【推荐1】Four Summer Camps

WILDLIFE CAMP

Love animals？Love the outdoors？Wildlife Camp is calling your name．Strengthen your appreciation of Tennessee's wild life and outdoor scenery by spending the week with us．Enjoy fishing，boating，hiking，watching birds，and outdoor cooking．

Ages：9-12 years

Dates：July 8-12

Time：9：00 a.m．-4：00 p.m．

Fees：$ 125+ $ 50（activity fees）

Contact：Outdoor Murfreesboro，615-217-3017

CHEER CAMP

Come to get in the cheer spirit at Cheer Camp．We will have experienced cheer instructors to teach the beginner or more advanced cheerleader．Your cheerleader will be learning cheers，singing，and dancing．The fun week will end with a show for all family and friends to see what their cheerleader has learned．

Ages：8-14 years

Dates：July 22-26

Time：8：30 a.m．-4：30 p.m．

Fees：$ 65+ $ 10（activity fees）

$ 50+ $ 10（activity fees）（City Citizen）

Contact：Sami Maxey，615-427-6289

SPORTS CAMP

At Sports Camp，participants aged 8-14 explore a variety of sports activities from the traditional to the unconventional．The focus is on sportsmanship，good attitudes，teamwork and fun．Children will play sports like dodge ball（躲球游戏），basketball，softball，baseball，and floor hockey along with many other active games．They will also enjoy a fun affordable camp in Murfreesboro．

Dates：June 3-7，10-14，17-21，24-28

Fees：$ 60 per week+ $ 25（activity fees）

Contact：Murfreesboro Athletics，615-907-2251

PIONEER CAMP

Let out your Pioneer Spirit! Pioneer crafts，games，local history，hiking on the greenway，gardening，the farmers' market field trip，and dress-up day.

Ages：8-11 years

Dates：July 29-August 2

Time：9：00 a.m．-12：00 p.m．

Fees：$ 65+ $ 10（activity fees）

Contact：Shelia Hodges，615-8900-0355

【推荐2】Get Ready for Summer Series

Join the National Summer Learning Association Summer Bootcamp to gain tools and best practices to help youth thrive. Anyone who cares about summer learning is welcome! Leaders from schools, community-based programs, camps, libraries, outdoor education programs, and more. If you are working with youth during the summer months, you will benefit from these ideas and strategies.

Day 1 — March 30

Session 1: 1 p.m. — 2 p.m.

We’ll explore the research and data telling us the current state of the academic, mental, and physical well-being of children and families. With the data in hand, we’ll consider how to create strategies that meet this moment in time and help young people thrive.

Session 2: 2 p.m. — 3 p.m.

What’s known is that we need to think creatively and plan strategically to find and retain excellent staff that knows how to build relationships with young people. In this session, we’ll share tools and strategies to develop a strong workforce ready to make a difference this summer.

Day 2 — March 31

Session 1: 1 p.m. — 2 p.m.

Let’s explore how to access the investments and ensure impact. We’ll consider how to leverage partnerships across sectors, including schools, community-based organizations, business and more to make the most of the investment of public funding.

Session 2: 2 p.m. — 3 p.m.

In this session, we’ll dive into programs that have proven strategies, tools and courses that can be applied in your summer learning program. We’ll talk about how to access and apply learning strategies that ensure children and youth enjoy their summer.

【推荐3】Traveling like an insider starts here.

【推荐1】If you’re a thrill seeker, here are several festivals and celebrations from around the world that will get your blood pumping.

Spain: Baby-Jumping

The Spanish village of Castrillo has some interesting ideas about childcare. Since the 17th century, the village has been holding a yearly ceremony in which babies are laid out on mat in the street. Actors dressed as devils then skip over them. It supposedly removes the children’s original sin. Nobody would blame you if you held your breath until the jumping part is over.

Italy: Fruit Battle

If oranges seem harmless to you, that’s probably because nobody has ever thrown one straight at your head. Every year in February the Italian town of Ivrea puts on an orange battle, in which the town overthrow a bad emperor. A horse-drawn cart carrying oranges and players representing the emperor’s evil helpers is drawn into the square. The people on foot have special uniforms. Cuts and hurts are to be expected. The orange juice in a cut is certainly an acquired taste. The battle looks like chaos, but there is an important limit: throwing oranges at the horses is strictly forbidden.

Japan: Extreme Log Ride

Once every six years the Onbashira festival takes place in the Lake Suwa region in Japan. The purpose of the festival is to replace the 16 logs that stand at the corners of the four buildings of the Suwa Grand Shrine. The celebrations begin in the mountains in April when 16 carefully chosen fir trees in the mountains are cut down using traditional logging tools. They are then dragged down to the temple without the use of mechanized equipment. So people have to work in large teams to hold them up mountains and across rivers. The entire journey, usually about 10 kilometers, is dangerous. This can result in many injuries and death.

Art by women painters and sculptors from across the country is on display at the ongoing exhibition, Colors. The show runs until March 17 and is held in celebration of International Women’s Day, which falls on Friday. The Shandong Artists Association launched the annual exhibition in 2017 to encourage female artists and to offer them a platform for their talents.

9am-5pm, closed on Mondays. 11777 Jingshi Lu, Lixia district, Jinan, Shandong province. 0531-8130-5063/6.

Ink artist Huang Binhong (1865-1955) spent a lifetime carrying on his country’s cultural origin. Immortal Legacy is an ongoing exhibition at the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy that casts light on Huang’s rich world of art, his belief in cultural tradition and the range of his alternative role as a wise culture scholar. The show runs until April 21.

9am-5pm, closed on Mondays. 12 Chaoyang Gongyuan (Park) Nanlu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6502-5171.

In celebration of Chinese New Year, Immortal Brushwork of Danqing, a long-term exhibition that opened in early February, brings together dozens of paintings ranging from the Song (960-1279) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

9am-5pm, closed on Mondays. 62 Pingjiang Dao, Hexi district, Tianjin. 022-8388-3000.

Lin Sanzhi is recognized as one of the leading calligraphers of the 20th century. My Admiration of Ancient Masters, an exhibition at the Anhui Art Museum, reviews Lin’s efforts in calligraphy, poetry and Chinese painting. Lin is praised as the “modern sage of caoshu script”.

9am-5pm, closed on Mondays. 1 Chengdu Lu, Binhu New District, Hefei, Anhui province. 0551-6280-6800.

【推荐2】Feeling hungry? Well, get your chopsticks ready! Ho Chi Minh City Food Tours are the tastiest way to travel around the city.

Big eat & Small seat

This afternoon food tour by motorbike is focused on family-run local restaurants. These places are often small and tight with little stools. This is a tour we recommend for travelers that want to be thrown into the city’s delicious street food. It lasts from 1 pm to 5 pm at $65 per person.

A taste of Vietnam

This tour is absolutely comfortable for everyone with indoor seating and atmosphere. The menu is diverse, featuring some hands-on cooking experience and a bowl of whole crab soup that you can only find in Ho Chi Minh City. It lasts from 6 pm to 10 pm at $73 per person.

Chef’s tour

The concept for Chef’s tour is simple: We will drive you from location to location to try some of our favorite street eats in the city while adjusting the menu as much as possible to meet your tastes and personality. It lasts from 5 pm to 10 pm at $123 per person.

Street food stroll

This tour will leave you happy, full, and filled with a new appreciation for our history and culture. We will eat delicious street food while exploring the French architecture and the unique culture in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s District Three. A bit different from other tours, we will not use any taxi or motorbike to get from place to place. The walk tour lasts from 5 pm to 9 pm at $38 per person.

Note: During all the above tours, prices take in all food and drinks and we will also take digital photos during the trip that we send to you the next day by email.

【推荐3】Let’s take a look at some of the big celebrations that happen during spring

Songkran

Songkran is a celebration marking the Thai New Year. The festival usually lasts three days, though festivities can start early or end later in some cities. Water plays a major role in the festival. Symbolically, it washes away the previous year so people can get ready for the next one Therefore, many Songkran traditions are associated with water, such as cleaning homes and pouring water on Buddha statues and the hands of elders. Outside, Songkran is celebrated with street parties and a friendly water fight. In 2023, it began on April 13.

Holi

Known as the festival of colors, Holi is celebrated on the last full moon in the lunar month of Phalguna. This ancient tradition marks the end of winter and honors the victory of good over bad. Celebrators light big fires, throw colorful powder called gulal at each other, eat sweets, and dance to traditional folk music. The annual Hindu celebration was held on March 8, 2023.

Easter

It is a Christian tradition marking the day when Jesus Christ is said to have come back to life. On Easter Sunday, people attend church services where they sing and pray. It’s a day for some fun family activities too, like decorating hard-boiled eggs and searching for the hidden treats around the house or yard. Some kids also receive baskets filled with goodies, and many families have big feasts. In 2023, Easter was celebrated on Sunday, April 9.

Passover

Passover is a time to reflect on Jews’ suffering in ancient Egypt. Jews were believed to have been led to freedom by a religious leader named Moses. Passover is celebrated for seven or eight days in reflection of the suffering. In 2023, Passover began in the evening of April 5 and ended in the evening of April 13.