2 . Four One-Day Trips in the UK

It's a newly-designed visitor centre at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. It is inspired by the Lovell Telescope and is designed to act like a sundial (日晷). Visitors can experience a meteor shower (流星雨)，operate a radio telescope and launch a digital satellite there.

£8.50 adults/£6.50 children,jodrellbank.net

This 800-year-old tower is all that remains of York Castle. It was a treasury (财宝库) and prison, but its inner space was damaged by fire in 1684. Now, after a £5 million project by English Heritage, the ruin is reopening. Walkways will replace the lost first floor. A new roof floor will provide views of York Minster, the city and the North York Moors beyond.

£8.10 adults/£4.80 children, english-heritage.org.uk

The Cutty Sark, one of just two surviving tea sailing ships in the world, is launching anew experience. For the first time, visitors will be able to step from the main deck and arrive at the top platform. Visitors will hear tales of life at sea in the 19th century and the tough conditions sailors had to work in.

£21 adults/£12 children (includes general entering the ship), rmg.co.uk/cuttysark

A newly-restored building at Bletchley Park is opening as the site's biggest ever exhibition space. The Intelligence Factory in Block A will focus on the years 1942-1945 when9,000 staff members helped win World War II. The exhibition lasting for a long time will include objects, personal stories and interactive elements, showing how operators handled huge amounts of information. There is also a space for temporary exhibitions-the first is on data visualisation.

£21 adults/£12.50 children, bletchleypark.org.uk

4 . The 2024 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreigners across the Globe—Calligraphy and Painting Challenge has been officially announced.

This competition invites painting, calligraphy, and Chinese language enthusiasts from all around the world to take part in this exciting event.

Participants are encouraged to submit their creative themes for the contest, with the theme selection process being determined through public nominations.

If you’re interested, feel free to submit the theme that you believe fits best with the requirements of the competition.

Here are the requirements:

Who Can Apply

The call for creative themes for the Calligraphy and Painting Challenge is open to any Chinese language enthusiasts worldwide, with no limit to age or nationality.

Submission Dates

Submissions will be accepted from June 15, 2024, to 12:00 PM on June 30, 2024(Beijing Time.)

Announcement Date

The selected theme for the Calligraphy and Painting Challenge will be announced on July 1, 2024, which also marks the official start date of the submission period for works under the selected theme.

Submission Methods

Participants can send their theme and related information to chinesebridge@chineseplus.net. “Chinese Bridge” also accepts direct messages on its official account on Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, and Weibo.

8 . We have two very good TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) teaching opportunities available in Tetouan, northern Morocco. The positions are offered by a privately-owned English language school which was founded in 2011. The new teachers needed by the school will begin to work on October 1^st, 2018.

Overview

*Teach children from the age of 7 or even younger and adults.

*Teach all levels of English from the beginners’ to the advanced.

*Teach conversation classes.

*Teaching hours will be 6 to 40 hours a week depending on the student enrollment (招生人数).

Salary&Benefits

*Accommodation:small furnished apartment near to the school and also close to the center of the city and transport links.

*Share an apartment with another teacher.

*Each teacher will have their own bedroom but have to share a bathroom with another teacher.

*Electricity and water bills will be paid by the teacher.

*Receive weekly salary based on Moroccan standards of living of 600 dirhams(迪拉姆) a week.

Class for children

*All students are local Moroccan students who live in the surrounding area.

*Our school uses Macmillan books.

*We have three terms in a year and each term consists of 15 weeks. Classes are mostly in the evening from 5 pm to 9:30 pm; however, some morning classes are also available , which are usually classes for housewives.

*There are no classes on Saturday.

Requirements

*Female.

*Bachelor’s degrees (any field).

*Native English speaker.

*Teaching experience preferred.

To apply, please email us without a copy of your information : jobs@eslstarter.com.

10 . Children's Books That Teach Empathy and Kindness

Little Blue Truck

By Alice Schertle

Little ones are introduced to Blue, a little pickup truck that gets stuck pushing a dump truck out of the mud in this board book. Thankfully, Blue made a group of animal friends along the way that are happy to do whatever they can to help him get back on the road. The main themes are kindness and the benefits of helping others.

Most People

By Michael Leannah

The book is an amazing lesson for kids that want to do good in the world and that there are plenty of good people out there. Told in the third person, the book tells the story of two pairs of siblings (兄弟姐妹) and the people they meet.

If You Plant a Seed

By Kadir Nelson

A mouse and a rabbit teach children how to plant and grow food, while also passing along some valuable lessons. After learning that a carrot seed will grow a carrot, and a cabbage seed will result in a cabbage, children also learn the value of thoughtfulness and how a seed of kindness can bear sweet fruit.

Save Me a Seat

By Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

Joe lived in the same town all his life and felt perfectly pleased until his best friend moved away. Ravi's family recently moved from India to the US and he's struggling to find where he belongs. Even though Joe and Ravi at first believe that they don't have much in common, they both realize they have a common enemy-the biggest bully (仗势欺人者) in their class. Save Me a Seat is a story about the true meaning of friendship and understanding.