【推荐1】Each year the Hay Festival attracts some of the world’s leading writers, artists and thinkers, to talk, share their thoughts and ideas and meet audiences. Ensuring guests are warmly received and well looked after during their stay has always been a top mission and one of the Festival’s key jobs.

All events management student volunteers need to be attentive and helpful. In return, they get the chance to meet some amazing, creative people, and experience the daily running of a fast-moving international festival , where time-keeping is important and, above all, performers and audience leave having had a thoroughly enjoyable, stimulating (启发性的) and thought-inspiring day.

We require volunteers in two areas:

Events Management

Events management student volunteers help out with a wide range of duties including meeting and greeting authors, assisting with book signings, accompanying artists to events, stage management assistance and manning reception desks.

Creative Workshops

Creative workshops student volunteers assist authors, illustrators and workshop leaders in the setting up and running of workshops. These roles may interest those who have a particular interest in visual arts and / or illustration.

Dates

The 2021 festival dates are Thursday 15 July — Sunday 25 July. Applicants will need to be available for the duration of the festival.

Who can apply?

We are looking for 24 young people between the ages of 18 and 25, who can demonstrate a passion for the arts and interest in events management.

Please send a CV and a short covering letter to ellen@hayfestival.com (for Events Management) or adrian@hayfestival.org (for Creative Workshops).

The closing date for both applications is 28 May 2021, and we will let applicants know whether they’ve been successful as early as possible in June 2021. Please indicate which role you are applying for or express a preference. If shortlisted (入围), you’ll need to be available for a short Skype interview.

【推荐2】Tayka Hotel de Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it's cool: You've stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt？That's something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt—including the beds（though you'll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets）. The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake which is the world's biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste (糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it's cool: Taking a pulley (滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window—there is no glass!—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy (罩篷). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don't even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it's cool: This doghouse isn't just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft (阁楼) in Willy's head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant (消防栓) outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $450 a night

Why it's cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool in summer.（Don't worry—there is heat in winter.）

【推荐1】High school programs at the National Gallery of Art value depth over breadth, exploring original works of art through a single specific question or theme.

Studio Workshops

Single museum visit, 2.5 hours Grades 9-12

These half-day art workshops include an in-depth examination and discussion of works of art in the galleries, followed by behind-the-scenes access to the Education Studio, where students create a related art project.

National Gallery of Art educators will encourage students to look carefully at works of art and then share their responses and come up with theories based on their observations.

Students will have the chance to create a work of art in the studio inspired by what they have seen in the galleries.

Museum Makers Exploring Art and Museums

Grades 11-12

The Museum Makers program explains how museums operate and what they have to offer. It gives upper-level high school students the tools to experience, understand and interpret art. Participants will gain an insider’s view of how an art museum works. Students meet for seven Saturday sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Completion of the program requires attendance of all seven sessions.

Creative Writing

Grades 7-12, 90 minutes

Students will provide a voice for their personal responses to art through creative writing while they are looking at a selection of artworks in the galleries. Using close observation, group discussion and personal reflection, they will be guided through exercises that use different writing forms, including free-form poetry.

A maximum of 30 students (minimum of 15) will be accepted at each session.

【推荐3】The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Clean Energy Engineering is a professional degree for engineers who want to stand out and drive innovation in the field of clean energy. This master’s program combines graduate-level engineering courses with UBC Sauder’s Robert H. Le Graduate School courses, giving you the skills and confidence to take your career in new directions.

Governments and industry are advancing the shift to sustainable energy solutions. Leading organizations are seeking clean energy experts who have the technical understanding to develop innovative solutions that minimize environmental impact. They’re also looking for individuals who have the business insight to lead teams and guide change.

Choose Engineering and Business

The MEL in Clean Energy Engineering program offers a unique combination of technical and business classes, giving you the strategic skills to play a leading role in forward-thinking organizations. Engineering courses cover the entire industry value chain, from energy generation, transmission and distribution to energy use and management. Business courses offered by the top ranked UBC Sauder School of Business give you a solid foundation in business strategy, project management, and organizational leadership.

Gain a Competitive Advantage

In this 12-month program, you will:

• broaden your knowledge of sustainable energy systems, energy storage, energy distribution networks, energy efficiency and energy policy;

• sharpen your technical and analytical skills through a project-based curriculum that involves hands-on learning opportunities;

• study under noted faculty and industry experts at UBC’s high-tech research centers.

【推荐2】The local transport in Liverpool City Region is convenient for visitors to go around. The following are some means of transport for you to choose from.

By Train

Merseyrail trains run frequently throughout the day across 68 stations in and around the Liverpool area. With 4 city centre underground stations, you can easily get around the city.

You can now buy tickets online. Your ticket will be emailed straight to you, so you don't have to think about it at the station, just jump on the train and enjoy your journey!

By Bike

Liverpool is easy to get around by bike. Bike parking can be found on the Liverpool Cycle Map. If you’re arriving in Liverpool by train or ferry, bikes go free.

The CityBike bicycle hire system is also available in the city centre.

Find more information at www.citybikeliverpool.co.uk.

By Bus

Bus travel in and around Liverpool is a green and convent way to explore the destination.The bus network is run by Merseytravel, with two main city centre bus terminals — Liverpool ONE and Queen Square.