trips

Please add your school's information about the school trips that you take. Thanks!


 * === ﻿name of district === || === WHERE? ===

(destinations - current or in the past)
|| === HOW? ===

(company or travel agent - include names)
|| === WHO? ===

(who chaperones? who organizes?)
|| === HOW LONG? ===

(length of time away, any school time used?)
|| === WHEN? ===

(during the school year? school breaks?)
|| === HOW MUCH? ===

(approx. cost)
|| === OTHER COMMENTS === || teachers organize || usually 7-10 days; ok to take 1-2 days off from school || February break Spring break || $1200-$3500 || board approval required || France, Spain - Feb. break || Germany $1200, France/Spain - $3000 Costa Rica - $1500 || BOE approval No chaperone pay || go to Ecuador. || Travel agency: Visit Canada, EF tours, || teachers || usually 4 days 3 nights 1 st week-end in March || February break every other year. || Cost per student approx. $700-$800 || BOE appr. Chaperone is paid. || NETC (Latin trip) || Teacher chaperones (if possible, administrator); Director organizes with teacher input || Exchanges - 16-18 days Latin - 10 days || February with maximum 6 days out of school || $2500-3000 || BOE approved; teacher contract includes foreign travel || Chaperone is paid. ||
 * Herricks || Quebec, France, Italy, Spain || ACIS, local travel agents || teachers chaperone
 * Hauppauge || Germany, Costa Rica, France, Spain || GAAP, ACIS || Teachers || Germany - 2 - 3 wks during school,France & Spain - on vacations, not during school time || Germany - Oct./Nov.
 * Cold Spring Harbor || The only current (past 5 years) has been Quebec. We have plans to
 * Massapequa || No BOE-approved trips for the past 20 years. Two teachers host trips on their own to Spain, Italy, France, and/or Costa Rica. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Bellmore-Merrick CHSD || No trips. Not allowed by BOE. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * North Shore || France, Italy, Spain || Travel Agent (3 exchanges);
 * Oyster Bay-East Norwich || France and Spain alternatively || ACIS || Administrators & teachers chaperone Administrator organizes trip || Usually 8-10 days with 1 to two days off from school || During February break || $3000-3,500 || BOE approved
 * Northport-East Northport || France, Spain, Italy, typically every other year and in the past Quebec || ACIS, Explorica, EF, local travel agents || teachers || a school vacation (Feb or April) - no school can be missed || 7-9 days depending on vacation || 2,000 - 3,000 depending on the trip || BOE approval needed ||
 * Lawrence || No BOE-approved trips. Teachers take students on their own time to Spain. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jericho || Spain (HS-10th-12th graders) || Teacher arranged exchange || Teacher || 14 days; 3 days of school missed || November students come from Spain--April students go to Spain || $2000 || Board approval; 1 teacher for every 10 students, not paid ||
 * Jericho || Quebec (MS-8th Graders) || Prometour || Teacher || 4 nights; 3 days of school missed || Varies; March, April || $750 || Board approval; 1 teacher for every 7 students, not paid ||
 * Garden City || No BOE approved trips. Two teachers host trips to Spain and Italy on their own with no district affiliation. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||