A unique opportunity

Yesterday evening I went for a nice early evening stroll around the village. It is such a lovely place when the tourists have finally departed.
Anyway, on my travels I came across something a bit unusual. There is a construction site near to where we live where a new care home is being built. I noticed that they are advertising free come-in-and-see sessions once a month. Basically, any member of the public can telephone and make an appointment to pop in and have a guided tour of the site by the foreman, to be shown what has been done so far and how, and what is going to happen next.

It's an amazing idea, and one which Ethan loves the sound of. He's popped out now to get the phone number so we can make an appointment for him to go along.
I know he isn't particularly interested in construction per se, but anything which involves some kind of engineering is of interest, and he loves the whole before and after thing, so having the chance to get up close and personal with what is happening behind the barriers should be quite a unique experience.

This, again, is a classic example of what HE is really about. Doing things and taking advantage of experiences which would otherwise be overlooked or seen as unnecessary to a mainstream schooled child.

I can probably guarantee that Ethan will be the first child in this area to have taken advantage of a guided tour round the construction site, because I almost guarantee that no other parent will have spotted the notice - and then taken the interest in following it up.




Loz