nobeatenpath Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 As I mentioned in this thread I wanted DS to be able to apprentice with a craftsman part time but due to the language barrier here thought it would never happen. Well, we found a jeweller who runs 'proper' jewellery classes - as in one of her workshops is for adults who want to become professional jewellers and potentially start their own business. I contacted her about taking an 11 year old and while she had never taught children she was interested enough to want to meet us. Which she did, and was very impressed with the boy, and through a lot of shuffling of our schedule and other things, yesterday he started classes. And he loves it. (And so do I - he has a hands-on passion, I get to play tourist for four hours a week in the fascinating city of Istanbul, and it saves me trying to find a tutor as I mentioned here). It's not the traditional gifted/advanced kid maths/science/music/sport achievement, and our small social circle here automatically thinks 'jewellery' is a kiddie or hobby workshop on a par with meeting to do scrapbooking once a week, but I am so proud of my boy. He is following a passion even if that means stepping in to an environment where there are no other children and embracing the challenges that come with it. 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That's wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That is awesome! I love it when adults take our kids' interests seriously! What a great opportunity for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That sounds like a great mentoring opportunity. It's really awesome when a plan comes together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That is very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Any apprenticeship followed from passion is worth so much as a lifelong benefit! How wonderful for him! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 How wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobeatenpath Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thank you all for your lovely responses it really means a lot - a lot of people here don't understand this is a big deal for him (and for me!). It is nice to have a place to celebrate things with people who 'get it'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakpak Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 How cool!! I love kids/people following their own path. Congrats mama on helping make it a reality! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 This is completely awesome. I love to hear about kids doing neat and different things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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