Money and class budget: making the final trip affordable

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When a school trip or a graduation trip is due, it is always a very special event for the students. But what happens when some families have too little money to pay for them? Here possibilities like something the class fund can definitely help.

Almost every class has its own class fund, the money for this is used for many possibilities, like eating ice cream or giving students something with the money on graduation trips support.

The advantages of a class fund - this is how you save money

Money in a class fund always makes sense because there are always ways that it can be really put to useful use. Regardless of whether it is a day trip that is financed by it or class trips that support socially disadvantaged students.

  • In order to let money flow into the class fund, you can collect a certain amount of money monthly or twice a year. You should appoint someone to manage the cash register. Usually these are the class representatives, but sometimes also the class teachers.
  • It is really great when you agree on a small monthly sum that is paid into the class fund. If you calculate that with 30 students, even small contributions make a proud sum. If each student only pays € 2 per month, this is already € 60 per month.

Making graduation trips affordable for socially disadvantaged students 

  • If families receive social benefits in the form of Harz IV, they can apply for the reimbursement of costs school trip or make a final trip. The focus here is that the child is not excluded from activities that are intended to promote the social life of the student due to the financial distress of the parents.
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  • As an alternative to the funding opportunities, most schools have special funds that are collected from donations from parents. You should ask the school administration about this, because they also support the financing of final trips. The parents' income is decisive for this.
  • A fundraising campaign can also be called up within the class. Class trips usually cost between 150 - 300 € - if each student pays 10 €, the class trip can be paid for quickly.

A graduation trip does not have to fail because of money, because there are many other alternatives to the class fund.

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