Board approves proposed student trip to Italy and Greece; cost quoted at $6,119 per student
April 21, 2026 | FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota
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The Fosston Public School District board on May 4 approved a teacher-led educational trip to Italy and Greece planned for summer 2028 after a presentation from teacher Sarah Stein Runner.
Stein Runner described a multi-day itinerary that includes Rome (Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon), the Colosseum, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, the island of Capri and archaeological sites in Pompeii, followed by ferry travel to Greece with visits to Delphi, Athens and several Greek islands including Santorini. She said the trip is quoted at $6,119 per student, which includes a $300 early-registration fee that she said would increase by $300 after May 21; a monthly payment plan option was described at $242 per month.
Board members asked practical questions about eligibility (students who have completed Art One within the relevant window), anticipated student participation, whether the district would provide transportation to the airport and academic credit possibilities. Stein Runner said the primary support she expects from the district is bussing to Minneapolis to reach the airport and noted families often charter buses for that leg.
After brief discussion, the board moved and voted in favor of the trip. Administrators will follow up on logistics, student eligibility and notification timelines for families.
The board did not specify an exact participant count; Stein Runner referred to prior tours where she took 26 students in 2017 but said exact enrollment for 2028 is not yet known.
Stein Runner described a multi-day itinerary that includes Rome (Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon), the Colosseum, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, the island of Capri and archaeological sites in Pompeii, followed by ferry travel to Greece with visits to Delphi, Athens and several Greek islands including Santorini. She said the trip is quoted at $6,119 per student, which includes a $300 early-registration fee that she said would increase by $300 after May 21; a monthly payment plan option was described at $242 per month.
Board members asked practical questions about eligibility (students who have completed Art One within the relevant window), anticipated student participation, whether the district would provide transportation to the airport and academic credit possibilities. Stein Runner said the primary support she expects from the district is bussing to Minneapolis to reach the airport and noted families often charter buses for that leg.
After brief discussion, the board moved and voted in favor of the trip. Administrators will follow up on logistics, student eligibility and notification timelines for families.
The board did not specify an exact participant count; Stein Runner referred to prior tours where she took 26 students in 2017 but said exact enrollment for 2028 is not yet known.
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