Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Secondary education

Connect with other parents whose children are starting secondary school on this forum.

Original poster

Mumsnet poll needed. If you had a year 7 child...

57 replies

seeker · 15/03/2013 18:10

would you take him out of school for a week in June to go to a Tall Ships Festival in Rouen with his dad? Staying on a tall ship that's part of the festival- helping to manage the ship, show visitors round- and seeing Madness live......you would, wouldn't you? Even if you are massively against holidays in school time?

OP posts:
BeerTricksPotter · 15/03/2013 18:14

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

YellowAndGreenAndRedAndBlue · 15/03/2013 18:14

Yes, not a thing a child would experience in a week at school would compare to an amazing learning experience like that.

BooksandaCuppa · 15/03/2013 18:13

(except the Madness bit).

BooksandaCuppa · 15/03/2013 18:13

And I would already have my request for absence formulated: ask for it to be put down as 'educated offsite'.

BooksandaCuppa · 15/03/2013 18:11

Yes.

Notquite · 15/03/2013 18:11

God yes. Highly educational.

pansyflimflam · 15/03/2013 18:11

Yes without a backward glance.