Greetings!
Happy Summer!
Our staff and volunteers are happy and busy, working together to deliver in-person programs this summer in Acton, Arlington, Burlington, Lexington, Medford, Waltham, Winchester and Woburn! In total more than 110 local learners have enrolled our Conversation Groups and Book Groups, in order to improve their English and to meet other learners. We are thrilled to be back in our communities!
We recently hosted an in-person graduation event for our Tutoring Learners, the first in 2 years, at the Lexington Historic Depot. These learners each received more than 100 hours of tutoring instruction online during COVID-19. We were proud to celebrate their achievements, and to host an event that allowed them to meet their tutors in person - some for the first time!
The pilot of our new program for Afghan learners, PAL, is on track to begin the week of July 11th. We are grateful to the volunteers who have stepped up to learn the skills they need to help deliver this program, and are excited to have the support of a nationally recognized expert, Andrea Echelberger, to assist us with training and curriculum development.
I will have an update on the success of this project in my next newsletter, scheduled for mid-September.
I hope you have a safe and wonderful summer!
Thank you for your continued interest in English At Large.
Best regards,
Maureen
Maureen Willis
Executive Director
ed@englishatlarge.org
