School trips
 

My 10yr old son is due to go away for a few days on a school trip, the closer it gets the more worried i am as the only time he has been away is for a few days to his nans.
My question is... did anyone go on any school trip overnight? and how did it go ?, I know he will be with his friends and it should boost his confidence, but i dont know if he is mature enough to be without me in a strange place. I was 14 when i 1st went on a overnight school trip but i could cope.
Also any school trips when you were younger i would be interested in hearing about, hence me putting it in the nostalgia section :biggrin8:

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He'll be fine.

Stop fretting.

Time to let him find his feet, if only for a short while, until he's back with his mum.

Remind him you want a present bringing back though.:D

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My guess is he's 10 :)

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Shut up!

Damn you were quick with that, before I re-edited.:D

Hope you find the same speed in the quiz.:D:D:D

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Oh he will bring me something back, he's really kind hearted , i know in my heart he will be fine but panic sets in, he cant wait to go

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I was eleven, the first time I stopped overnight on a school trip.

A whole week..I loved it.

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My mum was like that....last week, when I went on holiday!:D

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That was so funny .. took me a bit to work that one out, then just came back to point that you may have realised .... :D

Jackyalex .. remember my son going for a week in Wales at age 10 from All Saints .. was (maybe still is) a regular yearly thing for their top class at the same place, so always the staff knew how to handle.

Gosh, those children looked forward to it so much and were not disappointed, so go on let him have some fun ... his tales when he gets back will be all that is needed to confirm that you made the correct decision in letting him go. :)

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My daughter had just turned 10 when she went away with the brownies. She loved it.

First time I went away I was 17 so no point telling you my experiences of that, and anyway it will end up in the Over-18's :D

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I think all mums worry about their boys, my hubby's mum still worries about him


My son is in his last year and the school does the same, it takes the last year to the same place every year. maybe he is more confident than i think, it still scares me, i will be awake for a few nights me thinks till he comes back

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My son went away for the week to Hothersall Lodge when he was in his final year at primary school, he had a whale of a time and everything came back covered in mud! I was anxious as to whether he would be ok - I think I missed him more than he missed me - especially as he didn't ring me all week! But I did get a pressie!

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when i was 10 went to london for 5 days with the school, had a ball,everyone enjoyed it, stayed at the "Munster Hotel" our landing had a bay that you could get on through the bedroom window, and some little sod changed the U in Munster to an O with white paint the decoraters had left, was a big inquest by the teachers, but the guilty one was not discovered.:D so dont worry,jacky n tell yer lad he will have a ball. i did.;)

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My eldest was in his last year at primary when they went away for a few days, I was anxious too but he had a brilliant time, he also went away to Anglesey with school in his first year at secondary.
My youngest was so looking forward to it coming his turn but unfortunately when it came to his class's turn, the primary school stopped taking them away on overnight trips, he's now in his third year at secondary and still waiting to go on a school trip

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Just take comfort in the fact that all the Mothers will be feeling the same way Jacky .. at least with textes, etc., will be able to keep in touch (if they allow mobile phones). Trouble is little lads get carried away in their enjoyment and, although don't mean to be thoughtless, just forget sometimes... :rolleyes:

My worst moments were when Jamie went to Ecuador for a whole month, working on a project in the jungle, climbing mountains, camping, travelling in jeeps, and particularly the night they arrived in Lima .. gun fighting in the streets. He was 16.

I cannot describe the wonderful feeling I had though when he came walking down that airport ramp, bronzed, taller, lost any puppy fat he had and the largest smile on his face, and soo full of gratitude for giving him the experience.

Probably in more danger on the school run. :D

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I was twelve when I went to Holand and Germany with the school, in conjunction with St. Mary's youth club, we had a great time, but were grounded for going to a local cafe and sat there drinking bottles of larger:D

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Mine haven't actually been on 'away' trips mainly cos at the times they were on i couldnt afford it so couldnt tell you tho today i wish one of them would give me a a day long break nevermind a week:rolleyes: So you are fortunate Jacky - enjoy while i can only wishful think dream or wait till they leave home....ticking calender off hehehe:D

Anyone want a 10yr old nagbag ????????

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Our Zack went to Hothersall Lodge 2 years ago.

I was worried sick. Mainly because they do canoing and things like that, and as his mother, I always think no-one can look after him like I would.:o

So I said to him " look zack, you dont need to go canoing if you don't want " lol trying to talk him out of it. He said " no mum, I want to ".

Anyway off he went, and all weekend I worried sick.

Sunday I watched the clock tick by then went to pick him up from school.

He got off the coach and I was hugging and kissing him, asking how it went, what he did, did he enjoy it?? BUT he was like " yeah , yeah, hmmm, yeah " I thought ' oh god whats happened, he is really quiet '.

When we got home, he fell fast asleep on settee. But when he woke up, i couldn't shut him up about it for the next few days :D


Last year, zack and Bradley went. They went together with my mates little girl!! Zack was like the leader, cos he had been before.

Me, Ginger and our mates used the weekend without the kids to go to Blackpool by our selves. We had a great time and when the kids got back, they had had a great time too. So don't worry Jacky, he will be just fine. Kids are more resilient than we give them credit for ...... doesn't stop us mums from worrying ourselves sick though :o

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thankyou all for replying, it gives me a bit more confidence to know he should be ok, i know im overeacting but its a scary thought

not allowed mobiles with them on the trip katex, just incase of theft, but if anything is wrong they will phone me hope they dont have to

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My first overnighter was when i was 11 and went to london at secondary school cos primary schools didnt do overnighters when i was there. Loved it. I went to Hothersall Lodge when i was 15 for a week - oh did we have fun. We got took all over the place. Dumped us in the middle of nowhere and told us to find our way home with maps and compasses - most of us found our way to the nearest pub!!! They wouldnt do that with 10 year olds - mind you dont think theyd do that nowadays anyway. By the way when we found our way to the nearest pub - guess who we found there already? Yup the teachers!!!

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You're not over reacting !! you're being a MUM!!

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My elder daughter and my son both went away with school at age 11. Lymm Grammar, as it was then, owned (and still does) a farm on Anglesey where the kids did trekking, swimming and canoeing amongst other things. My kids went about 3 times a year until they left the school.

My younger daughter went to the Isle of Man for a week, with her primary school, when she was 9. She enjoyed it up to the last 3 days when she started feeling poorly. Unfortunately she came back very ill indeed but it was nothing to do with the holiday. She had (we discovered in the course of time) an extra kidney which had become infected and was eventually removed when she was 10.

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I took a bunch of 7-9 year olds away on a 3 night trip 2 yrs ago. They all loved it & couldn't wait to go again the following year

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They weren't from St.peters primary were they?? :)

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No Slinky, I teach in Leeds