Possible Field Trip to Washington D.C.

This evening, there was a meeting for all the 5th grade families interested in a possible field trip to Washington D.C in the Spring. In 5th grade, history is United States History, and everything that they would see on this field trip would support their studies over this school year.

The cost of the trip is approximately $1600 and that includes airfare, hotel lodging, 15 meals, luxury motor coach buses for all the transporting for 6 days.

The places listed on the itinerary are everything historical and It would be a trip of a lifetime. I would LOVE to go with Hannah as I've never been to Washington DC and I LOVE U.S History. We would love to go as a family (well, we decided we'd leave Rachel home, she'd be bored) but that's a lot of money.

The final word as to it being a sure thing will be made in the next couple of weeks. Our school principal wants a little more than half of the 5th graders committed to the trip before we can book it. And with only a few fundraisers to have as a group, the rest of the funds will be up to the individual families to come up with...which is a lot for people in this economy.