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our web site. JVA is a firm that specializes in Interpretive Master
Planning and Interpretive Training courses and workshops. We are one
of the few firms offering interpretive consultant services that is
staffed by "professionally trained"
interpreters. We bring a strong academic interpretive background mixed with lots of field
experience with 30 years of "doing" interpretive
master planning and staff interpretive training as well as teaching university courses in
interpretation. Scroll down for more details on what we do.
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My new BLOG: http://interpretationflypaper.blogspot.com/
I created this new JVA blog as a place where folks find out where we
might be, what projects we are working on, ask questions and keep in touch. I call
it "Interpretation Flypaper". Take a look.
Also look at some of our projects/training pictures on: http://pinterest.com/jvainterp/.
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Check out JVA on Pintrest
- lots of past project picture postings: http://pinterest.com/jvainterp/
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JVA InterpNEWS - our own
international heritage interpretation news magazine. The March/April (sloth cover) issue is currently available. It
has great articles in it, new books, and more. We have over 10 new articles coming
in for the May/June issue. If you would like to receive a free digital copy, send me your
e-mail and I will send you the current issue and add you to the list. jvainterp@aol.com I am always
looking for new articles on creative and innovative interpretation! We just passed
over 3000 subscribers (it's FREE) in 22 countries !!! WOW.
  
Jan/Feb 2013 - Lighthouse, March/April - Sloth Cover, May/June issue - in
production - sea turtle nesting track.
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e-interp -
JVA's new web-based interpretive training courses now available.
We are pleased to announce that JVA, working with educational internet
provider cpd4education (www.cdp4education.co.uk)
are now offering a variety of web-based interpretive training "on-line
courses". The first courses now available include:
1. Introduction to Interpretive Services
Cost: £75 for 90 day access
Fast Track enrolment via Credit Card / PayPal
Purchase Order subscription:
Organizations may order one or more subscriptions by downloading a form and returning it
together with an official signed purchase order. Payment is required within 30 days of
invoice date and, once received; delegate(s) will be emailed when access is given to the
course.
Link: http://bit.ly/introinterpretation
This basic introduction to interpretive services is designed for individuals who find
themselves in interpretive positions, but have had no formal professional training in
interpretation. It’s designed to give participants a solid background on
interpretive philosophy, theory and principles.
2. Planning Interpretive Panels
Cost:
£30 for 90 day access
Fast Track enrolment via Credit Card / PayPal
Purchase Order subscription:
Organizations may order one or more subscriptions by downloading a form
and returning it together with an official signed purchase order.
Payment is required within 30 days of invoice date and, once received;
delegate(s) will be emailed when access is given to the course.
Link: http://bit.ly/interpretivepanels
With interpretive panels being one of the most common interpretive communication media,
this course will help interpreters with no formal training in interpretation to plan and
design truly "interpretive" panels. The course provides lots of photo examples
of successful panel graphics and text – and notes that "interpretive panels
don’t have to be square anymore". Take a look at some of our examples
from the course below!
 
For more details on these and forth coming e-interp training courses click HERE.
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Interpretive Planning - Mass Customization,
Experience Economy, Markets of One and More. Ya -we do that... as part of every
interpretive plan.
JVA is the first interpretive planning and training firm to have been
incorporating experience based and outcome based interpretive planning to all of our
projects. Here is an article we developed on this topic. To read it click Here.
We feel that for every $1.00 you spend on interpretation you should get $2.00 or
more back in Benefits! If you aren't getting cost effective interpretation,
contact us to find out how to put the experience economy to work for you and grow your
audience. Work smarter, not harder.
 
It's all about the experience - markets of one, mass customization and authenticity are
now part of all our interpretive plans. Don't send out an interpretive planning
Request for Proposal without asking for experience in these expertise's for your project.
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Our 2013 Interpretive Course Menu for in-house/contract interpretive
training: Click Here
 
Interpreting historic temples on Malta. Part of a JVA 5-day interpretive
course on interpretation strategies for Malta (temple tour and class photo).
We have over 30 new and advanced interpretive training opportunities, from one day
seminars to 3-4 day university level interpretive courses. If you need interpretive
training, for docents/volunteers or for advanced staff, check this out.
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New JVA Books now available for
purchase:
This is exciting news.
My current text book "Interpretive Master Planning"
which was published by Acorn Naturalists, just went "out of print", as Acorn
wanted to get out of the publishing business. I had been looking for a new
publisher, and as chance would have it, found a great one. MuseumEtc - (http://museumsetc.com/)
located in Edinburgh, Scotland just publish the new "revised edition"of
my book. The revised edition has several changes in it including new photographs and
planning examples. In addition, I have many articles I've written on interpretation
that they are interested in publishing as well, including some of my Interpretive Graphic
Standards documents, and new concepts for interpretive planning. So we have a
two volume set:
Volume 1: Interpretive Master Planning - Strategies for the New Millennium.
Volume 2: Interpretive Master Planning - Interpretive Philosophy, Theory and
Practice Updates.
NEW- recently released " The Interpretive Trainers
Handbook".
  
Here is the web site for more information: http://museumsetc.com/products/interpretation
Copies can also be purchased from Acorn Naturalists www.acornnaturalists.com
I have received my copies and they are now available for sale (as
two-volume sets only).
The two-volume set in paperback: $97.00 -
includes shipping.
The two-volume set in hard cover: $149.00 -
includes shipping.
Discounts are available for multiple copies
- e-mail me for details.
You can e-mail me your order - checks, money orders
or purchase orders for payment are fine, made out to John Veverka. I would
be happy to autograph or personalize the copies too if you wanted. You can mail your
order to me at: JVA, 2069 Ashland Ave., Okemos, MI 48864. Feel
free to e-mail me if you have any questions: jvainterp@aol.com.
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Credentials and Qualifications
The first question you should always ask a perspective
consultant in interpretive planning or training, is "how did you learn how to do it
in the first place"? What qualifies you to be a
consultant anyway and what makes you an expert in interpretation?
This is the first page you should look for when visiting any interpretive consultants web
site - their qualifications.
That's a question I get asked from time to time - and it's a fair
question. So to learn more about JVA Credentials and Qualifications to be a
interpretation "consultant" - CLICK HERE.
I'm also a National Association for
Interpretation:
Certified Interpretive Planner
Certified Interpretive Trainer.
and a Certified Heritage Interpreter -
Canada. This is a
National Certification authorized by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council
   
All of the above certifications are based on both
written exams, reviewing a video of JV conducting an interpretation training course, and
personal interview (Canada). The NAI Certifications also require a review of
interpretive products (examples of completed interpretive plans or training lesson plans).
But every consultant looks good on the
web and with a resume.. I feel our projects speak for themselves which is why I post
links to our clients - you can ask them how we did. And if you're sending your project out
for a bid, always ask the bidder to send you a sample of their product - like a recent
interpretive plan. I bet you'll be surprised at the differences in what some consider an
"interpretive plan". If you would like
an outline of what goes into one of our interpretive plans (content outline) Click Here.
So scroll
down to see what's new, and check out our 2010 projects and clients. We do keep
busy! The index on the left will take you to our LIBRARY and other pages as well.
And when you search for - or interview -
an Interpretive Consultant for a project, don't forget to ask the question
of "what qualifies you to be one"? It's one of the most important
questions you may ask, for the success of your project really may depend on that
answer.
Well, enjoy your visit and e-mail me if you
have any questions at all: jvainterp@aol.com
And if you want to see some of our products to review and compare against others, just
ask. Our products speak for themselves.
Cheers - JV
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JVA UK Interpretive Training Update for 2013
New interpretive courses for Snowdonia
National Park Training Center, Wales, UK. Note that these training
courses bring in an international market, with participants in past courses coming in from
as far away as South Africa (Director of the Nelson Manduela Museum), Sweden and the
Channel Islands, Ireland and even the USA.
Courses for 2013:
30 April - 3 May : Interpretive Master
Planning - Interpretive Master Planning will cover the cutting
edge in interpretive planning – markets of one, experience based planning, mass
customization and more. Bring your plan with you to work on in the course.
4-6 September: Training for Interpretive
Trainers. The "Training for Interpretive Trainers" course is designed for
curators, education supervisors, university instructors teaching interpretive units, and
any person responsible for interpretive training for seasonal or full
time interpretive staff. How to teach interpretation to others - provoke, relate and
reveal.
Contact: Beth.Cluer@eryri-npa.gov.uk for details and
be added to the mailing list, or John Veverka at: jvainterp@aol.com for course content.
Check out our new text book: The Interpretive Trainers Handbook which will be provided to
course participants for the interpretive trainers course.
We offer 30 different interpretive training courses and can customize one for your
organization or agency.
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NEW - Request
for Proposal Example Templates for
"Interpretive Master Planning, Interpretive Exhibit Planning, and
Planning/Design/Fabrication for Interpretive Panels and wayfinding systems" available
from JVA. If you would like a copy just send me an e-mail and I can send you a copy. This was originally
developed for members of the National Park Service Gateways Program.
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Great News - New Books -
JV's Interpretive Master Planning text book has been published in Chinese
and soon to be published in Italian (target date in 2013) as well.
  
John Veverka is pleased to announce that his text book Interpretive Master Planning has been published in Chinese.
This was a project coordinated with Peking University, Center for Recreation
and Tourism Research and the China Travel and Tourism Press. "It
is hoped that the publication of this book in Chinese will help advance interpretation in
China as well as serve as a planning guide for further developing China's cultural and
natural treasures for its expanding tourism markets." CTTP.
The Languages of Live Interpretation- Canadian
Museum of Civilization
John was asked to write a chapter/section in the book "The
Languages of Live Interpretation" (shown above right) edited by Jean-Marc
Blais of the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Quebec.
The book focuses on a variety of live interpretation methods in museums (theater,
animation, etc.) with examples from several different authors. John's chapter, "The Language of Live Interpretation: Making
Contact", focuses on basic interpretive planning, learning
concepts and interpretive techniques for the planning and delivery of live interpretive
programs. The book is available from: The Canadian Museum
of Civilization. Here is the link to their book store if you're interested in
getting a copy. http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/cyberboutique/the-Books-scln--scln--cln-Museum-publications--dsh--Museology/Categories
NEW JVA Interpretive Planning Books now available (see note above) !
Volume 1: Interpretive Master Planning - Strategies for the New
Millennium.
Volume 2: Interpretive Master Planning - Interpretive Philosophy, Theory and
Practice Updates.
Another NEW JV book "The Interpretive Trainers Handbook"
is also now available from MuseumsEtc. and can be purchased from Acorn Naturalists: www.acornnaturalists.com
http://museumsetc.com/products/interpretation
for ordering information from the UK and Europe.
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Need Interpretive Training for Docents, Seasonal Staff, or Full Time Staff?
 
  
 
Photos from some of our international training courses
(graduates of our 5-day interpretation overview course on Malta - top left;
Planning/presenting Live Interpretive Programs course in Wales - top right, and graduates
of our 5-day Interpretive Master Planning course in Slovenia - bottom left), Parks Canada
and Dawson City Museum Interpretive training - Dawson City, Canada, and our BEGN -
Botanical Garden Education Network - England workshop (bottom left). Bottom right,
participants in our "Introduction to Heritage Interpretation - Interpreting your
Geological Heritage" developed for the Institute
of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Athens, Greece (2007). Bottom left-
Natural England Interpretive Guide Training, England, 09. Bottom right - participants in
the Snowdonia National Park Training Center - Introduction to Interpretation Course, May
09, and participants in our May 2010 Interpretive Media Course at SNP.
Plan for your interpretive training
programs now. I provide 1 day to 5- day interpretive training courses for
parks, historic sites, museums and related heritage attractions. From skill training
in how to plan and deliver an interpretive walk, tour or program, to the basics in
interpretive communication. My training courses PROVOKE, RELATE and REVEAL - and add in
some magic to ensure participants can DO what we teach. Lots of hands on as well as
"minds-on" experiences.
Some of our courses include:
- An introduction to basic interpretive services.
- Planning and conducting guided tours and programs.
- Developing themes, objectives and programs with
sparkle.
- Interpretive Media Planning and Design.
- Interpretive Master Planning
- Marketing for heritage sites and attractions.
- Museum/historical society guide/docent training -
provoke, relate, and reveal your story.
- Evaluation strategies for interpretive exhibits,
programs or related services.
- Visitor center exhibit planning, design and
evaluation.
- Market survey research and audience analysis - who
are your visitors, and who do you want them to be?
- Interpretive writing that provokes, relates, and
reveals (Tilden was right)!
- The art of teaching interpretation to others
(Train the Trainers workshops).
COST: $900/day of training plus travel
expenses.
I also provide advanced
courses on interpretive planning, exhibit and visitor center
planning and evaluation of interpretive programs and services as well.
All of our courses are based on years of
"doing" interpretation, not just theory. Contact me if you have any
questions at: jvainterp@aol.com. You can also go here for more information on our training services.
Some of our past/current interpretive
training clients:
* MetroParks of the Toledo (0hio) Area.
* US Army Corps of Engineers
* Parks Canada
* Snowdonia National Park Training Center -
Wales, UK.
* Florida State Parks
* The Countryside Counsel of Wales, UK.
* Norfolk Tourism, UK..
* Plus a bunch more.
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Interpretive Planning and Interpretive Training
JVA News - Recently completed/current projects
for 2012- 2013.
For our 2011 completed projects click HERE
 Chessie
Circle Trail - Interpretive Master Plan - Toledo, Ohio. The Chessie Circle
Trail is a rails-to-trail program owned and managed by a partnership of organizations
including: Metro Parks of the Toledo Area; the University of Toledo; the Wood County Park
District; and the Wood County Park Authority. The trail was part of the old
"Terminal Railroad" that served the regions massive industrial sites, and
eventually becoming part of the Chessie Line. The rail-to-trail segment is 11
miles long and will serve both bicycles and hiking activities. Interpretation will
focus in part on the railroad history the trail illustrates and the communities and
industries it once served. This project started in May and will continue through
September, 2013. As we start the on-site evaluation some photos will follow.
 MetroParks of the Toledo Area - Interpretive Training. JVA
conducted a 4-day Interpretive Master Planning course for MetroParks staff.
Participants brought interpretive planning projects with them to work on during the
course and left with solid working drafts of their plans, along with the knowledge to
complete and implement them. May, 2013.
MetroParks of the Toledo Area - Providence MetroPark. JVA,
working with The Collaborative. Inc (A great Landscape Architect firm located in
Toledo, Ohio), has been selected to develop the Interpretive Master Plan for Providence
MetroPark. This is a unique park in that it has a wonderful Canal history and
features a summer canal boat ride experience. It is also the location for a historic
grist mill. The project will officially start in April and be completed in June/July
2013. A few photos of Providence MetroPark are provided below.
  
 University
of Michigan-Flint. Provide a lecture on the
role of heritage interpretation in public history program, services development, U-M
Department of History -Public History Program. April
2013.University of Michigan-Flint. U-M
Department of History -Public History Program. April
2013.
 Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, New
Jersey. JVA, with the project team of Management Analysis Inc.,
was awarded the contract to develop the refuge "Visitor Services Management
Plan".. The project began in February and will continue through 2014. JVA
will be responsible for the interpretive services analysis and future interpretive
development strategy. Photo - Cape May Hurricane Sandy
damage/flooding. You can visit their web site at: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/capemay/.
 
 US Army Corps of Engineers, Interpretive
Services Course, January 2013. Huntsville, AL. This intensive 4-day
interpretive services planning and coaching course for ACOE Rangers included interpretive
theory and practical hands-on experiences planning and designing interpretive media and
live programs. (Group photo - left, designing interpretive panels
project - right photo).
 
 Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center,
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, Hayward, California. JVA
assisted the interpretive staff in developing an interpretive exhibit plan for new
Interpretive Center Exhibits, and exhibit development recommendations for exterior
interpretive signage. You can visit this site at: www.haywardrec.org. Site photos below.
 
US Army Corps of Engineers - Interpretive
Training. JVA was just awarded a new 5-year interpretive training
contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers, starting in 2013. We will be
teaching the introductory Interpretive Services course, offered twice
each year in Huntsville, Alabama, and a new Advanced Interpretive Services
course for supervisors and managers, offered once a year in Portland, OR. We will
also be updating the courses lesson plans, instruction manual, resource CD and pre-post
test exams for the new sessions as well.
 National Parks of South Korea/Daegu
University - Environmental Education Center Concept Development/ Interpretive Plan - Pilot
Project - Gyeryonsan National Park. JVA
working on the team with Dr. Ju-Hee Lee, Deagu University, was contracted by the Korea
National Park Service to develop the initial interpretive concept for
development of a National Parks Environmental Education Center. This is a pilot
project at Gyeryonsan National Park, that will eventually be
used as a model to develop EE Centers in other Korea National Parks. This project
includes: site selection for the first National Park EE Center; development of the EE
building concept footprint and building program; concepts for outdoor EE facilities
including demonstration and activity areas; EE Discovery Trails; EE Center program topics
and content recommendations; and EE market development. The pilot concept
design/interpretive plan was completed in January 2013..
 Historic Falmouth (Stafford County, Virginia)
Interpretive Master Plan. JVA in partnership with Lynn Knight of Management
Analysis, Inc. (Virginia) were award the contract to develop the Interpretive
Master Plan and Heritage Tourism Analysis/Potential for the historic
community of Falmouth, Virginia. Many of Falmouth's early buildings remain standing,
including the Cotton Warehouse; Duff Green Warehouse; Cambridge Inn, Temperance Tavern;
Barnes House; Magistrate's Office (right photo); Counting House; Basil
Gordon House; Moncure Conway House (boyhood home of the South's most
prominent abolitionist- middle photo); and Shelton Cottage. For more information
about the history of Falmouth (and Stafford County) click on this link: http://www.staffordcountyhistoricalsociety.org/places.html#
  
 Newcastle Universities Centre for Culture
and Heritage Studies in the UK is developing a new suite of Postgraduate
e-learning programs in Heritage Management and Tourism. The program includes 6
modules with each module having 8 unites in it. For the Communication and
Interpretation Module, I have been asked to create the Units for: "Communication and
Interpretation Planning and Programming" and the unit on "Guiding
and providing information for visitors". I have started working
on these Units and hope to have them completed in October. Each Unit will require
about 15 hours of student engagement time. I'll provide more information on
the total heritage studies program as it is further developed. It is planned to
attract an international audience. - jv
 Snowdonia National Park Training Center,
Wales, UK. JV had the pleasure of teaching a 4-day Interpretive
Master Planning Course at the training center - June, 2012. Besides
participants from the UK, we were pleased to welcome participants from Italy, Romania,
Spain, and Sweden. Pictures from the course are posted at my Pintrest site: http://pinterest.com/jvainterp. (you may have to cut and paste this link). Our group photo is
provided below. Also a pic from our field trip to the Welsh National Slate
Museum. Our next course will be in September on Planning/Design of
Interpretive Media.
 
US Army Corps of Engineers Interpretive
Services Course, June, 2012, Huntsville, Alabama. The course covered
the basics of interpretive services theory, planning and practice. Participants
developed draft interpretive panels and exhibits, as well as having to plan and present a
live interpretive program, of their choice, illustrating the use of interpretation as a
management tool, and based on a theme, objectives, and Tilden's principles. One of
the group programs, on Mayfly emergence issues at parks, was really good and luckily I
could video it. The YouTube link in provided. Pictures from the course are
posted at my Pintrest site: http://pinterest.com/jvainterp.
(You may have to cut and paste this link).
 
The COE June 2012 Class (left) and a photo from the Mayfly program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v66l2RiFb3Y&feature=youtu.be
 Old Baldy Foundation, Old
Baldy Lighthouse Interpretive Master Plan/Exhibit Concept Design Plan. JVA with Kaser
Design, was awarded the contract to develop the Interpretive Master Plan and new museum
exhibit concept designs for the Old Baldy Lighthouse, located on Bald Head Island, North
Carolina. The project will run till June 2013. You can visit this site at: http://www.oldbaldy.org/HOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx.
 Korea National
Arboretum. JVA, working with Dr. Ju-Hee Lee of Daegu
University (Korea), began working on a new project for the Korean
National Arboretum in 2012, developing an interpretive training
program/exhibit planning training program, for Arboretum Staff. I will be
working on a strategy for training people who want to be an expert on Interpretive
Education and Exhibit Planning in Arboretum settings for the first phase. Current
work includes developing the full curricula for the training program as well as
lesson plans, teaching aides and related materials, all of which will be translated into
Korean. I just finished my new book "An Interpretive Trainers
Handbook" which will be incorporated into the training program. The
project will continue through 2015. Some photos from the Korea National Arboretum
from a recent visit.
 
US Army Corps of Engineers and MWH Americas,
Inc. Atchafalaya Basin Project - Basin Floodway Interpretive Master Plan.
JVA is subcontracting to MWH Americas, Inc., to develop the Interpretive Master
Plan for the COE Atchafalaya Basin Project, in New Orleans, LA. The Basin is one of
the nation's last great river swamps. You can see the site brochure at http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/bro/AtchafalayaBasinProject.pdf.
This project began in January, 2011 and run through September 2012 Here are
some general photos from this incredible resource. See if you can spot the
alligator!
 
US Army Corps of Engineers, Bonnet
Carre Spillway (St. Charles Parish, Louisiana), Interpretive
Plan Implementation. JVA, subcontracting with Gulf
South Research Company, and working in association with MWH
Americas, Inc., will be continuing our work on the interpretive services and
media development as recommended in the Interpretive Master Plan developed by JVA last
year. The interpretive plan implementation project will include: design and
fabrication of numerous interpretive panels, interpretive kiosks, several interpretive
exhibits for the Project Office, development of the recommended self-guiding auto tour
with guide booklet, and a self-guiding birding trail brochure with recommenced watchable
wildlife stops and blinds. Also included is cell-phone interpretation set-up for the
total site. This project began in late October 2009 and was completed in early
2012. You can visit this site at: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/recreation/rec_bonnetcarre.asp
 
A view of the Bonnet Carre Spillway (left) and a general view of one
of the many fishing ponds in the extensive recreation area of the spillway basin.
 US Army Corps of Engineers -
Interpretive Training. JVA was awarded a new 5-year interpretive
services training contract for teaching two 3-day "Interpretive
Services" courses each year for the COE at their Huntsville, AL
training center. Our 2012 courses are set for January and June,
2012. JVA has been providing this interpretive training course for the
Corps of Engineers for the past 20 years, and is pleased to be able to continue providing
this valuable training for the COE.
 
Participants in the January 2011 Interpretive Services course - one
team (on right) working on the design for a draft interpretive panel - another team (left)
working on an interpretive trail planning exercise at our field trip site - Wheeler
National Wildlife Refuge. We had 25 participants for the January2010 course from
Army Corps of Engineer Project sites from around the US.
 Snowdonia National Park
Training Center, Wales.
 
Some general views of the training center grounds and gardens.
Courses for 2013:
30 April - 3 May: Interpretive
Master Planning
4-6 September: Training for
Interpretive Trainers
For course details please e-mail me (jvainterp@aol.com) or contact the training center
directly.
* Contact plas@eryri-npa.gov.uk for more information.
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Some of our past years projects:
For a listing of all of our 2006 clients click HERE.
For a listing of our 2007 clients, click HERE.
For a listing of our 2008 clients, click HERE.
For a listing of our 2009 clients, click HERE.
For a listing of our 2010 clients, click HERE.
For a listing of our 2011 clients, click HERE.
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Recent Articles/publications
We have added new
articles to our LIBRARY:
 Using interpretive themes and objectives will
make your
program planning easier and more effective. This is a short 3-page
article/handout great for interpretive training workshops for seasonal interpretive staff,
docents, or anyone involved in planning for interpretive programs - for any subject
content.
Is Your Scenic Byway Interpretation
Sustainable? Published in Vistas (the
publication of America's Byways Resource Center, Duluth, MN), January/February
2003 issue.
Exhibit Evaluation for Children’s Exhibits -The
Kirby Science Center Experience. (Published in Interpret
Scotland, Issue 4, Autumn 2001).
Planning for Interpretive Training Courses. (published
in Interpscan, the national journal of
Interpretation Canada, Vol. 28, No. 3 March 2002.)
"Interpretive planning for the new
millennium - The "product of the product",
"outcome based planning" and the "experience economy". Click HERE to go to this article in our library.
(Note: This article was published in Legacy, the
magazine of the National Association for Interpretation, May/June 2000 issue.)
"Why Heritage Sites Need Interpretation
For Their Long Term Survival." This paper was prepared for the
National Trust for Scotland for an interpretation seminar presented to NTS staff, October,
2000. To read this article, CLICK HERE.
To view the other articles in the
interpretation library, click HERE.
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A photo scrapbook of some of our international projects.
Visit our UK office web site for our new international projects and offerings
world-wide. http://www.heritagedestination.com
  
Isle of Lewis Standing Stones.
 Stonehenge, England
 JV at the Mayan city of
Chichen-Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The "observatory" is in the background.
 
JV at one of the seven world heritage sites located on Malta (left) and at
the Haida Heritage Center, Graham Island, Skidegate, Canada.
John Veverka, President of JVA. John
provides interpretive consulting services world-wide, from England (top left and
middle photo) to Korea (top right) and in Europe, Canada, Mexico (second from bottom
photo), on the Island of Malta (bottom photo) and the United States.
For recent projects for 2007 and 2008 click the year in the index on the left
at the top of this page.
If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact me at:
John Veverka & Associates, 5010 Delray Dr. Lansing, Michigan, USA
48910 (517/899-4548) or E-Mail me at: jvainterp@aol.com.
SKYPE: jvainterp
At JVA "Our product is YOUR success!"
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