The Program's name: The Magic Tree HouseBook Study
The brief introduction :Students will read the books in TheMagic Tree House Series which consists of books 1-28, in which Morgan Le Faysends Jack and Annie, two normal children from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, onnumerous adventures and missions with a magical tree house in order to helpfree Morgan from a spell, you will help solve four ancient riddles to become Master Librarians, and save four ancient stories from being lost forever. We will read books, visit their website and play games.
This is your Reading Passport toAdventure! Read the Magic Tree House books and Fact Trackers, and then answerthe trivia questions to earn passport stamps on their website.
这将会是你参加冒险的通行证!阅读神奇树屋小百科并回答一些小问题,你就能赢得冒险小徽章!
Avaliable to Student's level:Grades 2-5 (适合2-5年级)
“神奇树屋”(Magic Tree House)系列描述一对小兄妹杰克与安妮的冒险故事。八岁半的哥哥杰克,理性冷静,喜欢看书,他会将沿途看到的事物,重点式的记录在笔记本上;而七岁的妹妹安妮,喜爱幻想与冒险,并且勇于尝试。这两个一动一静、个性截然不同的兄妹,在森林里发现了一个堆满书的神奇树屋,神奇树屋就像时光机器,带他们到一个个不同的时空中旅行。
于是,兄妹俩来到史前时代的恐龙谷、和骑士探访中古世纪的城堡、到古埃及破解木乃伊的秘密、跟着海盗出海寻宝……,每一次的冒险都紧张刺激、精采得不得了。现在,神奇树屋的门已经打开,欢迎加入杰克与安妮惊险有趣的知识之旅,和他们一起到不同时空中冒险!此外,这个系列的英文浅显易懂,对话简单口语,可让已在学习英文的小朋友,藉由故事进入英语的情境,增进英文能力。
Learn the stories behind some of Britain’s best-known and little known historical sites.
Visit Stonehenge, theTower of London, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Hadrian’s Wall, Queen Boadicea’s Monument, and the Roman city of Bath, to name just a few. Relive some of Britain’s most exciting events and legends of the past give your reaction to them in a variety of written exercises. Our tour will leave you wanting more!
3.世界7大奇迹之旅(世界地理)
Seven Wonders on Seven Continents in Eight Days
(World Geography)
适合3-9年级
主讲老师: Elizabeth Campbell
世界那么大,我想去看看!这期的暑假班,Elizabeth老师将带领热爱大自然的同学们一起“走出中国”,去各大洲大洋一览大自然造物之美,世界七大奇迹的美等你一起来领略!
In this exciting World Geography program, students will embark on a ‘virtual’ field trip around the globe visiting each continent along the way. Through the discovery of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, students will learn more about the seven continents and five oceans, including learning the names and locations of major landforms such as mountain ranges, major rivers, and major cities. Our ‘virtual’ trip across the globe will take us to such places as the Pyramids in Egypt, the Grand Canyon in the United States, Mount Everest in the Himalayas, Victoria Falls in Africa, and many, many more. Come aboard with me on this exciting adventure across space, time, and our beautiful home we call Earth.
DayOne- Around the World: Geography Introduction- continents, oceans, landforms, rivers
DayTwo-Natural Wonders: The Northern Lights,Northern Europe; Mount Everest, Asia
DayThree- Natural Wonders: Victoria Falls,Africa; The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Day Four- NaturalWonders: The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, South America; TheGrand Canyon, NorthAmerica
DayFive- Ancient Wonders: The Pyramids of Giza,Egypt; The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
DaySix-Ancient Wonders: Temple of Artemis atEphesus, Turkey; The Statue of Zeus, Greece
DaySeven-Ancient Wonders: Mausoleum atHalicarnassus, Turkey; the Colossus of Rhodes, Rhodes
DayEight- Ancient Wonders: The Lighthouse atAlexandria, Egypt; Review and Conclusion
适合6-12年级 主讲老师:Christian Legler
同学们看到本期 Christian 老师的课程是不是很兴奋呢!我知道你们都爱小惊喜,C老师也总是能给大家带来最有创意的课程,从去年暑假的职业规划,心理学到这个暑假的Going Green 绿色生活,每一门课程都能疯狂吸粉,每一次也都爆满!我想这也是大家一直以来喜爱瑞藤的原因,我们每一期暑假班都用心做有意义的创意课程和专题课程,希望国内孩子能充分被美国教育的热情和自由所感染,你们都值得最好的!
Do you want to save our planet? Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint? This class explores local and global environmental issues and their management. Students will learn about environmental concerns such as global warming and population growth, as well as the methods for managing and protecting the environment. In addition, students will have an opportunity to learn how they can help the environment at home and in their local community.
Are you fascinated by how the mind works? This class will provide students with abetter understanding of their own behavior and the behavior of others. You will learn major concepts and theories ofpsychology. In addition, students will beable to apply psychological concepts to their own lives.
This summer,take a rousing, fantastical journey and be a part of a meta-tale of survival by reading the award-winning novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Published in 2001 and released as a movie in 2012, it quickly became a global
phenomenon. Life of Pi tells the story of an unusual boy Piscine Patel, nicknamed Pi, that is the son of a zookeeper. Pi has exhaustive knowledge of animal behavior, a passionate love of stories, and practices not only his
native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen years old his father decides to leave his position as Director of the Pondicherry Zoo and emigrate with his family from India to Canada. Aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes, the ship sinks and Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat with a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and a 450 pound Bengal tiger. Soon only Pi and the Bengal tiger remain in the lifeboat and the meta-tale of 227 days lost at sea unfolds. Come and be a part of this amazing, out of this world, global adventure!!
(356 pages)
]Bridge to Terabithia & The Day of the Pelican
通往特雷比西亚的桥&鹈鹕的一天(7年级及以上)
Bridge to Terabithia 通往特雷比西亚的桥
(By: Katherine Paterson)
´Jess Aarons is eager to start fifth grade. He's beenpracticing his sprints all summer, determined to become the fastest runner atschool. All seems to be on track, until the new girl in class (who also happensto be Jess's new next-door neighbor), Leslie Burke, leaves all the boys in thedust, including Jess. After this rather frustrating introduction, Jess andLeslie soon become inseparable. Together, they create an imaginary, secretkingdom in the woods called Terabithia that can be reached only by swingingacross a creek bed on a rope. But one morning a tragic accident befalls Leslieas she ventures alone to Terabithia, and Jess's life is changed forever. (163 pages)
´杰西·阿龙斯急切想上5年级。他已经锻炼了整个暑假的短跑,决心成为学校里最快的运动员。一切似乎稳操胜券,直到他们班来了一个新的女生(恰巧是杰西的新邻居)莱斯莉·巴克,让所有的男生望尘莫及,包括杰西。在令人沮丧的自我介绍后,杰西和莱斯莉很快成为了形影不离的好朋友。他们一起在森林里发现了一个神秘的特雷比西亚王国。他们可以通过荡起一根绳子穿过河床到到达这个地方。但是一天清晨,悲剧降临到莱斯利头上,她冒险独自去特雷比西亚,杰西的生命被永远改变了……
The Day of the Pelican 鹈鹕的一天
(By: Katherine Paterson)
´Reading The Day of the Pelican will help the reader see how war disrupts peacefulpeople’s lives. It’s sometimes easier to distance oneself from a war if it’shalfway around the world. We think in terms of numbers rather than individualsand families, and believe that there is nothing we could possibly do to help.But Katherine Paterson’s book puts a face on one such family, and demonstratesthat we can begin to help by changing our attitudes at home.(160 pages)
´This story focuses on the Lleshis, an Albanian familyliving in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors. The family suddenly finds they are homelessrefugees. Old and young alike, they find their courage tested by hunger,illness, a long, arduous journey, and danger on every side. Then,unexpectedly, they are brought to America by a church group and begin a newlife in a small Vermont town. The events of 9/11 bring more challenges for this Muslimfamily--but this country is their home now and there can be no turningback. This is truly a compassionate,powerful novel told by an extremely talented storyteller.
A Single Shard & A Long Walk to Water
碎瓷片&取水的漫漫之路 4-8年级
A Single Shard 碎瓷片
( By: Linda SuePark)
´“In this tale of courage and devotion, a single shardfrom a celadon vase changes the life of a young boy and his master. In12th-century Korea, the village of Ch'ulp'o is famous for its pottery. Theorphan Tree-ear spends his days foraging for food for himself and Crane-man, alame straw weaver who has cared for him for many years. Because of hiswanderings, Tree-ear is familiar with all of the potters in the village, but heis especially drawn to Min. When he drops a piece Min has made, Tree-ear beginsto work for him to pay off his debt, but stays on after the debt is paidbecause he longs to learn to create beautiful pots himself. Sent to the royalcourt to show the king’s emissary some new pottery, Tree-ear makes a longjourney filled with disaster and learns what it means to have true courage.This quiet story is rich in the details of life in Korea during this period. Inaddition it gives a full picture of the painstaking process needed to produceceladon pottery. However, what truly stands out are the characters: the grumpyperfectionist Min; his kind wife; wise Crane-man; and most of all, Tree-ear,whose determination and lively intelligence result in good fortune.” —Barbara Scotto, School Library Journal, starred review.(152 pages)
´The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternatingsections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk fromher home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomesone of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the Africancontinent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place tostay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contactwith killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on tointersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way. (128 pages)
Introduction 课程简介
Is your child still experiencing difficulty reading? Help them crack the code using advance phonics. Your child will learn to combine sound combinations for the short and long vowels for a, e, i, o, and u along with other special phonics sounds. Your child should possess the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes. Help your child crack the code with this phonics class!!!
还在烦恼着孩子的阅读障碍吗?自然拼读法将是最好的秘籍!本课中,您的孩子将会学习如何组合各种长短音,元音及特殊音素的发声。他们需要掌握听说,识别和灵活处理音素的能力。快来学习自然拼读法吧!