The storybook of family partnerships:
MATCHING TALENT WITH OPPORTUNITY SINCE 2009Pick by headline and description or start with the first story and browse (recommended). Please note: We protect our members' identity. Names and some places have been changed. Find out here why. |
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The Eye-Opener Stories |
The Bad Students Society's Eye-Opener Project is a game changer.
These stories show you what it can achieve. |
Bolder Bonds Mentoring |
A handful of hand-picked examples of bold mentoring:
How young people with an agenda meet the folks who know the ropes. |
I learn Russian in Toronto |
Daniel loves the Russian language, the culture and the cuisine.
One day, he's certain, the current regime will be history. |
Make the penny drop |
How would a kid know about his talents and options or her true calling?
How can young people find their element? With the help of an eye-opener. |
Grandparental dynamics |
Kids are impressed when they find out about their grandparents' younger days. Travelling brings out the best stories about badass grannies & cool granddads.
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Swapping grandparents |
With general travel still restricted and most of our activities having to wait
a little longer, swapping grandparents is a popular option for many families. |
The wavelength-o-meter |
A major rethink of members' profiles worked wonders for better connections.
It also created an inspiring source of ideas that helped cope with lockdown. |
What handicap? |
First story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days
and what became of them. Eddie, Yves and Elena never let cerebral palsy get the better of them. |
Sandbox Chinese |
Second story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days and what became of them. Chinese language partners are in demand!
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Best gran ever! |
Third story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days and what became of them.
Grandma Sofia, the famillage pioneer and champion, and her four grandsons. |
Zac, Theo & Darragh |
How an Irish, a French and a German boy meet up every summer to get better at speaking the others' languages and give their parents a break too.
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A Danish baby goes Thai |
From a Danish dairy farm to a great job in pharmaceuticals in Bangkok.
With partner and baby. And with helpful new friends. |
Heidelberg revisited |
Life stories rarely follow a smooth path, many have an extra helping of
ups and downs. It can take a couple of generations to close the full circle. A lesson learned: Your kids have a claim to your mother tongue. |
Two lingos, three states |
Raising bilingual kids may require three nations and three generations.
Susanna's French husband never picked up any German. Now their four kids have a third pair of grandparents speaking Swiss German and French. |
Lingo, music, medicine |
A Madrid / Los Angeles connection based on English/Spanish, a great passion for music and a mutual interest in the medical profession. A Shared Mindspace case study at its best.
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Ollie from OsloSorry, link & story are yet to follow.
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Ollie is thirteen and his sisters think he is weird. In fact, he is very smart and has established a network of fellow researchers aged 8 to 15 in 42 countries. Ollie & partners take up the challenge whenever someone can't find a specific answer online. Right now they collect information on how different nations have dealt with rats in cities over the centuries, making the question both a biology and history project and a language project to translate all results into English.
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When times are tough |
Julie lost her husband. Then her health. And finally almost her will to live.
Networking often means connecting similar fates to regain strength. |
Law and agriculture |
Why it makes perfect sense to connect New York lawyers with organic farmers in the Swiss Alps.
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Ottawa & a detour to Sao |
This case study demonstrates how helpful it is to access all possible options. Ricky went to Europe to learn Portuguese so that he could to go to Brazil.
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Double and twice |
Shared Mindspace for twins. And how to win an Oktoberfest bet.
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Wildlife studies |
An Irish-Indian partnership that was on hold for a generation.
Reconnecting online opened new doors for two zoologists' children. |
Kicking the ball |
A passion for football (soccer!) connects Sweden and Argentina.
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Austria/Australia |
Water sports, both liquid and frozen. Switching between hemispheres.
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A domestic exchange |
A German-German connection. The usefulness of domestic partnerships.
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Stan from Stanley |
Family partnerships make a real difference when you're going to have a baby abroad. They make even more sense once the baby is born.
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The Heidi factor |
A childhood fascination with Heidi and The Sound of Music. Across the Atlantic.
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Loving the classics |
A Salzburg-Glyndebourne connection spanning generations.
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No borders in art |
The passion to paint can start and maintain families.
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Grandparental dynamics |
They didn't travel much in their younger days. Because building a life for
their families had priority. Now travelling for their families is just the ticket. |
And a few more ideas ... |
There is a never-ending supply of ideas on how to use partnerships!
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Fancy some more stories? |
There are additional stories, told in a different context:
"And I thought I knew my kids well ..."Teenage hostility. The tough end of parenting and an option to detox.
"Was your childhood really black-and-white?"A story about two prejudices and how they crumbled.
What if Greta spoke no English?An idea needs to be communicated well. Then it has a chance to grow.
The BOLDER BOND program in the Marketplace of Opportunities.Four matches with powerful potential.
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