Talented learners often reveal their strengths outside traditional lessons – when solving real problems, creating something original, or taking part in activities that challenge them in new ways. This chapter focuses on opportunities that go beyond standard classroom settings, showing how talent can grow through experience, interaction, and personal engagement. Some initiatives described here support learners through long-term mentoring or individual coaching. Others provide access to national and international events, creative spaces, or physically active environments where learners can explore, perform, and reflect. The key is variety – because talented learners need more than one way to show what they are capable of.
Educators in these projects work not only to teach, but to notice, encourage, and guide. They help learners grow in confidence, take initiative, and connect their strengths to real-world possibilities.
In the following sections, you will discover practical and inspiring ways to support talented learners – approaches that trust in their potential and invite them to develop as whole individuals.