Best Boarding Schools for Students
If you are trying to figure out the best boarding school in the US for your child, here are your best options.
Phillips Academy Andover
Situated in Andover, Massachusetts, 25 miles north of Boston, Phillips Academy Andover is one of the oldest boarding schools in the US. It was founded in 1778 and has a long tradition of academic excellence, with notable alumni(校友) including George W. Bush and Julie Andrews. It is also one of the most selective boarding schools in the country, with an acceptance rate of just 13%.
Tuition Fee: $66,290 per year for boarding students.
Choate Rosemary Hall
Choate Rosemary Hall is situated in Wallingford, Connecticut, and was founded in 1890. The school enrolls(招收) about 865 students from across the world. Choate is known for its innovative curriculum, active campus engagement, and guided independent learning. The school offers 23 sports.
Tuition Fee: $65,820 per year for boarding students.
Concord Academy
Located in Concord, Massachusetts, Concord Academy was founded in 1922and is a co-educational private secondary school. It is a co-educational, independent, college preparatory school that focuses on the hands-on learning, experimentation, and intellectual growth of its students. Its alumni include famous authors, ambassadors, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and dancers.
Tuition Fee: $66,940 per year for boarding students.
The Hotchkiss School
The Hotchkiss School is a boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut. It was founded in 1891 and enrolls about 600 students from around the world. Hotchkiss is known for its academic program as well as its competitive sports teams. The school also has several unique programs, including the Janus Project which allows students to take courses at nearby colleges.
Tuition Fee: $66,510 for boarding students.
One of my earliest memories is of getting keen on fishing in a stream near our house, and while I was standing there waiting for the fish to bite, I'd start noticing all the wildlife. I'd rush home and tell my parents all about the animals and birds I'd seen. Later on I learnt some from my uncle and I watched wildlife series on TV. Then I bought my first camera, and a photographer was born!
I'm busy all the time now that I'm better known, and I work spring, summer, autumn, winter, with hardly a break sometimes. I have to get the most out of each day, so I often find myself making notes for articles, or editing images, maybe, while waiting in a hide for a bird to appear. I try to be patient, but luckily there's usually nobody to hear if I get cross and start complaining to myself!
I've been working as a wildlife female photographer for ten years now and have a pretty strong reputation, though I say so myself. I use the most advanced cameras and lenses I can get hold of, but that doesn't make me different from any other professional photographer. And I put in lots of hours, but again, that's something we all have to do. I think what I'm known for is being able to come up with exceptional images in poor conditions. And wildlife is a popular area at the moment.
My range of clients varies from someone just wanting a picture to hang in their sitting room, to picture libraries and major wildlife charities. I've been fortunate enough to win a couple of international competitions. A while ago I spent ages checking the proofs of a book of what I think are my most beautiful photos—it's out in the shops now, in fact. Something I haven't done, which would be fun, is to travel round the country showing a selection of my images at local art galleries and libraries. I like the idea of the contact with the public. But who knows what else will occur to me?
Imagine driving behind a huge truck shooting clouds of smoke into the air while your new fully electric vehicle cleans up its carbon emissions. This dream may soon be a reality. A team of students in the Netherlands has created an electric car that not only doesn't produce carbon dioxide when driving, but actually pulls it out of the air.
The two-seater sports car was designed and built in less than a year by a team of 32 students at Eindhoven University of Technology. Called "ZEM", which stands for "zero emission mobility", the car is equipped with special devices that remove carbon dioxide from the air as it drives. The team says if ZEM is driven about 32,000 kilometers, it can remove 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide from the air. That's not a huge amount. The team calculates that 10 ZEM cars on the road for a year would remove as much carbon dioxide as a typical tree does during that time. However, they also point out that there are over a billion passenger cars in the world that could be using this technology. And if a billion cars were removing carbon dioxide instead of producing it, the result would be huge.
ZEM also has several other innovations that help to make it more capable of being sustained: the car's frame and panels (面板) are 3D printed to reduce waste; it was built using recycled and recyclable materials; and it can be easily taken apart so that many of its parts can be reused. ZEM's battery is also reusable, and has another handy feature: it can be charged with solar panels on the car's roof—and can even be used to provide power to your house when the car isn't on the road.
According to the statistics, transportation was responsible for over 20% of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020—and of those emissions, cars were responsible for 41%. The Eindhoven team says its goal is to challenge the electric car industry: If 32 students can build a car like this in less than a year, then surely car manufacturers (生产商) are expected to adopt these innovations, too.
Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting animal species and their habitats. It is achieved partially through legislation. For example, the Endangered Species Act, the establishment and protection of public lands, and responsible public practices that conserve wild animal populations.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is our nation's strongest law protecting wild plants and animals. It is enforced by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Under the act, a species can be designated as "threatened" or "endangered". Threatened and endangered species are protected under the provisions of the ESA, which restricts human activities that may harm these species and their habitats. Due in part to protections under the ESA, many species have been brought back from the edge of extinction.
In order to survive, a species requires enough food, water, shelter, space, and opportunities to reproduce. In the United States, as elsewhere in the world—habitat destruction is a primary threat to the continued survival of species. Without the existence of suitable habitat, a species will eventually face extinction. Public lands include parks managed by The National Park Service and national wildlife refuges operated by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These lands are set aside to be protected for animal and plant species, as well as future generations.
The introduction of invasive species from far away continents introduced by humans can bring havoc to native plant and animal species. The proliferation(激增)of chemicals in the environment including pesticides PCBs, and oil spills, has the potential to poison wild animals and reduce their reproductive capacities. Wild animal populations can also be threatened by overhunting, wildlife trafficking(非法交易), and military weapons testing.
Artistic activities like taking a painting class or visiting a gallery are becoming increasingly popular today. However, scientific studies have shown that art plays a critical role in promoting health and well-being.
Art is found to be effective in relieving stress. This applies to both children and adults. Activities such as painting, drawing, and sculpting have been linked to lower stress and mental calmness. They take participants' mind off busy daily work.
Another great benefit of art is that it encourages both kids and adults in imagination and creative thinking. It helps develop and improve problem-solving skills. That allows people to imagine different solutions to problems. This type of creative thinking allows the brain to perform complicated functions in ways that learning a new language does.
It drives the brain to produce a hormone (激素) that makes people feel good about themselves, improves concentration, and increases motivation, providing a sense of accomplishment. After completing a creative project, people will feel happy and satisfied. This process of creating something unique can promote a sense of well-being and even slow down aging.
Sharing the creative process of making art is a great way to help students build their social awareness and interpersonal skills. This can remind schools to have students work with seniors in the community! Creating visual arts helps in transforming lives of people with brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease by increasing connections, promoting cell growth and improving memory.
A. Include artistic activities in the daily life.
B. Creating art helps increase self-confidence.
C. Art is a very interesting topic for people of all ages.
D. There is no right or wrong in the creation of artworks.
E. Consequently, mental states such as fear and worry get set aside.
F. Arrange a trip to the museum or have an art class across generations.
G. People tend to think the benefits of art are only enjoyment and relaxation.
As a child, I was always told to "eat my greens". These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate. Peas, and green beans, all looked and tasted 1 . Let's face it, when there were so many other delicious treats to 2 why eat boring vegetables?
Since then my taste buds have 3 and I'm also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables. But we still need 4 of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us. In the UK, a campaign has been 5 for several years to encourage us to eat our "5 A Day"—five portions of fruit and vegetables. That's because evidence has shown there are significant health 6 to getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.
But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily diet, partly because I have a sweet 7 and vegetables are, well, tasteless. Researchers have been studying how to make eating vegetables more 8 . They analysed the psychology behind our food 9 and found that most of us are 10 by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that studies show that people 11 to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason. "
In Europe, a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to eat more vegetables. Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in 12 encouraging people into eating the right things. One idea has been to put a 13 of a tasty looking fruit
on a supermarket trolley as a hint about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the advertisement. She says, "Choice is a really 14 thing. But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales. "
Certainly, eating "twisted citrus-glazed carrots" does sound tempting, even if it just 15 like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health.
Pu'er has colorful and charming national culture. In Pu'er, there are nine ethnic minority autonomous counties, 14 nationalities with Han, Hani, Yi, Lahu, Wa and Dai nationalities included have lived generations. 61 percent of the population of this city (be) from ethnic minority groups.
In this city, there is the Pu'er Monument to the National Unity Oath, known as "the No. 1 Monument of New China for National Unity", Menglian Xuanfusi Department (reflect) the history and culture of the Dai nationality, and a batch of national dances and songs enjoying great (popular) including "Troth Plighting" and "Awa People Sing New Songs".
Pu'er also boasts original ecological culture and aboriginal and mysterious, unsophisticated and fantastic national (custom); the Wooden Drum Festival of the Wa nationality, the Gourd Festival of the Lahu nationality, the Torch Festival of the Yi nationality, the Water-Sprinkling Festival of the Dai nationality and traditional ethnic festivals which (inherit) for more than one thousand years will invite you to linger with their unique charm.
Experts from World Tourism Organization are also marveled that Pu'er is a (poem) and romantic city and even its air is filled with romance.
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Minnie lived with her mom in a fancy house with tall glass windows. Though her mom would be able to buy her lots of beautiful things,nobody can"buy" a dad. Although she was surrounded by a life of luxury(奢华)，that was not all she really wanted.
One day,when Minnie's teacher Mr. Thompson made a surprising announcement in class,Minnie felt very upset.
"Kids,tomorrow is Father's Day!And at school,we're all celebrating it by having breakfast with dads!All of you get to bring your dads or anyone you look up to as your dad to school tomorrow. We'll all sit in one big circle, share funny stories,sing songs,have breakfast together,and have lots of fun!"
"It's the worst idea ever!" Minnie stuck her lip out and crossed her arms.
For the rest of the day, all the kids could talk about was who they were going to bring to the class. Most kids were talking up their fathers:businessmen, policemen,engineers,and even an actor. A few others were bringing their favorite uncles and grandfathers. Everybody had somebody who was a father
figure, except for Minnie.
By the time school was over, Minnie was exhausted(筋疲力尽的)from avoiding questions from her classmates and was one question away from bursting into tears.
As it turned out, that final question would come from the teacher, Mr. Thompson. He had noticed the light going out in Minnie's eyes ever since the "breakfast with dads"announcement that day. And after school, he spotted the sad little girl sitting alone by the school gate,waiting for her mom to pick her up. "Are you all right,Minnie?" he asked, and the child hugged his legs and cried.
After getting home that evening, Mr. Thompson couldn't shake off the sadness he had seen on Minnie's face and the heartbreaking secret she had told him. Then, Mr. Thompson had an idea. He put out a post on social media, sharing Minnie's story and asking for a dad to volunteer for Minnie and show up to school the next day as her father figure.
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Mr. Thompson hoped some kind man would agree to the unusual request.
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The next day, Minnie went to school downheartedly, not knowing a big surprise was waiting for her.
