If you have examined educational system in Sweden and Norway, you know that many students go into internships at a young age that prepares them for life in business or whatever trade they are interested in. Many homeschoolers are also interning in their mid teens to get a jump on the competition and to decide if they trade, they are interested is right for them.
In Colorado, for example, there is a program called AME. AME stands for Apprenticeship, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurship and is a program whereas students are matched with Christian business and tradesmen to be mentored and learn trades. If you live in Colorado and you have children old enough to be mentored, you should look into joining the Christian Home Educators of Colorado http://www.chec.org/who runs the AME program. http://ameprogram.com/about-ame.html
While AME is not nationwide, this does not mean that you cannot help your student arrange to become a mentor in his or her area of interest. It is not uncommon for homeschool parents to use the large networks of homeschooling groups to announce that a student is interested in welding, computer science, engineering, or theater to find someone in the group who would have connections. Homeschoolers can also spend some time searching the internet to find out about new internship opportunities. For example, here is a recent announcement of a White House internship opportunity for homeschoolers. Remember, they do not have to be homeschool specific for your child to participate.
I don’t know if my children will participate in internships or not, but if we should run across and opportunity for my son to work with an animator or html programmer, or for my daughter to work a theater costume designer, we will certainly take them up on it.
Read:
Is an internship really worth it.
Disney College Program
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Visit YouIntern.com, a site created for college students, but a site that offers internship opportunites .