托福到了100以上申請這些學(xué)校的門檻是到了，但GPS所謂的排名高，申請者不少，這幾年錄取進去的學(xué)生托福均分在105，但學(xué)校有一點讓部分家長不滿的就是，托福107/108，學(xué)生提醒都需要學(xué)ESL...
Salisbury和Avon地理位置不錯，所以申請者也不少，而且這兩個學(xué)校是美初寄宿的幾所男校的Feeder School，每年會優(yōu)先錄取那幾個美初的申請者。
Church Farm從選校策略看，相對其它幾所，可以做Safe。
作Safe的學(xué)校要符合兩個特點，第一是一定能夠得著，起到保底的功能。 第二是學(xué)校的各項條件和水平在自己的接受范圍內(nèi)，也就是說萬一要去這所學(xué)校讀，也不會覺著不能接受。TOEFL100， SSAT也不錯的話， Georgetown Preparatory School 做保底會起不到保底的作用，而Church Farm School 會太低了。 Salisbury School、Avon Old Farms School 可以考慮。
Salisbury is pleased to offer students a hand-on opportunity to explore the world of robotics. This new program kicked off in September 2013. Students may elect to participate in Robotics for a season in the place of afternoon athletics.
“The goal is to learn as much as we can about the software and the hardware that we have to see how much we can do with it,” notes Instructor in Science and Robotics Advisor Douglas Weisman. “There are many resources available to students and teachers, and our first job is to find the best ways to teach and learn programming and project management. The medium term goal is to have the ability to make machine parts with some basic shop tools. Eventually, we will integrate computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) into the program and have students use a 3-D printer to produce prototypes of their designs.”
The first project boys work on is creating a robot capable of moving, sensing its environment and lifting objects. This robot will be used for most of the programming activities. Initially, students will program their robots to do relatively simple tasks including navigating mazes, picking up balls and avoiding walls. As the term progresses, the tasks become increasingly sophisticated. The hope is that by the end of the season, boys will be able to program their robots to perform useful tasks. “Students use on-line tutorial videos, written directions, sample programs and occasional direct instruction about how the robots work and how to write programming. These skills will be helpful for future programming work since the language our students use is similar to the widely used C language,” comments Weisman.
