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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$29 is cheap, OP. Where on earth were your kids going that only cost 6-10?

In middle school, the music field trip to Bush Gardens costs more than a 100, and in high school, it's more than a 1000 for an overnight trip to various US cities for music competitions.

You've seen nothing yet and you need to accept that your field trip budget will need to be adjusted. OR, that you need to ask for financial help.

But the prices you cite are par for the course.
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They are that high as you pay for the chaperones and a private company to arrange it.  They could do it much cheaper.  Teachers get kickbacks from the tour companies.  [/quote]

There are no tour companies, PP. You're confusing school field trips with private international travel sponsored by a school language teacher. The latter are several thousand dollars and a complete rip-off (but some families still do them because they want their kids to travel and for various reasons, they can't travel as a family).

I chaperoned multiple field trips at Busch Gardens when my kids were in middle school, for their choir and orchestra groups, and I had to pay for my own ticket and was required to ride in the bus.

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And just to be crystal clear, the Busch Gardens thing is solely for music students. The morning is dedicated to competing in the music competition, and the afternoon is spend at the park. We left in the pre-dawn hours and came back to school at 10 or 11pm. Now my youngest is in high school, the music trips are further afield: the school rotates every year between New York, Chicago, Nashville and maybe a 4th city. The bands, orchestras and choirs all travel there, spend a couple of nights, perform and attend a show. It's 1K+ per kid.

These are optional trips, since they're costly, but the majority of the students end up going every year. I think there's some financial aid available for FARMS families. [/quote]

Different trips.  The several day trips are via tour groups and those give perks to the teachers.  The PTA or boosters help with financial aid.  They also add in extra for all the kids to cover the other kids.  We stopped doing them as 3 days for $1K in a shared room with 4 kids is crazy high.[/quote]

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