Parents laud study trips for students

Short summer breaks help children adjust to foreign study methods and develop life skills

To prepare children for long-term study overseas, increasing numbers of Chinese parents send their children on brief foreign study trips during summer breaks.

According to a recent report, 74 percent of parents are willing to pay at least 20,000 yuan ($3,140) for a short-term overseas study tour, and 45 percent are willing to pay at least 30,000 yuan.