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School trip to spain

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WaterLilly28 · 04/09/2024 14:07

Hi, all... My 15 years old daughter's school specialise in Spanish language and it's one of the subject she will be doing on her gcse's. So her school has planned a trip to spain salamanca for 4 nights, where they'd be staying with carefully selected Spanish family and will have 3hrs Spanish lessons each of those days along with other activities. They want deposit already, and I am feeling quite indecisive whether I shall let her go or not. I wanted to ask have any of you sent your daughter's to such trip? If so how was it? Was it beneficial for their GCSE? And did they vegetarian food option? I would appreciate you views.

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Comefromaway · 04/09/2024 14:14

My daughter did a trip to Holland where she was staying with a family but it wasn't a language trip it was a model united nations. She enjoyed it so much she saved up to go the next year. Her friend who went was vegan and they usually make sure that host families know about these things.

My son went to Spain on a football trip with school and again it was very enjoyable. I'm sure it will help with the language skills.

My son's school was in quite a deprived area and they gave families 18 months notice of the trip in order to be able to save up.

Hoppinggreen · 04/09/2024 14:11

I think it would be a great idea, I did GCSE Spanish many years ago and my Spanish really escalated when I did trips like this.
The Veggie thing MAY be difficult though as we spend a lot of time in Spain and DD is a veggie and its not always easy to find food for her. In some cases even the supposed Veggie food isn't and its even more difficult if fish isn't an option either

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