Summer Teen volunteer opportunities
Bloomington Parks and Recreation offers an excellent opportunity for teens to get involved and make a difference in their community by volunteering within a variety of summer youth programmes. Summer Teen volunteers assist with activities under the guidance of experienced staff and gain valuable leadership skills. In the summer, teens can apply to volunteer in the following programmes:
Summer Adventure Playground Programme Volunteer
Programme Dates: June 14—August 12
Location(s): Kelly, Poplar Bridge, Running, Smith, Sunrise and Westwood parks
Information: help facilitate opportunities to play and lead playground participants(in grades 2—7) in games, sports, arts and crafts, and make new friendships.
Mini View Volunteer
Programme Dates: June 14—August 6
Location: Valley View Elementary School
Information: help to assist with the supervision of preschoolers—1st graders in a social occasion.
The View Volunteer
Programme Dates: June 14—August 6
Location: Valley View Elementary School
Information: help to assist with the supervision of 2nd—5th graders in a social recreational setting.
Camp Kota Junior Counselor
Programme Dates: June 14—August 9
Location: East Bush Lake
Information: help campers learn basic outdoor skills while meeting new friends, singing crazy songs and having tons of fun.
To apply, fill out a Parks and Recreation 2023 Summer Teen Volunteer Application. Please be sure to answer all questions and indicate your programme(s) of interest. Applicants will be contacted via e-mail with next steps after March 31, 2023. Contact us by phone(952-563-8877) or e-mail at parksiec@BloomingtonMN. gov for more information.
Yesterday, I met a delightful woman at a work event. As we talked, she talked about her childhood in Manila, Philippines. She spoke about the way her culture values their elders, and she explained that children are educated from the time of birth to honor and respect people older than themselves.
It was refreshing to hear that, and I enjoyed listening and learning. Here is the memory she shared that I found so beautiful:
When she was growing up, her father had three jobs to take care of his family. She said her dad never complained, and though he worked very hard, he always had time for them. One day, her father was injured at his full-time job. For several months, he was mailed temporary (暂时的) disability checks while he recovered.
When her father was able to return to his full-time job, he took all those disability checks that were sent to him while he was recovering and handed them back to the company. He told them that he had good legs and arms, and did not need this money. He told them to give the money to people who could not work, to people who really needed it.
The woman telling the story was a little girl at that time. She had accompanied(陪伴) her father that very day when he went back to his company with all those unopened checks.
"My father is my hero," she said. Lowering her voice, she said she would never forget what he did, and what an inspiration and influential mentor (良师益友) he was on how to live life. From my communication with her, it was very obvious that her father's same sweet spirit had been passed down to this woman, and to her family.
Hearing this story was so refreshing to my soul. I hope it is the same to you too.
There are many interesting science experiments out there for young kids. You can surprise your friends and teachers with them. All you have to do is to put a little effort into it and you should have no problem coming up with an interesting science experiment. One such experiment is to show your friends and teachers that you can make mothballs (樟脑丸) dance!
If you want to do it, first, be sure that you have got all the necessary science kits for your science experiment.
What you need for this experiment is a glass filled half full with water. Add a little bit of vinegar to your glass of water, about 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup (60 ml), and one teaspoon (10 ml) of baking soda, and then carefully stir the mixture. Drop a few mothballs into the glass and have your audience watch. As long as the surfaces of the mothballs become fairly rough, they should begin to bounce up and down in the glass.
You can also do a similar experiment with raisins (葡萄干) and clear pop, such as Sprite. In this experiment, all you have to do is to fill a glass with Sprite and drop a few raisins into it. The raisins should begin to bounce up and down in the glass of Sprite. You can also replace the raisins with mothballs and you should get the same effect in the Sprite. This project works because the irregular surfaces of the mothballs and the raisins hold some CO2 bubbles (气泡) ,causing them to bounce up and down in a dancing motion.
Everyone who has eaten instant noodles knows that it's very easy to cook them quickly. However, have you ever heard of the danger of eating them?
When taking out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that they are joined together nicely as a piece. Do you know that it needs some form of wax coating (蜡涂层) to make them joined together nicely? Many people don't really care much about it because this seems very normal. However, studies have shown that the wax coating is bad for our body.
It is advisable to have a break of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles because our body needs about 3 days to clear that wax coating away. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating in our stomach? It will lead to cancer if it is in our body for so long.
Luckily, there is a way of reducing the danger before we eat instant noodles. First, wash the noodles with warm water, stir (搅拌) them and pour away the water containing the wax coating. Then repeat the first step and try to stir them again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking them. The shop vendors (供应商) will often wash away the dangerous wax coating.
It is very easy to cook instant noodles but we must pay attention to the wax coating if we eat too much. Imagine having too much of it in your stomach. Hope this article will help more people know about the hidden danger!
Life is filled with regrets. Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices.
Make better plans.
If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better.
You will know what comes first and what comes last. If changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.
Live a more active life.
You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. "Thank you" can bring a smile to someone's face. Learn to say "sorry" and don't be angry with others.
A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you have to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always give you better ideas. When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.
Never fear failure.
Everybody fails. Even the greatest person fails before he or she achieves success. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road.
Life is good. We don't have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.
A. Ask others for help.
B. Find the right friend.
C. You also need to be kind.
D. What can we do to avoid future regrets?
E. Regrets play an important part in our daily life.
F. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.
G. You'll also know what you should do and what you shouldn't do.
My father was smart. When I asked if he'd like to join me on Virgin Airlines, I remember him 1 replying: "Why not? It's as close to heaven as I'll ever get!"
While he could always make us2 , he was also considerate and full of wonderful advice for us3 we could do better.
When I was a child, I4 myself to the change in Dad's loose drawer and bought chocolate from our local corner shop.
One day, while I was visiting the shop with my father, the shopkeeper5 my spending habits. "I hope he isn't stealing it," she said. Dad6 by looking her straight in the eyes and saying loudly, "Madam, how dare you7 my son of stealing?"
After we left the shop, my father never spoke a word8 the incident. However, his deliberate9 for the rest of the day expressed everything. The way he10 the situation taught me a hugely effective lesson. I learned that the power of the11 words can be frighteningly influential.
By12 my honesty he made me feel more13 than if he had scolded me. I also learned the power of14 and a second chance. And these lessons have15 me well in both life and work.
When you (hurt) deeply by someone, you may feel it very difficult (remove) your anger. But forgiving is possible and it can be great benefit to your health. Up to now, research (show) that people who forgive have more energy, a better appetite and a better sleep. "People who forgive show (little) anger and more hopefulness," says Dr Frederic Luskin, wrote the book Forgive for Good. "So it can help reduce the tiredness and allow people to feel more (energy). "
So when someone hurts you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure. Don't wait for an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you may escape (apologize)," says Dr Luskin. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things in the same way. "
Next, keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the person has done to you. Finally, try to see things from that person's opinion. To achieve it, just put (you) in that person's place.
Dear Eric,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
When Dr Henderson was assigning(指定) project mates for his psychology class, I secretly hoped he would pair me with my best friend or at least a classmate I could have some fun with. Above all, I hoped he wouldn't assign me to work with the fiercely competitive and extremely serious fellow who always wore dark clothes and apparently had a personality to match. As fate(命运) would have it, Dr Henderson very deliberately matched everyone in class and announced that I would be working with the one person in class I wanted to avoid.
I went up to my new teammate and introduced myself. He looked at me as though I weren't there. I felt he treated me as though I would hold him back and probably make him fail to get an A in the course. He wasn't mean or rude; he just gave me the impression that he could do whatever project we dreamed up better if he did it alone.
Needless to say, I didn't look forward to an entire term of being brushed off, but I tried to make the best of it and didn't say anything for fear that I would make things worse.
The project required each team to develop a hypothesis(假说), set up an experiment to test the hypothesis, do the statistical analysis and present the findings. Whatever grade the team received would be shared by both students.
When my teammate and I met to discuss our project, I was uneasy. Here was this challenging student who had a reputation for concentration and good grades—the exact opposite of me. I was completely at a disadvantage. I actually wanted to drop the class at one point, but stopped short because I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of my chickening out and giving up halfway. I decided to stick to it no matter what.
After long discussions we somehow agreed to do a study on the mental well-being(健康) of teenagers. I wasn't sure what it meant exactly, but at least we had a topic.
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We started to meet regularly to draw up our plans.
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One day I got word that he was admitted to hospital for a serious disease.
