1 . Kite surfing is a sport that takes place on the surface of the water, on top of boards that are similar in design to wakeboards (尾波滑水板), with the surfer pulled by a kite. The popularity of kite surfing has grown, although it is rather difficult to master. Kite surfing uses the same equipment as kite boarding, but is generally given more to riding on top of waves, rather than on smaller lakes or other calm bodies of water.

Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century, and at the dawn of the 20th century Samuel Cody crossed the English Channel using kites and a small boat. Kite surfing itself, however, wasn’t really born until the late 1970s. Beginning in that decade, more people became involved in using kites for personal transport and sport. Kite technology itself advanced enormously during the 1970s, with kites becoming much more controllable.

The early kite surfing was rather accidental, but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer. By the late 1990s, kite surfing was becoming popular off the coast of Maui, France and throughout the world. In 1997, a special kite system was built specifically for kite surfing, which helped kite surfing into the mainstream.

Because of the high speeds and the dangers, it is generally recommended that would-be kite surfers take at least a few basic classes to learn the fundamentals. The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. The kite allows the surfer to experience enormous jumps, flying through the air for large distances before hitting the water in a controlled fashion. Like skateboarding, kite surfing makes use of a number of board grabs, with complex tricks possible due to the long period of time the surfer can remain in the air.

2 . The CT COLT (康州语言教师协会) Poetry Competition Committee is happy to announce the opening of registration for the 2022 St. Louis COLT Poetry Competition, taking place on Friday, July 21, 2022, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. The Poetry Recitation Competition is an annual event open to students whose teachers are members of CT COLT. As you know, last year we sadly lost our long time board member and treasurer, Paul M. St. Louis. In honor of his years of commitment to the COLT board and poetry competition, the competition is being renamed.

REGISTRATION

All registration materials are now online.

●School Registration/Member Rate

Registration is free for members, and an additional $9 per student will be added.

●School Registration/Non-Member Rate/Includes Membership — $30

This rate includes membership for the person in charge and an additional $9 per student will be added.

Please note registration closes on June 30, 2022

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

CT COLT is pleased to recognize and reward the excellence and achievement of deserving students. Winners:

●will receive a paper certificate

●will receive a collection of poems.

●will have their names published on the CT COLT website.

●will have a special letter of recognition sent to their headteacher.

●will receive a well designed pen.

We hope that you and your students will be able to participate in the competition this year.

3 . Teach ME National Students’ Innovation Competition was started in 2016 for primary and secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago. It seeks to recognise and reward student creators for their application of scientific knowledge and technological solutions.

For 2022, the competition will be hosted on the virtual (虚拟) platform Roblox, a game creation system that allows users to design and build their own games. This competition will expose participants to coding, game development and game design.

Participant Qualifications

● All participants must be natives of Trinidad and Tobago between the ages of 8 and 17.

● Individuals or teams of up to five persons can enter the competition.

● Multiple entries are allowed but should be done on separate entry forms.

● Members of the organising committee and their families are not allowed to enter this competition.

● All participants must complete video tutoring classes sent by email as a guide to using the gaming platform.

Competition Instructions

Participants would be required to:

● Create Roblox user account at www.roblox.com.

● Download and apply the game building software Roblox Studio at roblox.com/create.

● Using Roblox, create a solution to a threat or problem in your community.

● Present your idea and your virtual original model to the judges.

Teams must complete a Project Design Packet to document their journey throughout the competition (one design packet per team). Design packets should detail the project concept, design process and development, trials and errors, and any other records. Design packets must include weekly progress notes.

Competition Timeline

Registration Deadline October 10th, 2022

Submission November 10th, 2022

Final Judging November 25th, 2022

7 . Lacrosse is an outdoor team sport of Native American origin. It’s played with rackets (球拍) called lacrosse sticks, crosses for short, and a rubber ball. The crosses are long sticks with triangular (三角形的) nets on one end used to catch, carry and throw the ball. The crosses are different lengths depending on the position of the team member. There’re short crosses that are about a meter long, and there’re long crosses that are 1.3 to 1.8 meters long. Lacrosse is played on a field that is 100 meters long and 55 meters wide. In addition, there’re goals at either end that are 1.8 meters by 1.8 meters with nets. All players wear helmets.

Teams consist of ten players each: a goalie, three defensive players, three midfielders and three attackmen. The object of the game is to get the ball into the opponents’ (对手的) goal with the crosses. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins. The goalie guards the goal, and the defensive players stay near the goalie to help protect the area. The midfielders can go anywhere on the field. The attackmen are usually the players who score the goals.

The game starts with a face-off between two players at the center of the field to see which team gets the ball first. Players then use their crosses to pass the ball to team members, trying to get the ball into the opponents’ goal. The opposing team can take the ball by using the end of their crosses to try and knock the ball out of the net of another player’s crosse. Only the goalies can touch the ball with their hands. Players can use their bodies to bump (碰撞) other players to try to get the ball. This is called body checking, and it’s only allowed above the waist (腰) and below the shoulders.

Men and women play lacrosse, but the rules are slightly different for men’s and women’s teams. For example, the women wear less protective clothes and body checking is not allowed. Rules also differ depending on if the team is a youth team, a college team or a professional team.