United Church of Christ - Congregational/Plainfeld English School
Cause Area
- Education & Literacy
Location
220 West 7th St.BERNARDSVILLE, NJ 07924 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of Plainfield English School is to provide free, effective, efficient instruction in basic English to adult immigrants, in an informal atmosphere that fosters life-long learning, cooperation, self-reliance, and critical thinking.
Description
Plainfield English School is a free, informal, community-based English-as-a- second-language program for adults. It is affiliated with a 501(c)3 that is associated with our host church, the United Church of Christ - Congregational. We serve adult immigrants, mostly from Central America. We meet three mornings a week, 9:30-noon, from September to June. One teacher teaches a mixed-level class on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday she teaches beginnerw while another teacher teaches the more advanced students. The school has been operating since 2007.