School trip for 5 year old

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First post to Mumsnet, hello.

We are currently living in France and my son was five years old in October.

Question: There is a school trip planned for five days in March to another part of France...six hours away by train and buses. They are going away for five days...yes that means four nights away. It is to a farm which looks nice and i am sure very enjoyable...but I think five is very young to be going away for five days.

Am i paranoid ?? Probably as I am up at 5.00 am in the morning, can't sleep..as have to decide by end of week.

If he doesn't go, will he become ostracised by the others who do go?

Oh a little bit of advice from other mums or dads wouldn't go a miss....

What do you think? Would you let your five year old child go..

Salient facts:

Six hours away on buses and train.
Have to leave at 6.00am in morning.
Four nights away
Five days away
Only just five in October

Will try and go back to bed now! Thanking you.

PS having read the whole of the thread, Belgian cultural attitudes are definitely more pro-autonomy at a young age, you probably all think I must be bonkers for letting our 4 year old go on a residential trip, especially since we are originally from the UK. But I knew the teachers quite well, I knew every single adult going on this trip. I guess I have embraced a more trusting culture - me and Belgian friend regularly "exchange" our children for overnighters and the youngest one is far closer in age to 1 than 5....in the UK there was no-one I would trust my children to at such a young age.

no i wouldn't let him go, imo, 5 is very young.

are you able to volunter and go with him?

anyway, i wouldn't worry about being ostracised, its not compulsory to go!