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In a world w在这里 the 24- hour news cycle, 网络游戏, and social media constantly distract and compete for our attention, the faculty 在这里 at 澳门金沙app下载 believe in the power of reading to instill compassion, 创造力, 正念, 以及我们学生的幸福.
Countless studies show that reading promotes empathy, 想象力, 神经元的刺激, and heightened connectivity in the left temporal cortex.
The neural changes that we found associated with physical sensation and movement suggest that reading a novel can transport you into the body of the protagonist. We already knew that good stories can put you in someone else’s shoes in a figurative sense. Now we’re seeing that something else may be happening biologically.
Gregory Berns, Researcher and Director of Emory University’s Center for Neuropolicy
Watching film adaptations or reading online summaries like SparkNotes, while potentially interesting and time-saving, cannot compare to engaging with and connecting to the texts themselves. Students will be cheating themselves, as well as infringing upon the Northwood Honor Code, by substituting these sources for actual reading. In other words, you are required to read the books. If so preferred, electronic (e-books) are acceptable for completing the readings. If students choose an audiobook version, we suggest listening while following along on the page.
记住这一点, we offer you this summer’s list of required reading for returning and incoming 澳门金沙app下载 students. Please note that all students are required to read the 所有学校读 as well as the books specific to the English course they are entering and other applicable AP courses. In this document, you will also find details of summer reading. Any questions can be directed to Noël Carmichael, Dean of Academic Affairs, carmichaeln@northwoodschool.org.
Fostering Community Through Shared Intellectual Experience
澳门金沙app下载’s 所有学校读 is designed to foster a sense of community by encouraging a shared intellectual experience across the school. The 所有学校读 tradition at Northwood has been in place for more than thirty years. Recent titles have included The Power of Meaning (Emily Esfahani Smith), The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown), 另一个韦斯·摩尔:一个名字, 两种命运(韦斯·摩尔), The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives (Dashka Slater), 《坚不可摧》劳拉·希伦布兰德, W在这里 You Go Is Not What You’ll Be (Frank Bruni), 圣桥. Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder), Freakonomics (Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner), and I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai). 每年春天, 教员委员会, 工作人员, and administration selects a book to be read by all members of the school community before the academic year begins.
Our theme for the 2023-2024 school year is: Unity.
This book was nominated by faculty member 约翰 Spear. 这是史密斯先生的私人笔记. Spear about why he chose this book for our community:
Outcasts United is a story of a community that comes together. It’s about a team, a coach, and a small town. It’s also about understanding and appreciating our differences and finding a common humanity. When a group of people from all over the world, with varied belief systems and life experiences, come together in a small place like Clarkston, 乔治亚或澳门金沙app下载, creating a unified community takes effort. When we put in the work to get to know each other and build friendships, the resulting community is quite special. Those of you who have been at Northwood for a while will recognize this as Northwood at our best, and our newcomers will soon appreciate what Outcasts United can teach us about our community. I hope you enjoy this summer’s All School Read!
《流浪者联合:一个美国小镇, 难民队, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference by Warren St. 约翰. Clarkston, 乔治亚州, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, 孜然和咖喱的味道, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.
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For English Language Learners or those who need an alternate version, t在这里 is a young adult version available as well 在这里.
We encourage students to buy their copy from Lake Placid’s independent bookstore, 书店Plus.
T在这里 is an audiobook version available on 听得见的.
T在这里 are also eBook version available on Kindle and other eReaders.
T在这里 is an eBook copy available through Northwood’s Overdrive account. If you are interested in that version, please contact the school librarian, Ms. 马丁.
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