Hi Bert,
No field trips?
My daughters are aged 18 and 15. So far they have been on numerous day field trips . They have also been on numerous residential trips with school. Here are just a few:

Primary school:
2 day residential trip each to a local field centre in year 3.
A residential trip (week) every year from years 4, 5 and 6. (One city based, one countryside based, one seaside based).
A 2 day residential each for music.
1 week exchange each ,to a primary school in the the South of France ,in year 6.

secondary school :

A week camping in year 7. (the whole year went each time).
1 week abroad each, every year ,as part of "alternative curriculum week."
14 days each in Germany as part of an exchange programme.
Sarah has also been on 2 residentials for Geography, went to Venice for 5 days last year on an art trip and is soon going to Barcelona on another art trip.

Their school also offers world challenge type trips for older pupils. Sarah had the opportunity to go to India. She would have done some work in an orphanage and then gone trekking in the Himalayas. The pupils are expected to do some fundraising for the trips in this scheme. Unfortunately she had a leg injury and it was decided that it would be dangerous for her to trek, so she missed out that time. She had saved a lot of money and taken part in lots of school fundraisers. (The "saved-up" money has helped her since though, so she isn't complaining!)

I can't believe that schools are still accused of not trying to inspire their pupils with trips etc!Obviously some have understandably been put off running trips because of the compensation / complaint culture.(Many parents unfortunately seem to believe that teachers are "going on holiday" on such trips and treat them with contempt because they are "having time off").Fortunately, many teachers still believe that trips inspire their pupils and are therefore still prepared to run them, even though they take the risk that parents will complain (often officially or, more often nowadays,in the media)if anything- no matter how minor- happens to displease them or their child.

I have been on many residential and day trips during my career. I have returned from each of them absolutely exhausted and often stressed - but feeling that every single one of them was worthwhile.These trips are what the children will remember .