If you haven't decided how to spend your summer, you may want to think about the possibility of participating in a summer program.
Virtual Experience: Harvard's High School Programs
If you're wondering what college is like, Harvard offers online college programs just for high school students who are curious. Harvard's high school programs allow you to take real courses and earn college credit. Financial aid is available for qualifying students.
Virtual Experience: American University High School Summer Scholars
This multi-week, online program helps high school students pursue their interests in a variety of topics. Each online course is 1-credit hour. Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a 3.0 GPA (Grade Points Average) can choose 1 course from 14 subjects-from Political Action and Public Policy to Oceanography and more.
Virtual Experience: Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) — Frontiers Program
This online, summer program is designed for high school students entering their junior and senior years. Program participants are challenged to explore the outer limits of their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with current laboratory techniques and exploring unsolved problems across a wide range of disciplines.
Virtual/In-Person Opportunities: Immerse Education Programs
Immerse Education's summer programs offer in-person and online courses in a variety of subjects and take place throughout the United Kingdom and Australia. Students ages 11-18 from around the world get to learn on the campuses of Cambridge, Oxford, London and the University of Sydney.
Two women in their 50s stand beholding in front of Guanyin of the South China Sea, an ancient Chinese sculpture in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the past 20 years, they have been visiting the museum, describing the "mother Buddha" as "beautiful and tranquil, a symbol of religious traditions in China". Measuring 2.4 meters high, 1.68 meters wide and 1.1 meters thick, the larger-than-life sculpture was carved from the trunk of a single poplar tree, which has created a sense of calm and warmth in the hall.
Since its launch in 1933, the museum has been actively collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting works of Chinese art, ranging from ceramics to furniture, and from paintings to sculptures. And its Chinese art collection contains masterpieces in various historical stages.
An exhibition on the theme of Lively Creatures—Animals in Chinese Art was held at the museum, displaying tens of Chinese ancient paintings with images of animals in many art forms. The creatures on the paintings represented celebration, personal messages, and even political and religious agendas.
Organizers of the exhibition produced a set of cards, with images of animals on one side and their cultural meanings in Chinese artistic tradition on the other. The cards are provided for visitors for free.
"I find it very interesting, and the way that the things are drawn is very cool," says 17-year-old high school student Camden Lombard after visiting the exhibition. "I want to go to China someday to find more," he adds.
"It's kind of eye-opening and we're bringing the world together," says Makar, an educator with the school outreach and education programs of the museum. "There are so many similarities as well as beautiful differences, and we are just trying to understand and appreciate one another."
"We're in a moment when it's sometimes hard to look outside of your own personal viewpoints," says Howard, manager of volunteer engagement at the museum. "I think having access to seeing what other cultures have created, what they valued and appreciated, and what was important to them, is really important in building that understanding about all the people we share this planet with."
I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years until recently when my sister flew in for a brief visit. For safety, we met outside. Despite the wintry weather, her hug warmed me from the inside out. It's strange, but only now do I truly realize how much I've missed embracing loved ones.
I grew up through war in my hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and every moment was full of danger. On one peaceful morning, I had begged my mom to let me go outside after spending weeks indoors. She finally agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes when I was caught in an explosion. I ran to my neighbor's house for safety and hung my arms around her neck just as my legs collapsed underneath me.
Thankfully, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional scars never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house. I was safely inside, but my father had left to buy a loaf of bread. He had only just missed the explosion. When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug imaginable. I was caked in tears as I held him tight.
That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me in. They had a large dog called Oscar. Over the next several months, I secretly struggled with feeling homesick and worried about my family back home. Despite managing quite well at school, I couldn't express my feelings. The only way I shared how I felt was by giving Oscar a big hug.
It is yet another sad aspect of our pandemic(疾病大流行的) lives that hugging a stranger is the last thing on our minds. For many of us, even hugging a relative or a friend comes with stress and anxiety over risks and precautions. As I look back on my past, I count myself truly lucky to have been held, shielded and encouraged at some of the most key moments of my life by the power of a hug.
Snowboarding genius Su Yiming made a name for himself by winning China's first Olympic gold in the sport on Tuesday. By cleanly stomping back-to-back 1800 tricks, the teenager landed the biggest prize so far in his young career—gold in the men's Big Air at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The notable achievement realized a childhood dream to reach the peak of the sport, which he began to learn at the age of 4.
Now with two shinning medals hung around his neck, the 17-year-old described his superb Olympic debut (首秀) as an unbelievable experience that has made all his sacrifices worthwhile. "This feels so surreal that I've finally accomplished what I've dreamed of since I was little," said an emotional Su.
Over the past four years, Su has combined his talent with hard work to produce one of the swiftest rises to prominence the sport has ever seen. When the Shougang Big Air venue hosted its first international event, Su was an unknown qualifier, who didn't even make the final runs. Just over two years later, Su is the name on everyone's lips at the venue s Olympic debut—drawing the whole nation's attention to the sport he loves.
"The biggest motivation (动力) for me is my love for snowboarding," Su said, when asked about the secret to his success. "In snowboarding, I feel like I can show my own style and creativity. Every time I ride my board, it's always a joyful moment. I hope through my experience, I can inspire more young people to get interested in the sport."
Su, a former child actor who featured in action movies, said the Olympic gold will encourage him to seek for more breakthroughs—even beyond his athletic career. "I enjoy snowboarding just as much as I enjoy acting," said Su, who turns 18 on Friday. "I think I still have a lot of possibilities to explore in my future career either in snowboarding or in acting. But now I just want to enjoy the moment and celebrate it as the best possible birthday gift."
Going to a boarding school is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown. Socialization is a big thing for students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from former school. Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feeling of being lonely. A boarding school is a great chance to make new lifelong friends. The question is: How?
You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate，but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding, the two of you may become best friends.
If you leave your door open，this shows that you welcome visitors. As a result, people will naturally stop in and say hello. Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold. Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship.
Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people. It also helps you get more familiar with the campus. By staying active in school groups such as clubs and organizations, you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests.
Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them. Starting conversations in class is a great way to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are. Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendship.
If you're athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing as joining a club will do. You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interest in sports.
A. Close the door to keep away from theft
B. Leave the door open sometimes to welcome potential friends
C. Join clubs or organizations
D. Get to know your roommate
E. Try out for a sport
F. Talk to classmates
I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years.
I hadn't had that 1 until recently when my sister-in-law came for a brief visit. For everyone's safety, we met outside. Despite the 2 weather in January, her hug warmed me from the inside out. I realized how much I 3 embracing loved ones — the warmth that 4 long after our arms untwined (松开).
There was war in my home town in Bosnia, so I found every moment was full of 5. On one peaceful morning, I begged my mom to let me go outside after weeks wilting (蔫) indoors. She 6 agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes 7 I was caught in an explosion. I 8 to my neighbor's house for safety and threw my arms around her neck while my legs were 9 underneath me. She hugged me with both arms and 10 me into her house. I was still in her arms when the ambulance arrived.
11, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional 12 never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house, when my father was away to buy a loaf of bread. When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug 13, choked in tears as I held him tight.
That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. They desperately wanted at least some of my childhood to be 14. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me 15. Over next several months, I suffered 16. The only way I shared my feelings was by giving Oscar, their dog, a big 17.
Now, due to our pandemic lives, hugging a stranger is the 18 thing on our minds. For many of us, 19 hugging a relative or a friend comes with stress and anxiety because of risks and precautions (防范). I 20 that in the not-so-distant future we can safely hold one another again, a friend, relative, or a stranger.
Debates have been going on the subject of carbon capture. Scientists, especially engineers and geologists, have strongly criticized green groups who claimed that carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes are costly mistakes.
The scientists insisted that such schemes vital weapons in the battle against global heating. They also warn that failure to set up ways to trap and store carbon would make it (possible) to meet the emissions target by 2050. "CCS is going to be the only effective way in the short term (prevent) our steel industry, cement manufacture and many other processes from continuing to pour emissions into the atmosphere," said Professor Stuart Haszeldine, of Edinburgh University. " we are to have any hope of keeping global temperature increases down below 2 degrees Celsius, we desperately need to develop ways to capture and store carbon dioxide."
Green groups claimed CCS would not make "a meaningful contribution to 2050 climate targets". They say CCS was not reliable to decarbonize the energy system and that CCS has history of over-promising and under-delivering. Instead, they urged the construction of more renewable energy plants (give) priority.
But the claims (dismiss) by engineers and geologists. "These claims are quite unfair," said Michael Stephenson, director at the British Geological Survey.
A government spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said, "We are committed to meeting our climate change targets in a way is affordable and provides secure energy to families and businesses. We are considering the role that CCS could play in decarbonization of the UK. But we also need to take government (spend) into account. CCS had better come down in cost."
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As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to the city's bright and neat living rooms which always seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I'd wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls surrounding the property. My parents would never approve. The walls were old: some stones were missing, others loose and crumbling (倒塌). Still, my desire to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I picked up all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
"I, uh, I want to climb the stonewalls," I said hesitantly. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stonewalls?" Instantly a sound went up from the women in the room. "Oh, no!" they cried in shock. "Fred, you'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's booming voice. "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let the boy climb the stone-walls. He has to learn to do things for himself."
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"Scoot (快走)," he said to me with a wink (眨眨眼), "and come and see me when you get back."
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Many years have passed since then, and I am now a host of a well-known television program.
