My girls are in 8th grade this year and our U.S. readers may (or may not) be aware, but that’s the year when children from across the country travel to Washington D.C. for a field trip. My girls have had overnight field trips in the past (last year they went to the Catalina Island Marine Institute – such a cool experience!), but this is a big one. Not just in terms of the distance….but in terms of the cost!
For this academic year, the price of the field trip is $3,000 per child (and $3,400 if a parent wants to join as a chaperone)! I have twins, so that price tag is $6,000 for my two daughters, for four days/3 nights in Washington D.C. Where, by the way, pretty much all the museums are free.
