Jeff Bezos to open first nonprofit preschool in Washington as part of $2 billion 'Day One Fund'
Annie Palmer, CNBC, PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 22 202011:22 AM EDT
作者：安妮·帕爾默，CNBC，發布於2020年9月22日
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Jeff Bezos is launching the first location of his network of free "Montessori-inspired" preschools, the Amazon CEO announced in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
亞馬遜執行長傑夫·貝佐斯周二在Instagram的一篇帖子中宣布，他的免費「蒙特梭利啟發」幼兒園系列的第一個園即將推出。
The first location will be based in Des Moines, Washington and will open on October 19.
該第一園將設在華盛頓得梅因，於10月19日開學。
The schools are being launched by nonprofit organization Bezos Academy, which is overseen by Bezos' philanthropic endeavor, the Day One Fund.
這些學校是由非營利組織「貝佐斯學院」發起的，由貝佐斯的慈善事業「首日基金」監督。
Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
圖為2019年9月19日，周四，亞馬遜公司的創始人兼執行長傑夫·貝佐斯在華盛頓特區的國家新聞俱樂部發表演講。
Jeff Bezos is set to open the first location of his network of nonprofit preschools that are overseen by his philanthropic "Day One Fund."
傑夫·貝佐斯將開設他的非營利幼兒園系列的第一園，這些幼兒園由其慈善基金「首日基金」監督。
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Amazon CEO said the first preschool will be based in Des Moines, Washington. The school is being launched by a non-profit organization called Bezos Academy.
在周二的Instagram帖子中，亞馬遜的這位執行長表示，第一所幼兒園將設在華盛頓得梅因。這所學校由名為「貝佐斯學院「的非營利組織創辦。
The school will open for in-person classes on October 19, the Day One Academies Fund said. It's a single-person school that's planned to accommodate about a dozen students, aged 3 to 5 years old, and will be open year-round, five days a week, the organization said.
「首日學院基金」表示，學校將於10月19日開放面對面學習課程。該組織表示，這是一所單人學校，計劃容納大約12名3至5歲的學生，將全年開放，每周5天。
The Day One Academies Fund said the school will follow coronavirus safety measures outlined by Washington state officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Child care and early learning programs remain open in Washington state.
「首日學院基金」表示，學校將遵循華盛頓州官員和疾病控制和預防中心概述的新冠病毒安全措施。華盛頓州的兒童保育和早期學習項目仍然處於開放中。
Enrollment at the school is currently underway, the Day One Academies Fund said. An Amazon spokesperson declined to say how many schools Bezos Academy plans to open.
「首日學院基金」表示，該校目前正在招生。亞馬遜發言人拒絕透露貝佐斯學院計劃開設多少所學校。
Bezos first unveiled his plan to launch a network of "Montessori-inspired" preschools in September 2018. The schools are built in low-income communities and designed for "underserved children," offering them access to programs that are free of charge.
貝佐斯於2018年9月首次公布了他的這一計劃，即推出一個「蒙臺梭利式啟發」的幼兒園系列。這些學校建在低收入社區，專為「得不到充分教學服務的兒童」設計，為他們提供免費教學項目。
Montessori schools emphasize hands-on and self-directed learning, with uninterrupted blocks of working time, in mixed age classrooms. Bezos is a product of a Montessori education, along with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
蒙特梭利系列學校強調動手和自我指導的學習，在不同年齡的教室裡，有不間斷的工作時間。貝佐斯本人就是蒙特梭利教育體系的產物，同樣還有谷歌創始人拉裡·佩奇和謝爾蓋·布林也是。
At the time of the announcement, Bezos said he wanted to run the schools using Amazon's own principles, namely, customer obsession. "The child will be the customer," he added.
在宣布開園的時候，貝佐斯說他想用亞馬遜自己的原則來管理學校，即顧客至上。「孩子將是幼兒園的顧客，」他補充道。
The schools are being launched by Bezos' Day 1 Academies Fund, which is overseen by Bezos' philanthropic endeavor, called the Day One Fund. Bezos launched the Day One Fund with a $2 billion commitment in September 2018, with the goal of launching preschools under the Day 1 Academies Fund and helping homeless families under the Day 1 Families Fund.
這些學校是由貝佐斯的「首日學院基金」發起的，該基金由貝佐斯的慈善事業「首日基金」監管。貝佐斯於2018年9月啟動了「首日基金」，承諾出資20億美元，目標是在「首日學院基金」下啟動幼兒園系列，並在「首日家庭基金」下幫助無家可歸的家庭。
Bezos' Day One Fund has been closely watched since its announcement two years ago. As CEO of Amazon, founder of rocket company Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, Bezos is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of at least $176 billion. In August, his wealth briefly crossed $200 billion, making him the first person to cross that threshold.
貝佐斯的「首日基金」自兩年前宣布以來一直受到密切關注。作為亞馬遜的CEO，火箭公司Blue Origin的創始人，《華盛頓郵報》的擁有者，貝佐斯是世界首富，淨資產至少1760億美元。8月，他的財富短暫突破了2000億美元，成為第一個跨過這一門檻的人。