【推荐2】High Mountain Institute

Central to all High Mountain Institute programs is extended experience in outdoor adventure. Each course goes into great depth to develop students' outdoor skills, leadership, and environmental awareness. Through living and traveling with a small group of peers and instructors, students focus on practicing leadership and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Program Starts: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Duration: Less than 2 months, Semester, Yearlong

Typical Program Cost: $6,200—$9,500

Raleigh International

Raleigh Expedition is an international volunteering program run by Raleigh International, which engages volunteers in creating long-lasting change on community, environmental and adventure leadership projects. All Raleigh's work contributes towards the sustainable development goals, starting with developing the skills of young people.

Program Starts: Fall, Spring, Summer

Program Duration: Less than 2 months, Semester, Yearlong

Typical Program Cost: $5,100—$6,150

CIEE

Founded in 1947, CIEE is the oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization in the United States. The Language and Culture Programs enable students to immerse themselves in the local scene while improving their fluency in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Arabic. The high quality programs provides participants with skills and experiences that elevate their ability to contribute positively to their global community.

Program Starts: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Duration: Less than 2 months, Semester, Yearlong

Typical Program Cost: $9,800—$16,000

Youth International

Youth International offers experiential learning programs that combine volunteer community service work, home stays with local families, international travel, and outdoor expeditions. Developing more personally and socially aware future leaders, it also hopes to take small steps toward bridging the gap between people of different nations.

Program Starts: Fall, Spring

Program Duration: Less than 2 months

Typical Program Cost: $4,950—$5,950

1. What do High Mountain Institute and Raleigh International have in common?

A．They are beneficial to communities.

B．They aim to develop participants' team spirit.

C．They provide programs starting in all seasons.

D．They inspire students to pay attention to environment issues.

2. What is special about CIEE?

A．It has different programs duration.

B．It is the oldest and largest nonprofit organization.

C．It offers immersion learning programs in many languages.

D．It combines intercultural exchange with community service work.

3. Which of the following organizations will you choose if you want to attend a yearlong program with a tight budget?

A．High Mountain Institute.	B．Raleigh International.
C．CIEE.	D．Youth International.

【推荐1】Ready to Experience Summer?

Are you looking to get your kids signed up for a summer camp program? We’re here to help.

ID Tech

ID Tech runs summer camps at over 75 college campus locations across the country. The camp makes the claim to be the top tech camp for 23 years running and offers teens the chance to take part in activities like hands-on STEM leaning and fun to get a preview taste of the college life that may soon be coming their way.

Camp Olympia

Located on Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas on over 100 acres of private land, Camp Olympia has its own swimming pool, challenge course, archery field, and more. Kids aged 6-16 can attend one, two, or three-week camps. Campers can participate in over 45 activities over the course of their stay, whether that be water skiing, horseback riding, golfing, or a team competition.

Camp Chief Ouray

Located on a 5,100-acre YMCA of the Rockies about 1.5h from Denver, this camp first hosted campers in 1908. It’s billed as an “adventurous playground and traditional overnight camp for kids age 7—17—with mountains, valleys and streams.” Their programs are meant to build campers’ confidence, independence, and resilience, while they live in cabins of up to 10 campers and two staff members.

Mountain Adventure Tours

This outdoor adventure camp, located in Ketchum, teaches kids important values and life skills through entertaining activities in the Idaho wilderness. M.A.T. runs several camps per summer and each has an individual theme, along with accompanying age groups. There are five-night sleepaway camp for 13-15-year-olds, plus themed camps like river rafting and survival skills.

1. Which camp prepares campers for their academic future?

A．ID Tech.

B．Camp Olympia.

C．M.A.T.

D．Camp Chief Ouray.

2. What activity can kids take part in at Camp Olympia?

A．Hands-on STEM learning.	B．A one-month camping.
C．Competition with campers.	D．Learning survival skills.

3. What do Camp Chief Ouray and M.A.T have in common?

A．Both allow the same age groups.	B．Both teach campers sports skills.
C．Both are located in the same site.	D．Both offer adventurous activities.

【推荐2】Spending time with your families outdoors can help develop meaningful bonds, encourage love and affection, reduce stress, and can improve academic performance in children. Since you can enjoy nature and all the benefits,     1    

Go to a park. Do an online search to find local parks. Whether it’s a smaller local park or a larger national park, a day-trip is an excellent way to spend a couple of hours outdoors with your family.     2    

    3     Instead of going to a theme park, consider going fishing, hiking or camping instead. Enjoy the natural beauty with your family instead. Some great nature-oriented vacations in the United States include the Grand Canyon, Kauai, Jackson Hole, and Lake Tahoe.

Play a game or sport outdoors. Discover which games that your children like to play the most, and make it a habit of playing them outside.     4     Outdoor sports and games include basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and lacrosse.

Take walks with the family.     5     Plan a 20-minute walk and have everyone in the family turn off their cell phones. The more you walk together, the more natural it will feel and it will encourage everyone in the family to spend more time outdoors. A great time to schedule a walk is right after dinner or before you take your children to school.

A．Plan a nature-centred vacation.

B．you should avoid the followings.

C．come and join us in the following ways.

D．Try to locate your family in the open air.

E．Determine a time and schedule it to take a hike with your family.

F．If you have young kids, consider taking them to the place that has activities like a playground.

G．Talk to your kids about what sports they like and make sure to get the proper equipment so that your family can all play together.

【推荐3】Museums across Europe are currently rethinking the power of design to project into the future, far or near. These are the most forward-thinking exhibitions in Europe this winter.

MKG Hamburg

Hamburg’s applied arts museum presents Food Revolution 5:0 with the aim of helping us. to have a closer relationship with food and its origins, while also challenging our common sense and perception. Food Revolution 5.0 includes more than 30 design projects, aiming to raise questions about what can happen from the farm to the table.

The exhibition runs until December 10 at MKG Hamburg, Germany.

Helsinki Design Museum

Helsinki is consistently ranked as one of the most liveable cities in the world, and its design museum might be the best place to discover their recipe for success. And its current exhibition, Enter and Encounter will be especially helpful. Enter the gallery and you will start to realize why the city keeps rising in the livability league table.

The exhibition runs until December 22 at Helsinki Design Museum, Finland.

Cube Design Museum

The Cube Design Museum will look into the future of cycling with a show called Fiets-Bike-Fahrrad. It presents the challenge that comes with balancing a bicycle’s engineering, form and safety through leading contemporary examples. If you’re concerned about our planet’s limited resources and are looking to add flexibility to your urban life. Fiets-Bike-Fahrrad might just persuade you to get cycling.

The exhibition runs until December 3 at Cube Design Museum, Kerkrade, Netherlands.

MAK Vienna

With more than 200 exhibits including graphic arts, speculative design, film, literature and machinery pieces, Hello, Robot, challenges our ideas about and expectations of robots with items such as a baby-feeder tool head, an AI chatbot and an automated scribe arm. If you feel clueless about robots, Hello, Robot is certainly a good place to start.

The exhibition runs until January 1 at MAK Vienna, Austria, and will next appear in the Ghent Design Museum on April 15 next year.

1. What is the common trend of the four museums this winter?

A．They change their designs.	B．They rethink about the future.
C．They display challenges in life.	D．They present historical exhibitions.

2. Which exhibition suits Sam best, who majors in urban development?

A．Food Revolution 5.0.

B．Enter and Encounter.

C．Fiets-Bike-Fahrrad.

D．Hello, Robot.

3. How is Hello Robot different from the other three shows?

A．It is far from our daily life.	B．It is about advanced technology.
C．It will reappear in another museum.	D．It will be hosted by a design museum.