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Canada and California Program

For middle school students currently looking for an exciting summer adventure, check out this trip of a lifetime combining two of our favorite destinations: Canada and California! Hike through thick forests, enjoy hot springs, explore pollution-free lakes and walk across in the beautiful national parks. Bike down the best trails (路线) in Canadian mountain forests.

Dates: Jul 20-Aug 10

Price: $ 7545 + Airfare

Colorado Rocky Mountain Trip

Discover Colorado in the best way possible, with a mini road trip through the breathtaking landscapes while discovering the National Parks, amazing mountain towns and starry night skies along the way. This is the perfect trip for travelers looking to explore the great outdoors with a small group of like minded friends.

Dates: Jun 28-Jul 8

Price: $ 4045+Airfare

We’ll dive right into Hawaii’s biggest island on an adventure sure to leave you feeling rewarded and refreshed. Team up with a local sea conservation organization to earn 20 hours of community service while becoming representatives for a healthy Hawaiian ecosystem.

Survey rocks and sand, collect ocean data and become educated about the island ecology.

Dates: Jul 9-Jul 19

Price: $ 4345+Airfare

Barcelona Explorer

On this program designed especially for culturally curious teens, you’ll see the best that the Netherlands, Belgium and France have to offer. Wander along the canals of Amsterdam, tour its well-known districts and visit Anne Frank’s house, all while familiarizing yourself with Dutch culture, history and food!

Dates: Jul 20-Aug 1

Price: $ 5045 + Airfare

Simone Biles was born in 1997. Soon, her parents found that she couldn’t sit still. When she was 6 years old, her day-care group went on a field trip to a gym. Simone loved watching the gymnasts train and performances. She couldn’t just watch them, though—she had to try their moves. She was so good that one of the coaches sent a letter home with her, inviting Simone to take gymnastics classes.

Simone loved the classes, and she was excellent at climbing, swinging, jumping, and tumbling (翻筋斗). Though she had a lot to learn, the coaches could hardly keep up with Simone. When one girl performed a standing back tuck (翻折), Simone was sure she could do one too. Her coach didn’t believe her, so Simone tried the trick and made it on the spot.

At 9, Simone learned why she couldn’t sit still: She had ADHD( 多动症). Her brain moved fast and her body did too — which made it hard for her to concentrate in school but which also made her an amazing gymnast. “The challenges we face help define who we are,” Simone wrote. “My challenge is also my superpower.” Simone’s superpower would help make her one of the most dynamic gymnasts ever seen.

Simone is one of the greatest athletes in history. At age 16, she won two gold medals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships(AGWC), including the all-around (the total score from competing in all events). She has now won 25 world medals, 19 of them gold. That’s the most in world gymnastics history.

Simone competed in her first Olympics in 2016. She was the first female U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals in an Olympic Games. Since then, Simone has debuted (首次呈现) some moves never successfully done in world competitions, including a double-double dismount (下马) from the balance beam.The move became known as the Biles. Several signature moves have been named after Simone.

It’s called the Bank of Happiness, but it has nothing to do with money. Founded a year ago in Estonia’s capital Tallinn, it’s a forum in which more than 2,000 members from Estonia and other countries connect to offer or receive services free of charge.

The site carries more than 500 ads in English, German and Estonian from people offering or seeking all kinds of things, including teaching and tips on cooking. The website is also translated into French and Spanish.

Founder Airi Kivi says the goal is to make people think and act with their hearts. “After the worldwide outbreak of the pandemic, I thought, ‘Wow, our bank is perfect for the crisis and a lot of people are unemployed and they can use it to harvest what they need.’”

So how does it work? It’s simple: You sign up using your real name and post what you are offering or what your need is, as long as it doesn’t involve money or products.

Masseuse Terge Reintem says she signed up when she was unemployed because she needed to improve her skills by learning from others. But she stayed on even after finding a new job because she says it feels good to volunteer. “If I discover a new technique, I want my bank customers to first experience it,” Reintem says, adding they are often nicer than the paying ones.

Member Veronika Davel says she infringed the rules with her first request when she asked for a product: a computer. But she did it unknowingly. Later, she began offering services of her own on the bank’s website. “The main thing I really could offer was English,” Davel explains. “There was a young girl who needed to have better English for her job and I gave her a hand.”

The site has many more offers of help than requests for it. That’s as it should be, Kivi says, adding that the bigger reward comes from giving.

Skiing is one of the most rewarding sports when done right. Before giving it a go, here are a few things worth considering before enjoying it.

You’re not alone. Nobody picks it up immediately first time around. You will fall a lot and you may even think about giving up.     16     Plus, there will always be someone around to pick you up and encourage you to try again.

    17     With the help from qualified ski instructors, beginners will feel comfortable, confident and ready to learn for they know that they are in safe hands. Taking your time is key to success in learning how to ski. As long as you are clear about your capabilities and needs you will be absolutely fine.

Prepare to ski for the first time.     18     Comfort and protection are essential for successful skiing so make sure that you are wearing the right clothing. Choosing the right pair of ski boots is very important to ensure that you pick up skiing techniques quickly and practice comfortably. Always have water with you when skiing as you should be hydrated(补水) at all times to keep your energy up.     19    

Many beginners are unsure if they are required to purchase skis themselves or if they can gain access to them on-site.     20     If you would rather purchase your own skis, we would recommend asking for advice from an expert on what type of ski suits you.

Tima Abudhi is a 55-year-old mother of five. When growing up, she remembers watching her neighbors _________ at the mangrove forests (红树林) around her village on Pate Island, on Kenya’s east coast, to build houses or to sell as wood.

As the mangroves _________, so did the fish that live among their roots --- a _________ for the fishing village of Kizingitini. The threat to their livelihoods and homes _________ Abudhi and other women to start replanting the mangroves, often spending all day at the _________, taking time away from caring for their families and _________ their small businesses. Protecting the mangroves over the past few decades has _________ their incomes, but they felt it was a matter of urgency, Abudhi said.

“Replanting the mangroves is not _________. We have to go early in the morning to get the seedlings (幼苗) and then come to the beach and plant them until evening, just before the tides _________ again. We couldn't make __________ time for our businesses,” she said.

Today, the women of Kizingitini no longer have to __________ to both make a living and conserve the mangroves, thanks to a loan scheme that helps them keep food on the table so they can __________ to continue planting. “This has led to increased __________ of women in conservation and community development, as well as reduced __________ inequality,” said Abudhi.

Mangrove forests can __________ flooding and are considered key to controlling climate change and protecting people against warming-linked disasters.

Chinese calligraphy has always fascinated me. My grandpa has been deeply invested in his calligraphy practice: getting up early in the morning to bike to     36     (class) and staying up late watching videos     37     (perfect) his skills. When he visited America, his four essential tools for calligraphy     38     (put) neatly in his suitcase. With just these instruments, the dining room tables would be covered with sheets upon sheets of his writing in just a few days. He would always make a small space on the table for me to put my book so we could be together despite     39     (do) separate deeds. As he wrote, I read— often peeking (偷看) over the book pages to watch him fill up the paper inch     40     inch.

One day, I     41     (curious) asked him to teach me. My grandpa was always so happy to teacher me because he wanted me to learn     42     many things as possible about my motherland’s culture.

When I was fifteen, my grandpa     43     (give) me one of my most     44     (treasure) gifts. He gifted me an incredible Chinese calligraphy scroll (卷轴): it was long and beautiful. Each morning I wake up to     45     scroll hung up in my bedroom: a symbol of my grandpa’s love and passion for life.