APCC Adult Education Program

What Services Do We Offer?*

ESL/ABE/GED classes

This program offers free English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) classes to community residents and everyone else who want to realize their hopes for a better life. There are four levels of ESL classes designed to help students master the English language and adapt to living in the United States. Each of our ESL/ABE/GED classes includes one or more of the following components:

• Computer Assisted Language Learning (using technology in teaching and learning English)
• Civics Instruction (offering more information on U.S. community structure and systems)
• Bridge Program (preparing students to transition to employment and/or higher levels of education)
• Family Literacy (providing Even Start programming for children whose parents are enrolled in ESL classes)
• Tutoring (providing one-on-one or small group instruction for students with special learning needs)

Complementary services such as Job Readiness, Citizenship and Computer Classes are also offered to all Adult Education students and other prospective clients.  

Classes meet during the day and in the evenings with the following schedule:

	Class	days	time
MORNING	ESL 1	Monday-Thursday	8:30am- 11:30am
	ESL 2	Tuesday and Thursday	8:30am- 11:30am
	ESL 3 Civics	Monday-Thursday	8:30am- 11:30am
	ESL 3/4 Family Literacy	Monday-Thursday	8:30am- 11:30am
	ESL 4 Civics	Monday-Thursday	8:30am- 11:30am
	ABE Transitional	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	8:30am- 11:30am
AFTERNOON	ESL 1	Monday-Thursday	12:30pm-3:30pm
	ESL 2 Civics	Monday-Thursday	12:30pm-3:30pm
	ESL 1/2 Family Literacy	Monday-Thursday	12:30pm-3:30pm
	ESL Literacy/ Family Literacy	Monday-Thursday	12:30pm-3:30pm
EVENING	ESL 1	Monday and Wednesday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ESL 2	Monday and Wednesday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ESL 4 Transitional	Monday and Wednesday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	GED	Monday and Wednesday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ESL 1	Tuesday and Thursday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ESL 3	Tuesday and Thursday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ESL 4 Transitional	Tuesday and Thursday	6:00 pm-9:00pm
	ABE	Tuesday and Thursday	6:00 pm-9:00pm

Daytime ESL registration is on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 8:30 am.

Evening ESL registration is on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 6:00 pm.

ABE/GED registration is on Wednesday, Septemeber 1, 2010 at 10:00 am, 3:00 pm and 5:00pm.

Classes start on September 7 and September 8.

 APCC also offers off-site ESL classes at a local elementary school.

 All registrations are held at 5101 N. Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625 except for the registration for the off-site classes that is held at Haugan Elementary School.

 If you have any questions please contact Cathy Swanson, Daytime Coordinator or Jana Prvulovic, Evening Coordinator at 773-509-5650.

*Most services are offered at no cost to participants

 

“At APCC, I was able to take English classes at times that fit my work schedule. Teachers are always very good and helpful in learning the English I needed to get my job and do well at work.”

-- Ophelia Arroyo, APCC Student

 

 

About our clients…

• 1,400 students annually, aged 16-83, women and men
• parents who are helping their children succeed in school
• workers and job-seekers who want to support their families
• immigrants who want to improve their English language skills
• adults who want to improve their reading, math, and other skills
• learners who want to complete their secondary education (GED)
• individuals who want to become United States citizens
• community residents who want to realize their hopes for a better life

 

by Griselda Villegas