Did your FCPS go on a really pitiful field trip this year to the Smithsonian art museum?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would complain as well. My 3rd grade DS went to the natural history museum and there were pics from several different exhibits. They ate lunch there and it was all free.

We were told they could only spend less than an hour at a DC museum because of the timing for using the buses, therefore, the school didn't bother going to museums at all. I guess except for this field trip, my kid isn't in 6th yet.

The schools that care and have well off PTAs charter buses for every field trip

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Unfortunately, in FCPS, if you live farther away from DC, you get really screwed for field trips. Especially if your school is a late arrival school. You can't leave until all the buses are in, which puts you at a 10 am or later departure. Then your buses have to be back by 1:30 to get to the middle schools on time for their dismissal. So leaving at 1015---arrive in DC an hour later at 11:15 and then you need to leave DC by 12:30....it just doesn't allow for any decent field trip experiences. They should make an exception, I am sure they have some "reserve" buses they could use.

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How much does it cost to do charter buses for a DC field trip? I had no idea ES schools did this!

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We just went on a field trip last week to the Natural History. We couldn't leave until 9:30 and the bus had to leave DC by 12:45 to be back for the middle school run, but we had over 2.5 hours there. Under an hour makes no sense unless they got stuck in horrible traffic.

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Anonymous wrote:We just went on a field trip last week to the Natural History. We couldn't leave until 9:30 and the bus had to leave DC by 12:45 to be back for the middle school run, but we had over 2.5 hours there. Under an hour makes no sense unless they got stuck in horrible traffic.

Where is your school located?

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Well, right now its 35 minutes in a car from Lorton to DC. Add in a bus is slower than a car, morning rush traffic, and navigating DC traffic to get to a museum once you cross into the city, I could see it taking an hour.

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Is there some reason that they can't use parent drivers? I went to a private school and we always had parent drivers. 5 kids to a van. Parents signed liability waivers.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there some reason that they can't use parent drivers? I went to a private school and we always had parent drivers. 5 kids to a van. Parents signed liability waivers.

LOL LOL LOL

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Anonymous wrote:How much does it cost to do charter buses for a DC field trip? I had no idea ES schools did this!

I've used one in the past for a field trip and it cost about $600.

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Why did OP's school want $5.00 to take an FCPS bus on a field trip? Is that a thing?

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Anonymous wrote:How much does it cost to do charter buses for a DC field trip? I had no idea ES schools did this!

I've used one in the past for a field trip and it cost about $600.

For one bus or multiple buses?

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Anonymous wrote:Why did OP's school want $5.00 to take an FCPS bus on a field trip? Is that a thing?

You have to pay for the driver.

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Anonymous wrote:Why did OP's school want $5.00 to take an FCPS bus on a field trip? Is that a thing?

You have to pay for the driver.

$500? 100 kids per grade x 5.00?

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YES, my kid did this field trip this year and YES it was terrible. I thought she was exaggerating then her teacher confirmed they only had time to look at two paintings, then back in the bus. I was honestly just perplexed by the whole thing. Why even bother.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much does it cost to do charter buses for a DC field trip? I had no idea ES schools did this!

I've used one in the past for a field trip and it cost about $600.

For one bus or multiple buses?

One bus