Family Travel Question
Q | Any suggestions on how to pull kids out of school for a long-weekend getaway?
I've got school-aged kids (2nd and 9th grade) and am trying to figure out how to pull them out of school for a few days so we can turn a weekend away into a long weekend. Any suggestions about how to approach this? - Sheila, Pennsylvania
Family Travel Answers
By Carolina - Kids Go West
Save most of your traveling for school vacations
I walk a fine line when answering this question, because I’m both a teacher and a mom who loves to travel. I don’t personally see any problems with students missing a few days of school to travel with their parents. I admit that I take the occasional long weekend trip with my child, since I’m [...]
By Mary Turner - Travel With Teens and Tweens
When missing school for travel, consult tweens and teens
Start by making sure your kids are OK about missing school. Missing school may work fine for younger kids but teens and tweens in high-pressure high schools and middle schools may feel that the stress of trying to make up the missed work is not worth the getaway you have in mind. As kids get [...]
By Jennifer Miner - The Vacation Gals
Pulling kids out of school for a long-weekend vacation
School is important, but family vacations are, too. Children can learn a lot through their experiences traveling that is more real to them than what they read in schoolbooks. We pull our daughters out of school every year for a couple of extra days, and as they get older, it actually gets a bit more [...]
By Linda Kramer - Travels With Children
Start planning long weekends away using school schedules
Pulling kids out of school can be a real dilemma. Deciding the best time to get away can be tricky, but I recommend starting with school calendars. Do your children have any Friday or Monday in-service days (or even half-days) that you could stretch into an even longer getaway? Do they have important statewide tests [...]