A Summer Science Camp Instructors
Palo Alto Junior Museum &Zoo-Summer 2023 Camp Season
The Palo Alto Junior Museum &Zoo is currently looking for Camp Instructors to help facilitate its summer science camps which operate from June 15th through August14th. These programs feature week-long full-day camps exploring a variety of science topics in the Life, Physical and Earth Sciences, and camp participants range in age from Preschool through Grade 6.
In addition to staffing science camps, Instructors are needed to support after camp programs at Rinconada Park. After camp programs offer campers an opportunity to wind down after a busy day of learning, and feature recreational activities, games, art making, and weekly trips to the Rinconada Pool.
For more information about specific offerings, please visit www.cityofpaloalto, or enjoy to review the City of Palo Alto's camp catalogue.
Requirements:
Successful applicants will be at least 18 years old and available the entire summer--from June15th through August 14th. They will have an interest in science, teaching, or child development, and will love working with children in an educational setting. This is a great position for college students or high school seniors.
Hours of work:
Science Camp; Monday through Friday, approximately 8 am-4 pm each day
After Camp: Monday through Friday, approximately 1:30 pm-6:30 pm each day
Pay: $19.29-$23.67 per hour
Note: All staff are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted, and to wear a mask at all times out of consideration for the flu epidemic.
Interested applicants are invited to forward their resume and email of interest to the Education Director, Alex Hamilton. The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of diverse backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to apply.
Like many other five-year-olds, Jeanie Low of Houston, Texas, would use a stool (凳子) to help her reach the bathroom sink. However, the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and messed up the small bathroom shared by her whole family. After learning of an invention contest held by her school that year, Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.
Jeanie decided to make a stool attached to the bathroom cabinet door under the sink. She cut a board of wood into two pieces, each about two feet wide and one foot long. Using metal hinges ( 铰 链 ), Jeanie attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door, and the second piece to the first. The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out horizontally from the cabinet door, the second piece would swing down from the first, just touching the ground, and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood. This created a convenient, strong platform for any person too short to reach the sink. When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets (磁铁). Jeanie called her invention "the Kiddie Stool".
Jeanie's Kiddie Stool won first place in her school's contest. Two years later, it was awarded first prize again at Houston's first annual Invention Fair. As a result, Jeanie was invited to make a number of public appearances with her Kiddie Stool, and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers. Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with a pair of observant eyes, anyone can be an inventor.
Schools need to give students all the tools they need to navigate the world when they graduate. Besides teaching the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, teaching about mindfulness, and mental health are important life skills for young people to have, the state of Florida agrees.
Now, public schools in Florida have been required to teach five or more hours about mental health for students in grades 6-12. This new directive was approved by the Florida Board of Education in July and is being carried out as a potential lifesaver.
The new curriculum requires students to learn about the symptoms of mental illness and where to find help if they are feeling depressed or have other issues and even teaches the adolescents how to help their friends and classmates if they see them struggling.
"We know that 50 percent of all mental illness cases begin by age 14, so we are being active in our commitment to provide our kids with the necessary tools to see them through their successes and challenges. Providing mental health instruction is another important step forward in supporting our families," Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said.
Florida is the third state, following New York and Virginia in 2020, to pass laws that require mental health education in schools. According to CNN, the New York law updated the health curriculum to include mental health for elementary, middle and high school students. The Virginia law required that mental health education be provided for 9th and 10th graders.
These three states in the US are taking bold steps to help youth deal with the intricacy of life as they grow from adolescents into adults. It is a confusing world they face and giving them the tools to navigate it safely is essential. Mental health is something that should be taught in schools in all the US and across the globe.
Your neighbors are probably the first line of defense in case of any problematic situation. It gives you an assurance that you have people close by looking out for you. Here are easily applicable tips on creating stronger neighbor relationships.
The first step is introducing yourself when you move to a new neighborhood or when a newcomer moves in. Leave them a note under their door to introduce yourself. It doesn't have to cost you a fortune and opting for a potted plant or baked biscuits will do. These actions present excellent opportunities to connect with them.
Be respectful of your neighbors. It's in poor taste to have regular insensitive parties at your place causing disturbances. Before your party, it's good practice to notify your neighbors. Besides, avoid chatting them up for hours on end, which may be inconvenient, especially if you don't know their schedules. When you borrow anything, return it in due time. If you accidentally break their things, replace them without being asked to.
You could offer to babysit your neighbors' kids, help with snow removals or even keep an eye on their home when they're away. Such acts of reaching out to your neighbors make for stronger relationships.
As Emma Seppälä put it, "social connectedness generates a positive feedback loop (圈) of social, emotional and physical well-being." It feels so easy to just stay home without having to engage with your neighbors but connecting with them is worth the effort.
A. Remember every small gesture counts. B. A crisis is a test of communication skills. C. It can actually boost your mood in the long run. D. Slipping it in their mailbox further solidifies friendship. E. It's essential to ensure you maintain decent relationships with them. F. Alternatively, you can give them a gift while making yourself known to them. G. Only by establishing healthy boundaries will you achieve peaceful coexistence. |
Going out for a walk with their sons is a simple task for most fathers. But for Martin Ralfe and his one-year-old boy Leo, it can be a real1 . That's because Martin is blind and Leo is also visually impaired (受损), meaning they have to thoroughly 2 every trip they take outside of their home. The 29-year-old parent 3 to let his lack of sight stop him from 4 with his son and going exploring.
The pair have shared their special bond on TikTok and gone viral after showing how they go out for the day. Martin says it was actually his wife who 5 him to take Leo out on walks. He 6 he initially had some worries about taking Leo out on his own but now he is 7 and spends most weekends exploring with his son.
He said, "Our favorite 48 to do together include going for walks and 9 the ducks. Currently, on our bucket list is to visit Disneyland but Leo is 10 interested in trains too, so we'd love to go to the National Railway Museum in York."
Martin's TikTok account has thousands of 11 and has a range of videos such as him walking Leo. He is using it to 12 other people with visual impairment. He said, "I love 13 these videos and I get so many amazing 14 . Many people praise me but I'm just a 15 dad getting on with life."
The Sanya Nanfan( 南繁) Seed Breeding( 繁殖) Base, located in south China's Hainan
Province, plays a vital role as a seed centre in China.(unique) blessed with nature's gifts and a wealth of the' country's resources, it serves as the dedicated groundskilled agricultural experts contribute to feeding our nation and addressing global hunger.
Dr. Xiao Feng stands at the forefront of agricultural innovation in Nanfan. Jokingly(refer) to himself as a "mudskipper", he is often spotted with rolled-up trouser legs knee-deep in the(mud) fields. Dr. Xiao, along with other Nanfan researchers, (commit) wholeheartedly to improving grain production, ensuring that people's dinner tables are filled.
"Life can be compared to a seed," remarks Dr. Xiao. "Occasionally, it may either not grow as expectedremain inactive. Nevertheless, hope and opportunity persist. The seed of life will always manage(emerge) through the ground."
The term "Nanfan" itself implies to the practice of transplanting summertime crops from northern latitudes to Hainan during its winter. This makes for an(extend) of growing seasons. Shortening the breeding cyclehalf or more, Nanfan accelerates the breeding process.
Hope is a humble seed, when(plant) in fertile ground, it transfigures( 美 化 的外表) into new life bearing fruits of change. The researchers at Nanfan are those seeds of hope.
My little sister, Meg, said that she wasn't afraid of the dark anymore and she'd be OK staying with Aunt Lily in the country. "As long as you're there, Mike," she had said. Still, Mum was worried. Meg had never slept away from home, away from the city. So I told Mum I could handle everything.
Even though we were only staying overnight, Meg had brought six books-all about fairies. After we unpacked, Aunt Lily invited us to pick some flowers. As we followed her through the forest, Meg held my hand tightly. But once we reached the sunlit grassland, she let go. "Butterflies!" whispered Meg. She screamed with delight when one flew near her.
Maybe I had nothing to worry about, I thought. I still remembered when I was here last summer, I found some amazing insects, like fireflies(萤火虫) and walking sticks which I'd never seen in the city.
"Fairies are magical. See these beautiful flowers they grow!" she kept telling absolutely everything she knew about fairies. I was glad that if she kept it up until bedtime, then maybe she'd fall right to sleep.
Meg did keep chatting, right through supper. Then the sun began to set. "Does it get really dark out here at night?" she asked. Her eyes were fixed on the window.
"Sure, but we've got plenty of lights inside," said Aunt Lily. She leaned over and gave Meg a warm smile. But I could tell she was still worried. "I could read to you."
I hadn't even finished a page when her bottom lip started shaking slightly. "Mike," she said, her eyes starting to fill. "I want to go home." I quickly searched through her book for something to keep her from crying.
The book fell open to a page that was dog-eared from use, a page that was obviously one of Meg's favorites. The text read: "Among the trees deep in the forest, the lights of fairies gleam (闪烁)." Aha! How could I forget those "tiny fairies" out there?
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Para1:"Meg, there's something outside I want to show you," I whispered.
Para2:"Tiny fairies, Mike!" she said, pressing her forehead against the window, "Everywhere!"
