, visitor service desk), and must be left outside the Education Support Building, per the directions in the confirmation email.