December 15, 2016 - Cheshire Adult Ed. end of session party. Happy Holidays!
December 14, 2016 - Holiday party at BAEC. Great students, great teachers!
December 13, 2016 - FCE end of Fall 2016 session party. Largest ESL AM classes yet for FCE.
October 22, 2016 - BAEC ESL student Tram Nguyen received a $1,000 scholarship from CONN TESOL for an essay she wrote. Tram is currently attending Tunxis Community College and studying to become a medical technologist.
June 11, 2015 - Cheshire Adult Education end of the year celebration. Student certificates were handed out, it was the end of a successful year.
BAEC welcomed Research Allies for Lifelong Learning for a site visit on May 27, 2015. Students took part in surveys, observations, and assessments during their visit to our ESL class. It was a very interesting experience.
We finished another successful year at Farmington Continuing Education - ESL Day program. The students celebrated their achievements on May 7, 2015.
On November 22, 2014, my husband and I attended the tenth annual Taste of Peru put on by the Association of Peruvian American Professionals (APAPRO). Proceeds went to scholarships for Peruvian American students. A big thank you to Farmington student Aleida Rosales for the invitation, it was a lovely evening!
On October 29, 2014, Bristol Adult Education ESL classes visited the Bristol Public Library to get library cards and tour the building. The students took an interest with the History room and the Children's area.
October 16, 2014 - Using News For You in Cheshire utilizing Chromebooks.
October 16, 2014 - Farmington Continuing Education - We said goodbye to one of our finest volunteers - Janet Harrison. She is retiring to Delaware, we will miss her!!
October 15, 2014 - BAEC students working on a role playing assignment. Students were asked to provide a couple with directions to a place on an illustrated map. The students were then asked to create a back story for the couple - why they needed to go where they were going. The lesson lasted 40 minutes, successfully reinforcing the topic of the day.
October 2014 - Cheshire Adult Education ESL classes are now using Chromebooks to enhance instruction.
The FCE ESL AM class had their end of the year party on May 6, 2014. So much food, so little time!
FCE ESL evening classes had their end of the year party on May 5, 2014. A fun time was had by all!
Zeynep Ugur, a Farmington Continuing Education student, invited the volunteers and I to a teacher appreciation dinner at the Turkish Cultural Center in Hartford on May 3, 2014. It was a wonderful evening!
Another week, another field trip! Our BAE ESL Wednesday class went to the Ct. State Capitol on a tour April 30, 2014.
The BAEC ESL Wednesday class wrote with quill pens when Mary Muller from the Connecticut Historical Society paid the class a visit on April 23, 2014. Students dressed up in period costumes and learned about Connecticut's role in the American Revolution. The class was enthusiastic and engaged!
This website is for all students, present and future.
Learning happens in and out of the classroom. By using the world wide web, the ESL student can improve in all important skills - listening, reading, conversation, writing.
Picture taken at Bristol Adult Education Center, Christmas 2012.
Learning happens in and out of the classroom. By using the world wide web, the ESL student can improve in all important skills - listening, reading, conversation, writing.
Picture taken at Bristol Adult Education Center, Christmas 2012.
End of Year Celebration, Farmington Continuing Education, May 2013
Chromebook activity, Farmington Continuing Education, March 2014
Chromebook activity, Bristol Adult Education, November 2013