Field trips costs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock had least one 65+ field trip each year from third on up.

Same for Shrevewood.

Do you think that we are subsidizing the lower income students with those high fees? If not, that’s a lot to ask since we have such a high number of low income students. Especially since most of them have multiple children at the school.

[Anonymous]

I think the chaperones shouldn’t have to pay for themselves - it should be included in the total cost for everyone. You can’t go without chaperones.

[Anonymous]

As far as I've heard from our school, the PTA pays for all field trips or greatly reduces the cost for families. There is no $ coming from the county with the exception of NSO, not even for low income families. At our title 1 school families have contributed extra to pay for other students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the chaperones shouldn’t have to pay for themselves - it should be included in the total cost for everyone. You can’t go without chaperones.

Chaperones who care often do a better job than school staff in terms of kids supervision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school went to Williamsburg/Jamestown in 3rd grade for about $70, Medieval Times in 5th for about $70, and Baltimore in 6th grade for about $85

+1 . Assuming Churchill. Run like private. Asked to pay $100 per student by PTA every year, which I did, as well as $25 class fee, which also I did. Then constant emails for additional $20 for various parties, teacher appreciation etc etc and then very expensive field trips. PTA run clubs are also expensive. Ridiculous! Glad that we are done with elementary school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school went to Williamsburg/Jamestown in 3rd grade for about $70, Medieval Times in 5th for about $70, and Baltimore in 6th grade for about $85

+1 . Assuming Churchill. Run like private. Asked to pay $100 per student by PTA every year, which I did, as well as $25 class fee, which also I did. Then constant emails for additional $20 for various parties, teacher appreciation etc etc and then very expensive field trips. PTA run clubs are also expensive. Ridiculous! Glad that we are done with elementary school!

Wow. In my teaching career I've never experienced any of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It pissed me off having having to pay $60 for kids and $60 for chaperone on a school bus with very loud kids and a non responsive teacher to a museum.

For this reason, I have chaperoned one elementary school field trip in 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school went to Williamsburg/Jamestown in 3rd grade for about $70, Medieval Times in 5th for about $70, and Baltimore in 6th grade for about $85

+1 . Assuming Churchill. Run like private. Asked to pay $100 per student by PTA every year, which I did, as well as $25 class fee, which also I did. Then constant emails for additional $20 for various parties, teacher appreciation etc etc and then very expensive field trips. PTA run clubs are also expensive. Ridiculous! Glad that we are done with elementary school!

Wow. In my teaching career I've never experienced any of those.

And the yearbook is charged $30. Other FCPS charge $20

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school went to Williamsburg/Jamestown in 3rd grade for about $70, Medieval Times in 5th for about $70, and Baltimore in 6th grade for about $85

+1 . Assuming Churchill. Run like private. Asked to pay $100 per student by PTA every year, which I did, as well as $25 class fee, which also I did. Then constant emails for additional $20 for various parties, teacher appreciation etc etc and then very expensive field trips. PTA run clubs are also expensive. Ridiculous! Glad that we are done with elementary school!

Wow. In my teaching career I've never experienced any of those.

And the yearbook is charged $30. Other FCPS charge $20

Oops. Self correction: parents are charged $30 for a yearbook.

[Anonymous]

$20 to go to GW Mount Vernon. 2nd grade

[Anonymous]

Whenever my kids had a field trip, we always doubled the amount asked for and specified that we wanted the money to pay the fee or go into a fund to pay for kids whose families wouldn't be able to afford a trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whenever my kids had a field trip, we always doubled the amount asked for and specified that we wanted the money to pay the fee or go into a fund to pay for kids whose families wouldn't be able to afford a trip.

That is so generous and kind. I’m sure the families you helped really appreciated it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$20 to go to GW Mount Vernon. 2nd grade

Our fourth graders went last year. I think the cost was ~$12.