15 & 16 year old - summer holiday options

[Cols13]

Hello

we arent going away as a family this year but my 15 & 16yo are going to need to go & do something - too old for PGL, too young to get a job (we've tried), nothing much to volunteer for around our town. Happy to send them somewhere but they dont want to be the oldest. Any ideas?

16 is not too young to get a job

Bit late to get a job now. What do you mean, like a holiday camp? I’d have to pal my kids off somewhere abroad to get any form of agreement from them.

what are their friends doing?

Also 15 and 16yo come under different age restriction barriers

Hi, 16 year old can have a job but not the 15yo - no one will touch them. Such a waste - I had my first job in a shop at 13!

My 15 year old is working at a kids holiday camp this summer. One he used to attend when younger. Have you tried asking somewhere like that?

https://www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-experiences/experiences-for-young-people/opportunities-for-16-18-year-olds-courses/ the 15 year old is too young but this organisation could be worth bookmarking if they like this sort of thing.

Outward bound trust have things for that age group

https://www.outwardbound.org.uk/courses

Wow that's amazing - never heard of it, thanks