Ian2000

Have any parents told the school that they were taking a cruise and stated the days they were taking off?

 

How did the principal/school respond?

 

I am nervous about approaching the schools about this. As much as I would have loved to have them take the cruise when school session was off, I have a major surgery coming up with a long recovery ahead, and I wanted to have this special moment/memory with our kids before the surgery.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :confused:

 

602Sr

My daughter is 17 now and will be taking her out of school for a week the first of December. My son who is now 20, when he was younger along with his sister, we would take them all out of school for a week on a cruise and never had any issues.

Approach the school as it being an educational trip. Advise them you plan to have your kids do a travel essay on the islands they are visiting. Also some important work that will be happening during that week, that you will allot homework time during the cruise that you will work with your kids on.

Your family time with them before your surgery is by far the upmost important and any school that doesn't recognize that has some issues.

Enjoy your family time and don't think anything of it.

Great review and pictures!