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A | PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well.Removing the fuel is a key step toward shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as demanded by the state of Hawaii. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy's water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu's municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu.“I want the community to know that my team and I understand the enormity and the significance of this mission,” Vice Admiral John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, said at a news conference.Work to drain the 104 million gallons (394 million liters) remaining in the tanks was scheduled to begin on Monday. Each tank is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and 100 feet (30 meters) wide. Gravity will feed fuel into fuel lines connected to the lower part of the tanks. The fuel will then flow downhill through pipelines for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to a tanker ship waiting at Pearl Harbor pier. It will take more than two days to fill each tanker. Wade said it would take three months to remove 99.9% of the fuel. Then, work will begin to remove a residual amount of an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons that will have accumulated in low-point drains and bends. That work is expected to be finished in the spring. The moment is bittersweet for Lacey Quintero, whose Navy family was among the thousands who suffered health problems after drinking contaminated water in 2021. She's happy the fuel is being removed but the operation has stirred memories as the two-year anniversary of the spill approaches. “The timing of it, coupled with the dangers that are present during defueling — there’s fear,” she said. She's concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy's drinking water well and poison the aquifer. She's also worried about possible explosions. Quintero and her husband, who is in the Navy, and their two children moved to Hawaii in November 2021 from California. They fell sick soon after moving. Her youngest, who was then 3 years old, vomited uncontrollably. The entire family complained of diarrhea and itchy skin. Quintero's arms and legs went numb and she struggled with chronic fatigue. Her husband is still stationed in Hawaii but they have moved to private housing off base which uses Honolulu municipal water. Yet she still suffers from stomach pains, migraines and skin issues. She has PTSD.“I have flashbacks of feeding my daughter this poison soup and watching her vomit it up,” she said.Quintero is one of 6,750 claimants seeking compensation from the U.S. government for what they experienced. Their attorney, Kristina Baehr, said claims for the first group of six plaintiffs were due to go trial in March. The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. The Department of Defense challenged that order in court, but eventually acquiesced. It's spent the past year repairing the tanks and pipes so the fuel can be safely removed without additional leaks. For years the military said the tanks were vital to national security and resisted calls to close the facility or to move it. Military officials repeatedly reassured the public that Oahu's water was safe — even though the tanks had a history of leaks.The spill upset a broad cross-spectrum of Hawaii, and precipitated a crisis for the military in the islands. Many Native Hawaiians have been angered given the centrality of water in Hawaii’s Indigenous traditions.A Navy investigation pinned the cause of the spill on a series of mistakes. First, operator error caused a pipe to rupture on May 6, 2021, when fuel was being transferred between tanks. This caused 21,000 gallons (80,000 liters) of fuel to spill. Most of it flowed into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.Then on Nov. 20, a cart rammed into the sagging line, releasing 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters.) A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons (19,000 liters) which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.The Navy reprimanded three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill but didn't fire nor suspend anybody.。 德威国际学校(Dulwich college) 新加坡德威国际学校(Dulwich College Singapore,简称DCI)建立于2014年,属于德威教育集团在全球范围内七个分校之一。德威教育集团源于英国德威学院,成立于1619年的伦敦,是英国最具盛名的私立精英学校之一,学校多次被评为年度“最优质英国国际学校”。德威公学由爱德华·艾伦于1619年凭借英王詹姆士一世颁发的专利特许证创立,至今已经有400多年的历史。01 课程设置 新加坡德威国际学校开设了从幼儿园到高中13年级的全年龄段的课程。在幼儿园阶段遵循加强版的英国早期基础阶段课程(EYFS),小学阶段则使用英国国家课程标准(ENC),之后衔接国际中学会考课程(IGCSE)和高中的国际文凭大学预科课程(IBDP)和国际文凭职业课程(IBCP)。幼儿园:豆豆班-学前班 适应年龄:2-5岁课程内容:遵循EYFS(英国的早期基础阶段教育体系)框架,包括自理能力、社交和情感发展、沟通和语言、身体发育、识字能力、数学、了解世界、表现艺术与设计等方面小学:一年级-二年级 适应年龄:5-7岁课程内容:采用英国国家课程体系(ENC),艺术与设计、公民教育、设计技术、英语、历史、计算、数学、音乐、体育、科学、语言(普通话)、地理小学:三年级-六年级 适应年龄:7-11岁课程内容:采用英国国家课程体系(ENC),计算、社会与健康教育、人文学科、科学、普通话、 戏剧、艺术与设计技术、音乐、英语、数学、体育、舞蹈*所有孩子都接受数学和普通话的分级学习,但直到五年级之前,大部分课程都跟随班主任学习。在六年级,为了准备过渡到高中,孩子们由不同的科目老师教授每个课程领域。学院还为返回英国或其他地方的学生做好准备,帮助他们在7+、11+和普通入学考试中取得成功。中学:七年级-八年级 适应年龄:11-13岁课程内容:采用英国国家课程体系(ENC),艺术与设计、戏剧、英语和文学、计算、数学、音乐、体育、科学、语言(普通话)、语言(西班牙语)、语言(法语)、语言(德国)、地理、历史、设计技术、英语作为一门附加语言(EAL)、幸福与生活技能、跳舞中学:九年级-十一年级 适应年龄:14-16岁课程内容:采用剑桥IGSCE/IGCSE课程体系,英语语言、英语作为第二语言、英国文学、数学、 额外的数学、普通话、西班牙语、法语、德语、地理、历史、艺术与设计、设计与技术、音乐、戏剧、体育、健康与生活技能、计算机科学、经济学、全球技能、化学、生物学、物理、跳舞、商业研究、动态影像艺术、食物准备和营养课程优势:获得爱德思国际(Edexcel International)和剑桥国际(Cambridge International)以及AQA和CCEA等著名机构颁发的资格证书高中:十二年级-十三年级 课程设置:高中部学生可以选择学习两年制采国际文凭课程(IBDP)或者IB职业计划文凭(IBCP)IBDP课程内容:学生选择3个标准级别(SL)和3个高级(HL)科目,扩展论文(EE),知识论(ToK),创造力、活动、服务(CAS)IBCP课程内容:完成两门IB文凭课程,核心学习和职业相关学习,核心课程由四个部分组成(反思项目、个人和专业技能、语言发展和服务学习)以及选择职业道路(商业与可持续发展、表演和制作艺术、创意实践:艺术、设计与传播、 运动、工程)*IBCP被世界各地许多顶尖大学所认可,包括英国的罗素大学集团、美国的常春藤联盟大学以及世界各地领先的艺术与设计、体育和表演艺术学院。02 课外活动 DCI的课外活动(CCA)旨在培养学生的创造力、促进体育活动、鼓励服务和公民责任感,发展更深厚的学术联系,并激发创业精神。让学生走出舒适区,尝试新鲜的事物,获得领导力和人际交往技能,为大学申请打造丰富的履历。每学期,DCI的CCA都在自我更新,增加新的活动,淘汰旧的活动。

B | 受欢迎的活动则年复一年的延续。

C | 目前,DCI累计每年提供超过300个CCA。其中包括但不限于:编程、机器人技术、辩论、读书俱乐部、国际象棋、德威工程师、新闻学、数学、医学和兽医预科、物理学会、乐高大师、陶艺、创作歌曲与音乐、可持续行动小组、橄榄球、板球、体操、羽毛球、排球、曲棍球、足球、马球、篮球、棋盘游戏、中国水墨画、 舞蹈、戏剧、历史电影俱乐部、空手道、游戏设计、PADI开放水潜水、运动叠杯、瑜伽、创意艺术、缝纫和刺绣03 学费结构 申请费:5000 SGD(一次性收费)设施费:4500 SGD(一次性收费)豆豆班(半天课程):19490 SGD/年豆豆班(全天课程):34690 SGD/年学前班-二年级:41830 SGD/年3年级-6年级:43230 SGD/年7年级-9年级:49790 SGD/年10年级-11年级:52280 SGD/年12年级-13年级:54060 SGD/年*其他杂费:活动费、服装费等04 学术成绩 2024年IB成绩:新加坡德威国际毕业生的平均分达到了37.6分,比世界平均分30.32分高出7.3分。其中:36.1%的学生取得了40分或以上的高分17名学生获得了含金量超高的双语文凭最高分为44分(满分45分)05 学术设施 新加坡德威国际学校占地5公顷,位于武吉巴督,交通便利,距大多数主要地点和外籍居民区不超过15至25分钟路程。 学校设施包括三个图书馆、设有三个剧院的表演艺术中心、三个游泳池、运动场、健身房、屋顶花园、森林学校、运动科学实验室、三个餐厅和两个咖啡厅。· 全新的最先进的七层创新中心于2023年8月开放,包括400个座位的多功能礼堂、STEAM(科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学)研讨会、专业教学厨房、电影和媒体套房、三个额外的黑匣子剧院和计算机实验室。

D | 该中心将为学生提供专门的IB课程空间,包括两层IB图书馆、工作空间、学习室和社交区域。该建筑不仅将获得绿色标志白金认证(最高的可持续建筑认证),而且还是一座净零能耗建筑。06 学校优势 优异的IB成绩:比世界平均分高出6分以上的优秀IB成绩,学生被世界各地许多顶尖大学录取。 优秀的双语言环境:从两岁起开始双语学习,普通话的教育分级,适配从完全的初学者到任何年龄的母语读写能力的学生。高潜力学习者计划:从幼儿园至高中,致力于找到学生拥有的天赋和感兴趣的领域,针对性提供额外的教育拓展。其中包括但不限于(数学、协作、科学、工程、戏剧、音乐、艺术、领导力),培养学生们对学习的热情,并让他们为自己的成就感到自豪。教育领先:德威国际学校是新加坡第一所将森林学校(获得英国森林学校学习计划(FSLI)认证引入早期教育项目的国际学校。专业教师计划:确保学生从学前开始接受高水平的音乐、体育和游泳专业教学。这使得每个孩子都可以在一系列课程领域内遵循自己的个性化路径。

E | 并且从八年级开始职业咨询计划,学生不仅可以在学校获得大学辅导员的个性化指导,还可以受益于来自不同背景和领域专业的经验丰富的辅导员,在整个德威国际学校网络中分享最佳实践的支持。

F | 许多辅导员都在国际ACAC(大学招生咨询协会)任职,与大学一起在委员会中工作。全校SE21计划:包含(科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学、创业与环境可持续发展),学习方法(ATL)框架中的21项21世纪技能,SE21从一年级开始到高中都以不同的方式参与,随着学生年龄的增长,他们开始结合设计、工程和编码方面的知识和技能,年度STEAM博览会也提供了进一步的学习机会。学生有2个小时的休息时间,可以选择任意2个由教师、高年级学生领袖、IT部门成员甚至外部提供商提供的研讨会或体验课程。研讨会涵盖了STEAM的许多领域:机器学习、Python人工智能、视觉音乐合成、乐高机器人、摄影等等。领导力计划:从学前开始教育,鼓励学生承担责任、培养广泛的实践、人际交往和可转移技能,并最大限度地培养学生的领导潜力。

G | 在各个领域帮助学生获得和磨练他们的领导才能,并具备穿越这个不断变化和复杂的世界所需的信心和韧性。

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