2 . Tutors Wanted

Become a volunteer tutor with Learn To Be! LTB tutors are dedicated volunteers who believe deeply in educational equity. Our tutors volunteer their time to make the lives of under-served K-12 kids and their families easier, their opportunities greater, and their dreams bigger. Commit to tutoring at least 2 times per week for 3 months or longer. Support your students with homework help or use the resources provided by LTB to create your own lesson plans for your students.

Visit our website to apply: https://www.learntobe.org

The South Bay Literacy Council is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching adults to read, write and speak English in the South Bay, Los Angeles area. You’d commit to meeting weekly with your students online or in-person. We ask volunteers to make a 9-month commitment due to the time it takes to train and match tutors with students.

Visit our website to apply: http://www.southbayliteracy.org

Being a tutor for Remove the Borders is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours while learning about how socioeconomic status and learning disabilities can hold students back. Dates on when you tutor will be worked out between you and the person you are tutoring. The minimum amount of time you have to tutor is three sessions.

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Across the country, millions of students lack the resources to learn about STEM and computer science. Our non-profit organization strives to provide this vital area of education to underprivileged students through engaging in online classes. As a volunteer teacher, you will earn volunteer hours while developing critical communication, teaching, and leadership skills. These class sessions will run for eight weeks, and have a time commitment of three hours per week.

Visit our website to apply: https://www.roboticsforall.net/overview-of-positions.html

3 . Ryan's class at Tully Elementary School was planning a hike at Falls of the Ohio State Park. But since the site isn't wheelchair _______, her mother, Shelly, tried to find a way to make sure she could _______.

Ryan missed out on a _______ class trip last year as a third grader. When Shelly learned about the upcoming class field trip, she instantly began to _______ making a plan B. "I was preparing for an 'alternate field trip day'," she wrote on the "Team Ryan" online page, _______ for her10-year-old daughter, _______with spina bifida (脊柱裂) as a baby.

That is, until Jim, a teacher at the school, offered to carry Ryan around on his back all day. This way she could _______ the trip with the rest of her _______. He used a special _______ to carry the 55-pound girl on his back across the park-and the previously heartbroken Ryan became extremely ________.

The ________ meant so much to Ryan and her family that Shelly wanted to get the ________ out. Since she posted on the web photos of Jim and Ryan on the field trip, they have been ________ thousands of times.

"We are so ________ to have the whole school that never makes her feel left out," said Shelly. "These beautiful people should be known to the world to educate and ________ others."

5 . In Jefferson Elementary School, the students went wild with excitement on hearing the announcement of the upcoming science exhibition. Among the _______ participants was Kevin, a promising young scientist with a passion for _______.

Kevin planned to create a volcano model for the exhibition, complete with a（n）_______ display using baking soda (小苏打)and vinegar (醋). He was busy with his project when he noticed Mia, a new comer to the school, _______ to cope with the complexities of the science exhibition. Instead of being _______, Kevin decided to extend a helping hand and invited Mia to _______ him.

Their working together became a lively _______ of ideas and creativity. Kevin patiently explained the scientific method, _______ his knowledge with Mia, who, in turn, put forward new thoughts. They _______ searched for materials, exploring science by trial and error. Time flying, their joint project, an eye-opening solar-powered model, was ________.

On the science exhibition day, the school gym was full of scientific wonders. When Kevin and Mia confidently introduced their project and skillfully ________ the awesome sight of volcanic eruption, the judges were deeply impressed and awarded them a special ________ for teamwork.

Kevin’s decision to ________ to Mia not only made the fair memorable for them but generated positive energy among the students, who realized that ________, as well as kindness, is truly a ________ in supporting one another in the pursuit of scientific knowledge.

6 . Known as “the roof of the world”, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has long been an ideal and mysterious destination for visitors who are passionate about exploring remote lands. Here are some of the best tourist destinations in Tibet which might suit your keen travel taste with the arrival of spring.

The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon

The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world. With a total length of about 500 kilometers, its altitude spans from 7,782 meters at Namcha Barwa, the highest peak of the eastern Himalayas, to 550 meters around the Yarlung Zangbo River Valley.

One unique feature of the spring sight here is that visitors can enjoy both the peach blossoms and the snow-capped mountains at the same time. The water Peach Blossom Fair is also an attraction in the area.

Lake Manasarova

Lake Manasarova sits 4,500 meters above sea level in Purang county, Ngari prefecture. Snow melt from the Gangdise Mountains hugging the lake is the source for the nearby Yarlung Zangbo River as well as the mighty Ganges.

The Manasarova wetland is a key “climate regulator” on the plateau and home to more than 400 rare species including the black-necked crane and the Tibetan wild donkey. Regarded as “holy lake and sacred mountain” along with Gang Rinpoche, Lake Manasarova attracts a large number of pilgrims (朝圣者) as well as tourists from home and abroad.

Nanyi Valley

Nanyigou scenic spot is 20 kilometers away from Milin county and is an important birthplace of the mysterious Tibetan medicine culture. The scenic area covers a total area of 820 hectares. The ecological conditions here are so good that the place is rich in various animal and plant species.

Nanyi Valley is known as “the highest green mysterious place on Earth”. Surrounded by mountains and covered in clouds, Nanyi Valley is an ideal spring destination for visitors, where you can find peach and azalea (映山红) blossoms everywhere.

7 . Sara Dykman is on a 10, 000-mile bike trip, following the monarch butterfly from Mexico through the United States and Canada and back again. The purpose of her journey is not just to mark the butterfly's migrating(迁徙)road, but to warn about the threat it faces-and what we can do to help it.

When I reached Dykman by phone, she was biking through Iowa cornfields. She said she feels more upset than usual, because of what she is seeing-or not seeing-on her travels: Fewer butterflies and milkweed. "In the last two decades, the butterfly population has declined by about 90 percent as a result of the loss of milkweed, a native plant that the butterflies need as part of their life cycle," she said.

Butterflies go through a four-stage life cycle. In February and March, the adult monarch butterflies come out of winter sleep to look for a mate. Then they migrate north and east to lay their eggs on milkweed plants. It takes about four days for the eggs to hatch. Then the baby caterpillars(毛毛虫)spend much of their time eating milkweed in order to grow. About two weeks later, the fully grown caterpillars will attach themselves to plant branches or leaves to change into butterflies.

But Dykman is not in total despair. A solution, she says, exists within the reach of everyone who owns a home: simply planting some milkweed in the yards to help the butterflies on their journey.

Dykman lives a life as simple and rootless as the butterflies she loves. She doesn't own a house or car or eat out at restaurants. She carries only what she needs: a sleeping bag and clothing. People help along the way by providing a place to stay and a meal.

"I have failed at everything normal, but I'm pretty good at doing the less normal things," she admits in her new book Cycling With Butterflies.

"But this trip is about solutions, and it's about helping people see the consequences of their actions," she said on the phone.