Smith College Precollege Programs offer intellectually inspiring and unique opportunities to high school girls who wish to pursue their academic interests in the classroom and beyond. Annually, these programs offer over 225 young women the freedom to explore challenging subjects while living and studying with other motivated students from around the world.
College Admission Workshop: This new one-week program is for rising high school juniors and seniors who are beginning to look at colleges. It helps you gain a competitive advantage when you are applying to colleges. You can know how to write a college-level essay, excel in a college admission interview and give an introductory speech.
Summer Science and Engineering Program: Do you want to conduct college-level research? This program is a unique four-week residential program that will give you a taste of both college life and college-level science. You will attend small classes taught by top faculty (学院) members. The classes also have a current Smith College student working as an intern (实习生).
Discovering Women's History: This program allows you to explore the lives and writings of notable women of the 19th and 20th centuries. You will read the private papers of Sylvia Plath, Gloria Steinem and Virginia Woolf. You will also examine poet Emily Dickinson's personal diaries and letters. You will learn archival (档案的) research skills.
Field Studies for Sustainable(可持续的) Futures: This program is for students who want to explore their interest in environmental protection in a directed way. You will learn about sustainable living and environmental science. Much of the program is conducted in the field, and you will engage in a variety of activities including hiking, visiting local farms and learning about sustainable food and agriculture.
1. What's special about Smith College Precollege Programs?A.They are free to apply for. |
B.They mainly admit female students. |
C.They offer host families to students. |
D.They target English-speaking students. |
A.visit colleges they want to attend |
B.have a chance to publish their own writings |
C.practice as teachers for high school students |
D.learn how to deal with college application process |
A.learn from students and teachers from Smith College |
B.take part in various physical sports |
C.have access to valuable historical information |
D.gain some knowledge on environmental protection |
A.enjoy doing experiments |
B.have an interest in literature |
C.want to learn with advanced technology |
D.wish to communicate with famous people |
A.College Admission Workshop. |
B.Discovering Women's History. |
C.Field Studies for Sustainable Futures. |
D.Summer Science and Engineering Program. |
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【推荐1】Are you ready to unlock your full career potential? Explore the details of each course below to find your right fit.
EliteOnline
Whether you’re exploring what to do next or you’ve already identified a role, this course is structured to help you take practical steps toward your career. It uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background. It consists of 5 career-oriented concepts, explained through videos, personal reflections, and exercises.
7 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced
AUX
The course provides skill development for graduates as they prepare for their next career step. Participants will build skills to promote leadership, run a team, manage projects, apply teaching skills beyond the classroom, develop strategic communication skills and prepare successful job application materials.
·7 weeks:2-5 hours per week; instructor-led on a course schedule
BerkUX
This course provides tips and strategies for launching a successful music career as an artist. It covers developing your identity, leading a band, planning and recording your first independent record, building a brand, developing business partnerships, and understanding the business side of music production.
·4 weeks: 2-5 hours per week; self-paced
UXOnline
In this course, you will focus on the pathways to Internet security career success. You will determine your own incoming skills, talent, and deep interests to apply toward a meaningful exploration of 32 Digital Pathways of Cybersecurity. You will complete a self-assessment to determine the essential next steps.
·6 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced
1. What is an advantage of EliteOnline?A.It provides downloadable videos. | B.It offers the longest learning hours. |
C.It focuses on trainings of design thinking. | D.It requires no specific academic background. |
A.They allow a flexible learning pace. | B.They aim at specific professions. |
C.They develop management skills. | D.They assess career potentials. |
A.Network engineering. | B.Online teaching. |
C.Career consulting. | D.Digital marketing. |
【推荐2】Art of Drawing Birds
Free yourself to draw birds; this course will involve field and classroom sketching to build up a sound knowledge of how a bird is put together. Over the week, you’ll complete a series of drawings ranging from studies through to finished artworks of birds.
◆TUTOR: Trevor Weeks
◆DAY TYPE: Full days. Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
◆AGE: Suitable for ages 15+
◆SKILL LEVEL: Beginner, Intermediate
◆STATUS(状态): Place available
Chinese Brush Painting
Enjoy the deeply peaceful technique of Chinese brush painting. Be led in the traditional manner of the six principles applied to the subjects of the four seasons, using the four treasures of bamboo brush, rice paper and ink stick.
◆TUTOR: Stephen Cassetari
◆DAY TYPE: Full days. Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
◆AGE: Suitable for ages 16 to adults
◆SKILL LEVEL: Everyone
◆STATUS: Filling up
Painting to Hologram(全息图)
Make your art digital and three-dimensional as a hologram! Work with talented street artist Kade to design and paint your own double-sided artwork—then build a smartphone display to animate your artwork as a hologram. At the end of the week, we will display every participant’s artwork as a large group hologram.
◆TUTOR: Kade Valja
◆DAY TYPE: Full days. Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
◆AGE: Suitable for ages 12 to 17
◆SKILL LEVEL: Everyone
◆STATUS: Places available
Playful Painting—Intuitive Art
Rediscover your enthusiasm for art and the painting talents you didn’t know you had. In a fun, encouraging environment, we will add new layers of colour as we paint large canvases(画布)and other pieces.
◆TUTOR: Melanie Dilday
◆DAY TYPE: Full days. Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
◆AGE: Suitable for ages 16 to adults
◆SKILL LEVEL: Beginner, Everyone
◆STATUS: Nearly full
1. What can kids learn in Art of Drawing Birds?A.To make good use of imagination. |
B.To understand the birds’ structure well. |
C.To apply painting skills to practice. |
D.To work together to finish the series of artworks. |
A.Art of Drawing Birds. | B.Chinese Brush Painting. |
C.Painting to Hologram. | D.Playful Painting—Intuitive Art. |
A.Showing off your talents. | B.Signing up as soon as possible. |
C.Trying to protect the environment. | D.Being enthusiastic about painting. |
【推荐3】Fancy spending your summer break improving your skills and preparing for your first job? We have gathered the best summer programs in Singapore in recent years. Now you will be able to narrow down your choices and make a decision.
StandOut Global Summer Program
At StandOut Summer School, one of your missions will be to work as an intern (实习学生) with leaders in the business world who have plenty of years of experience in the field. Through this program, you can boost your knowledge by interacting with experts in fields like digital marketing, entrepreneurship(创业), investment, etc. Wherever you come from, the school will welcome you in their detailed program.
NTU Summer School Program
Nanyang Technological University will take you on a unique experience in their summer camp. In NTU’s summer school, you will be able to enjoy your favorite business track out of five different options. Each track will lead you to an internship (实习期)at a top-ranked company lasting from 3 weeks to 2 months.
NUS Summer School Program
The National University of Singapore offers one of the leading summer camps in Singapore. The program is designed for students who are from its partner universities located all around the world. With passion as one of the university’s core values, the NUS Summer School guarantees continuous development for its students.
Singapore Management University Global Summer Program
With its third Global Summer Program starting in July, Singapore Management University offers international students an unforgettable opportunity: 4 weeks of learning in Singapore, with a week spent overseas in another Asian city to combine an unmatched experience.
Get in touch with us to get all your questions about global summer programs answered!
1. What’s the purpose of these programs?A.Help students to enhance their skills. |
B.Spend overseas in summer break. |
C.Enjoy students’ favorite business track. |
D.Work as an intern with leaders in the business world. |
A.StandOut Global Summer Program. |
B.NUS Summer School Program. |
C.NTU Summer School Program. |
D.Singapore Management University Global Summer Program. |
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Eight. |
【推荐1】The Book Lady
It was Jennifer Williams's mother who got her hooked on books. A librarian, she read to her three children every day. “Not until we went to kindergarten,” Williams told vadogwood.com, a local news site. “Until we went to college.”
When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited access to books.
“It’s very obvious to teachers of young children which kids are read to versus kids who are not,” she said. “It’s obvious at the end of the first day of school.” To Williams, the solution was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a civic event called Engage Danville, she gave away 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be satisfied with that.
“I was like, ‘Anybody could do that,’” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to stretch my faith, my work ethic, my everything.”
So she set a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an unreachable number, but as Williams posted on Facebook: “Don’t complain in the bleachers if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field.”
So she got to work, first by roping in friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’s project spread, strangers started leaving piles of books on her front porch. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools — free of charge — and also supplies books to little free libraries around the city of 41,000 just over the North Carolina border. She also hosts a book club for prisoners in the local prison.
In the four years she's been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has given away more than 78,000 books — only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with few options.
“Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”
1. What made Willian interested in reading?A.Her children’s hobby. | B.Her mother’s influence. |
C.A stranger’s encouragement. | D.A teacher's impact. |
A.To satisfy most people. | B.To celebrate the civic event. |
C.To help students love reading. | D.To stretch her faith and work ethic. |
A.By asking her friends to buy books. | B.By attaining books from the prison. |
C.By getting donation from free libraries. | D.By receiving donated books from strangers. |
A.helpful and ambitious. | B.respectable and innocent. |
C.hardworking and adventurous. | D.determined and humorous. |
【推荐2】It is inevitable(不可避免的) that students will make mistakes. Some teachers think punishing students is the most effective way for them to learn their lessons. Others choose a more moderate (温和的) way, like a face-to-face talk. I support the second.
In my opinion, punishment, especially physical punishment, will harm the students mentally. The students are likely to feel very ashamed. Their confidence may get lost as a result. They may end up locking themselves up and refusing to communicate with even their best friends. In such a situation, it will be very difficult to encourage them to open up again.
Furthermore, punishment is likely to cause additional misunderstandings between the teacher and the student. For example, my cousin once disturbed his teacher in class by talking to another student. The teacher only punished him instead of both of them. He believed the teacher to be partial towards students with better grades. Little by little, he started to dislike this teacher.
To help students learn lessons from their mistakes, there are many better methods for teachers to use than punishment. Here are some suggestions:
① Both the student and the teacher should calm down and then discuss the problem together.
② The teacher should give the student a chance to express his or her thoughts on the problem. In this way, the student may also be more willing to follow the teacher’s advice.
③ The teacher and the student can reach an agreement. For example, if the student promises not to make the same mistake again, the teacher can promise him or her a reward(奖励).
1. According to the writer, if a student gets physical punishment, he or she may________.A.understand the teacher | B.lose the confidence |
C.follow the teacher’s advice | D.learn some lessons |
A.部分的 | B.热情的 | C.偏袒的 | D.聚会的 |
A.To call on students not to make mistakes |
B.To ask both teachers and students to calm down. |
C.To advise teachers to use a better way instead of punishment |
D.To advise teachers to use physical punishment |
A.a nurse | B.not a good student |
C.a strict teacher | D.a worrying parent |
【推荐3】Five-year-old Prisilla Perez, a student at Meador Elementary School in Willis, was unhappy with her recent haircut, which resulted from a severe disease. When students in her class started calling Prisilla a boy, she felt ashamed, often crying and losing focus in school.
Her teacher, Shannon Grimm, sympathized with her unhappiness. Grimm and Prisilla’s mom were concerned, but their ideas didn’t work. “We had classroom discussions about how girls have short hair and boys have long hair, and I showed them photos of movie stars with different looks,” Grimm said. “However, it wasn’t sinking in.”
Grimm thought about Prisilla throughout winter break, and one morning, she had an idea: Cut off her hair --- a scary thought for Grimm, who wore her hair long and took pride in it. “I’ve never had short hair, and I stressed about it for two weeks before making a decision,” she said. On Jan. 4, Grimm invited a hairstylist friend to her home. “I told him to keep going, even if I cried,” she said.
The class loved their teacher’s new do, especially Prisilla, who excitedly ran off the school bus that afternoon yelling, “Mom, Ms. Grimm cut her hair!” The teacher also bought matching bows for herself and the girl, so they could style their hair together.
In February, the teacher recommended Prisilla for the school district’s Student of the Month Award, but during the Monday ceremony, she received a surprise “hero medal” from the girl. “Now we have matching awards,” says Grimm.
Prisilla’s mother, Maria, said that Grimm’s thoughtfulness brought her to tears. “I was shocked. I was crying. I couldn’t believe it --- she did something I wouldn’t have the bravery to do. I will never forget that.”
1. Why was Prisilla unhappy at school?A.She wasn’t satisfied with her teacher. |
B.She couldn’t concentrate in class. |
C.She was laughed at by her classmates. |
D.She couldn’t get on well with others. |
A.Praise from her students. | B.Devotion to her students. |
C.Request of Prisilla’s mother. | D.Suggestion from the hairstylist. |
A.She had her hair cut together with Prisilla. |
B.She expressed her sincere thanks to her pupils. |
C.She hesitated a lot before having her hair cut. |
D.She won a gold medal for facing difficulties bravely . |
A.How Grimm helped her student out. | B.What problem Prisilla had at school. |
C.Why Prisilla won the Month Award. | D.When Grimm got her new hairstyle. |