Taking kids out of school for last few days of summer term

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Kids have been offered the opportunity to visit friends in San Francisco where they will learn how to surf, climb hills, camp etc but to co-ordinate with US school holidays and to make flying across the world worthwhile they would probably need to take the last few days off school otherwise they'd only have one week.
They are in Year 10 and they have missed very little school, maybe one of them has missed half a day, they work hard and do pretty well. During this last week I'm not even sure the school schedule lessons - they do an enterprise thing and life skills days and between 15-20 kids in their year will be abroad on school trips.
It will be their first trip abroad independently (they have travelled a lot with us) and I think that would be really good for them.

I've always worked in schools that don't wind down for the summer. We teach normal lessons right to the end... and then reteach them in September because everyone was too tired and jaded to learn anything in mid July.
Take your kids out and have an amazing time!

I would do it, I think the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

I’m jealous! Let them go!

It is a work experience placement as a outdoor pursuits teacher!

Be honest with school, I think that this in itself is a good lesson for them (especially if they are quiet/compliant in school) that sometimes you won't do what you are asked to make good use of an opportunity.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5830581/Mother-asks-children-school-holiday-week-term.html

What a massive surprise.

And as usual the Daily Mail and their readers have the wrong end of the stick. They are not going on a family holiday, we are not trying to save on flights! They would be going by themselves, the timing of which is determined not by the price of flights but by the generous invite of a friend who has explained which dates suit her family!