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Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

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.

DP here and you are mistaken. The PP is correct.

Prove it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

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.

DP here and you are mistaken. The PP is correct.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

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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Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

What? Teachers get ZERO kickbacks for whole class field trips. Only the international trips that are not sponsored by the school. they will get free travel. Learn facts before spewing your head off.

Look at the companies, the teachers get bonuses and other stuff.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

What? Teachers get ZERO kickbacks for whole class field trips. Only the international trips that are not sponsored by the school. they will get free travel. Learn facts before spewing your head off.

Anonymous wrote:If it's a problem, talk to the guidance counselor - they have a fund to help support students who cannot afford the field trips

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

What? Teachers get ZERO kickbacks for whole class field trips. Only the international trips that are not sponsored by the school. they will get free travel. Learn facts before spewing your head off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:If it's a problem, talk to the guidance counselor - they have a fund to help support students who cannot afford the field trips

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Anonymous wrote:Follow the money. They go to the Kid Museum because there is some family connection with a BOE member or MCPS employee who got MCPS to buy into their curriculum.

In Maryland, public school field trips connected to the curriculum are free of charge. If there is a charge, it's not part of curriculum and optional.

No, that’s not true at all. We’ve always paid.