To not want DC to go on a two night outward bounds trip with infant school?

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Not there yet, it will be in the next school year when the children are 6.

It's a two night/three day trip, about 30 miles from home to an outward bounds centre where they will be doing activities such as canoeing, climbing and orienteering.

When I first heard about it my first thought was that my DC would not be happy being away that long at 6 - having only spend one night away at a time, and then always to a family members' house. But now I've heard what the activities are, I'm quite . Am I being precious or is six a bit young for that kind of trip?

YANBU, I'm a teacher and would never take year 2 children on this kind of trip.

Residentials at DD's school from Y3 - 2 nights in the October, 3 nights in May.
None in infants.

School I work at were looking at a 1 night residentials for Y2, in the summer as some other schools in the area do it. However this is at a location very close, just 2-3 miles from school. Children can also chose to stay over at night or go home in the evening to return next morning. And the activities are a little tamer. Can't do it this year as fully booked anyway - breathes sigh of relief as now work in Y2 and would have had to go along as one of the supervising adults - eek!

my daughter has just come home with the permission slip for a 3 day/2 night school trip. i am not happy at all! she's in year 2 but not be 7 till august. i think its ridiculus to take infant children away over night. the first time we stayed over on a school trip when i was at school was year 7 comp. i think 6 is far too young and im really mad with the school to put me in this situation. i wouldnt even let her sleep at a friends house yet only close family. if she was to go i wouldnt even sleep for the whole time with worry. dont no why they have to push these things so young, theres plenty of time when they're abit older!!!

I wouldn't send my kids at that age.
It seems they want them to grow up and be all independent too fast for me. They are young and in your care for such a short time given how long we live. I want to enjoy them and be with them while they still want me around.
It's not long before they seem to think they were hatched from an egg and get you to drop the round the corner from friends for fear of embarrassment.
We went away mon-fri with school when I was 11 right before going off to High school, that seemed like a more reasonable age.
My own boys went Mon-Fri away at that same age, well younger one did, I knew the older one wouldn't cope and so he didn't go. Younger one however would have a great time no matter where they took him.

Argh Zombie thread!

OP there is no way my kids would have been doing this at 6. They didn't go away with the school overnight until they went to secondary school. 6 is far too young.

Bloody zombie thread!

Maemae, maybe start your own thread, save trawling through an old one.

BTW, beaver sleepovers start at 6. My DS2, who has autism, went for 4 nights with his special school when he was 4 yo.

My guess would be that there will be more 6 years old upset at being away from home than ones who arnt.

Seems very odd.

My daughter has done a couple of brownie sleepovers so one night in a church hall from age 7, with crafts galore, baking etc etc.