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13 <br />The Homestead Project - Goals (cont’d) <br />Maximized benefit for educators <br />Though many of our local schools receive free admission to the museum, the costs of busing <br />and difficulty of arranging field trips today make it highly unlikely for students to visit both <br />the museum campus and the cabin during the school year. An on-campus Homestead means <br />thousands of students each year can receive hands-on education about pioneer life, instead of <br />just a limited number of annual “Cabin <br />Days” programs. At the same time, <br />they will benefit from the outstanding <br />curriculum-focused existing offerings <br />of The History Museum and Studebaker <br />National Museum. The Museum <br />Campus’s amenities also include a <br />secured site, restrooms, ample bus <br />parking, and alternative space in the <br />event of inclement weather - none of <br />which are available in Leeper Park. <br />Increased Security <br />In the last two decades, the Society’s Board of <br />Directors has expressed increasing concern for <br />the safety of the Navarre Cabin. The structure <br />has been vandalized and forcibly entered <br />several times, necessitating the installation <br />of heavy shutters along with fire and security <br />alarms. There are concerns that neither the <br />city nor park police are equipped to provide <br />adequate surveillance to protect the cabin, with <br />many alarms not responded to given its remote <br />location. The planned Navarre Homestead will <br />be physically secured at night, with security <br />camera and floodlight coverage. The location <br />adjacent to the museum will have the added benefit of the maintenance resources present at <br />the museum. <br />Evidence of graffiti on the cabin <br />Students enjoy a presentation inside the cabin