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128 people are interested
English Language Classroom Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
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128 people are interested
Immigrant Learning Center
Classroom Volunteers
The Immigrant Learning Center provides ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Citizenship classes to adults from 122 different countries, including Haiti, Brazil, China, Columbia, El Salvador and Morocco among others. The classes are designed to help immigrants and refugees become economically self-sufficient and socially and civically engaged. The classes are offered free of charge, year-round to students who range from those with little or no formal education to those with advanced degrees in their native languages.
Our classes run in person Monday through Friday 9:00-11:30 am and Monday through Thursday 12:00-3:00 pm.
We are looking for classroom volunteers to work with the teacher and assist students in tasks ranging from using the computer to improving their writing and pronunciation, working on grammar, and practicing reading and speaking in topics including civics, health, jobs and career readiness, housing, money management and more.
Volunteers must show an enthusiasm for working with immigrant and refugee students, a willingness to follow the teacher's lead, and an openness to learn new things. We are in particular need of volunteers ready to help students develop computer skills using our school Chromebooks.
For more information, contact Volunteer Coordinator Jeannine Helen at jhelen@ilctr.org .
2 Shifts
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morning /
09:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Weekdays only
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afternoon /
12:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Weekdays except for Fridays
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
Location:
442 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, US
Mission Statement
Founded in 1992, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (ILC) is a year-round, not-for-profit adult education center located in Malden, Massachusetts, six miles north of Boston. Its mission is to give immigrants a voice in three ways: provide free English classes to immigrant and refugee adults in Eastern Massachusetts, inform Americans about immigrants and immigration in the United States, and support research that demonstrates the economic and social benefits of immigration.
Description
The ILC serves more than 900 students each year with six levels of intensive English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. By improving their English skills, ILC students achieve goals such as finding a job, entering college, starting a business, becoming a U.S. citizen and more. To help students achieve their goals, The ILC also offers specialty classes such as citizenship exam preparation, computer literacy, family literacy (parenting-related English lessons), a theater class where students write and perform plays about their immigrant experiences and job and education counseling.
The ILC further supports immigrants through its Public Education Institute, which inform Americans about immigrants and immigration in the United States. The Institute uses a research-based approach to create reports, articles, presentations and conferences for researchers, educators, policy makers, media and the general public. In 2010, it launched an Immigrant Research and Information website ( http:www.immigrationresearch-info.org/) to provide easy access to comprehensive research about U.S. immigrants.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
442 Main StreetMalden, MA 02148
DATE POSTED
March 30, 2023
SKILLS
- English
- Tutoring
- Adult Education
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4 months minimum
- High school diploma required. College preferred.