Making friends at 60

[Cwbguy]

60 is young!

An understatement!

My mother is 90 and is still pretty active. She still drives, have to say as an absolute menace to other road users with her unused third and forth gear, walks the dogs for an hour a day, and enjoys a decent social life.

There are many members of my gym who are well over 60, and work out several times a day.

The Victoria Recreation Club has many mature swimmers, one of 88 who used to be a boxer and swims every day of the year regardless, and many 60+ members who enjoy paddling in kayaks including a 70+ who goes out in a surfski.

Meetup groups have already been suggested, and there are loads of them to cater for every taste, and i am sure members here can suggest mid week hiking.

There is no reason for your mum to be lonely or bored. Staying alone in the flat for the next decade or so is simply not an option.

(She could also sign up here and spend hours a day arguing the toss about the various merits of chocolate teapots, kettles and frozen chapatis.)

[MABinPengChau]

That sounds perfect. Did she find the job through usual channels (Jobs db, indeed, newspaper ads)? And did it take a long time to get hired? Ie. was her age an issue in that they prioritized younger applicants?
Thanks

AH, sorry, my mother's job was in the US. But preschools, etc. always want English speakers to be interacting with the children and do like a range of ages so I think she would do well even against younger applicants. Typically the jobs don't pay all that well so not that easy to attract younger English-speakers.

When my mother found her job there were not that many listings on the Internet so we just drove around to various schools in our district and dropped off her resume (which, by the way, had no childcare experience outside raising her children). She had volunteered as a playground monitor and cafeteria monitor at her granddaughter's elementary school and maybe one of those positions was actually paid. Teachers don't want to have to supervise recess and the lunchroom if the school will pay money to hire someone else to do it...Teachers need lunch time too!

[rani]

The American Women's Assn organise lots of activities during the day. On Thursdays they do a coffee morning, and non-members are welcome.

https://www.awa.org.hk/activities/on...-have-a-talk)/

There's also the Ladies Circle. https://geoexpat.com/directory/chari...l-groups/18848

[HowardCoombs]

The American Women's Assn organise lots of activities during the day. On Thursdays they do a coffee morning, and non-members are welcome.

https://www.awa.org.hk/activities/on...-have-a-talk)/

There's also the Ladies Circle. https://geoexpat.com/directory/chari...l-groups/18848

AWA and its ladies are brilliant - they do a lot of active and passive things. Everything from hiking to shopping to knitting and much more....

[MABinPengChau]

Jobs like this- part-time, doesn't seem to require a degree, just be good with kids:

Sum Lam Creative Limited

Playgroup Teacher (Part Time)

30-Apr-18

jobsDB Ref. JHK100003006105872

Kidversity (Kwun Tong)Kidversity is formed by highly experienced early childhood educators and professionals that care about early childhood education whole-heartedly. We provide comprehensive training and education for infants/toddlers/ preschoolers from the age of 0-6 years. Our curriculum is specially designed to meet all learning needs of children at different stages. Our aim is to guide children to learn and develop all roundly in a creative environment where a good foundation can be laid for future studies and personal development.​Playgroup Teacher (Part Time)
Job Description:
- Deliver training programs to 6 month to 6 year old children.
- Understand the current nursery education trends and systems.
- Solicit feasible solution to meet customers’ needs in a timely manner.
- Maintain and enhance the quality of training materials and manuals.

Job Requirements:
- 1 - 2 years of experience in teaching, program design, curriculum planning or equivalent.
- Fluent or native-like English is an advantage.
- Passionate about teaching, love kids and welcome challenges.
- Experience in playgroup or leaning center will be an advantage.
- Willing to work on weekdays/weekends.
- Immediate availability is preferred.

Work Location: Kwun Tong
If you love working with children and interested in joining our team, please send us your full resume with expected salary and availability to "Apply Now"

From JobsDB with the search as "teacher."

Also check churches, they run a lot of playgroups and sometimes have a paid nursery attendant during services.

Actually, check out churches generally for joining into a group where there are older people. I have met a lot of nice people at churches in HK.

[Natfixit]

tell ur mum to join up in this group. they should have plenty of activities and new friends she can meet and get to know well.

https://www.meetup.com/Hong-Kong-Golden-Girls/

This is a very good group that I heard about from a friend, who while living in HK joined and she had a blast with these ladies.

[chingleutsch]

Agree that 60 is not old unless you think it is (being in that age bracket myself ).
And will give another plug for Crossroads Foundation - volunteers welcome for any amount of time from a couple of hours a week right through to full-time, for everything from gardening to working as a barista to office jobs to sorting donated toys and clothes ... I think the oldest full-time volunteer just turned 78 ...

[susanludtke]

Not too sure how active this organization is here in HK, but, it works for many seniors in many cities around the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univer..._the_Third_Age

[AnneCo]

Does she speak Tagalog because that may open up some more options

Yup she does. She speaks English, Tagalog & Fukien (Dialect of the Fujian province in China)