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Holiday with the school

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Floradora9 Wed 09-May-18 09:50:02

I was reading this morning about a mother being asked to pay three thousand pounds for a holiday for her daughter to go to India with the school . This poor woman could no way afford this . Did you go on holiday with you school ? We had one trip to Holland for a week when I was about 16. It was one of the best holidays of my life. We stayed in place like youth hostels and you always had friends to do things with. You were not allowed to go out as a couple there always had to be a minimum of three . Our bus broke down on the way to the ferry in the middle of the night We wondered if the black thinks in our cauliflower chess were bug or pepper but we tasted cheese toasties and chips with mayonaise for the first time. I think it cost about forty pounds .
I revisited the little fishing village we went to recently and it was so commercialised now . I have a photo of our guide eating a raw herring whole. Happy days indeed.

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Grandma70s Fri 11-May-18 14:43:46

Well, if you think so, Barmeyoldbat. Presumably school trips vary. Families certainly do.

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loopyloo Fri 11-May-18 15:46:38

Well, I went on one trip at secondary school to France and it made a big impression on me. Being on the ferry and seeing the white cliffs of Dover but it was mainly the food that wowed me. Rolls and homemade greengage jam for breakfast and one place we stopped made us omelettes.
The Chateaux were beautiful. We were about 13 years at the time. I went on to do AL French and lived for a while in Switzerland.
Expensive skiing trips are a luxury but many families can't afford the sort of experience that a school trip offers and I think it built my sense of independence and adventure.

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GreenGran78 Sat 12-May-18 00:07:44

My only trip was in Junior school, to Colomendy School Camp, near Mold in North Wales. It was quite cheap, but my parents could ill-afford it. They scraped together a little spending money to last me for the week. When we arrived I was horrified to find that we were expected to pay for an outing. I was left with virtually nothing to spend, which was mortifying for a shy little girl like me. I didn't let on, and pretended that I didn't want to buy anything.
We lived in Nissan huts. Very basic. That was my first, and last, holiday until I took myself away at the age of 18.

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HillyN Sat 12-May-18 15:17:45

I do think part of the educational value of school camps or holidays is for children to cope with being away from their parents. This is what makes it different from a family holiday.

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gillybob Sat 12-May-18 17:01:51

The Educational value is being away from their parents ? Really ? confused

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NfkDumpling Sat 12-May-18 17:26:29

My parents were prepared to pay the £40 for me to go on an educational cruise around the Med, but only a handful of parents could afford it so none of us went. I gather from others whose schools had richer pupils it was a good trip!

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