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English Essentials

with Emily Nash

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NOTE: This offering will be available starting in September! Contact us anytime to learn more about this option and all the others available through our program!

If you, or someone you know, want to practice strategies for reading and writing in a safe, friendly environment, this is the course for you.

Reading and writing are complex. The teacher will share the skills necessary to understand what you read, and to build your vocabulary and your confidence with writing. Using articles, books, vocabulary exercises and online computer applications, increase your ability to read, write, remember, and feel confident in the world. This is an in-person class with ongoing enrollment through May.

Emily Nash brings many years of experience teaching adult education and has strong skills in designing curriculum to meet the real needs of students. She’s respectful and sensitive to the needs of adult learners and is always a good listening ear. She loves to read, and between stints as an adult education teacher, she is a seasonal professional landscaper. Emily is a student advisor, and teaches English, HiSET prep and Multilingual Learners.

If you are interested in learning more about this class, call 207.664.7110, or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org for an appointment with a student advisor.

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College Prep English

with Emily Nash

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Due to insufficient enrollments, this class is now available by appointment. Please email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org or call 207.664.7110 to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors to enroll you in the program, and schedule necessary assessments to ensure a smooth transition for your path to college!

This course is designed to help adults improve their writing, proofreading, editing, and revising to prepare for the general expectations of college English and college writing. We will cover the basics of grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph development, and will eventually write effective essays with clear ideas, smooth transitions, and logical support. We will practice planning, research, prewriting, and organizing our writing. We will learn to write different types of essays, to properly format them, to cite sources, and to avoid plagiarism. Learning to proofread for punctuation, usage, content, and support will be emphasized. This is an in-person class with asynchronous work on Schoology, a learning management platform.

Emily Nash brings many years of experience teaching adult education and has strong skills in designing curriculum to meet the real needs of students. She’s respectful and sensitive to the needs of adult learners and is always a good listening ear. She loves to read, and between stints as an adult education teacher, she is a seasonal professional landscaper. Emily is a student advisor, and teaches English, HiSET prep and Multilingual Learners.

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Ellsworth Area English Language for Work & Life with EnGen

with EACEC Team

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You’ll learn more than just English with EnGen. Learners who use EnGen to improve their English skills are surprised to find that their job skills and confidence grow too! You can improve your digital skills, and achieve your real-world goals, no matter what they are. Whether you want to earn certificates, improve your work readiness, or communicate better with your child’s teacher, EnGen can help you learn whenever and however you want. You will work with a learning coach to set up an online program designed especially for you. You will have as much support as you need.

Please call 664.7110 or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org, and we will make an appointment for you to meet with our student advisor (in-person or on ZOOM).

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English Language Learning Beginning

with EACEC Team

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These classes start in the middle of September. Contact us anytime to meet with a student advisor to learn more and make a plan that works for you!

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education Center welcomes people interested in learning English so they can reach their personal, family, work and community goals.

The first step is to meet with a student advisor to make a plan that meets individual goals. We have small group classes in the evening for beginners, we have volunteer tutors who meet at a time that works best for learners, and more advanced learners can join others working on their reading, writing and English skills.

If you would like to learn more about this class call 207.664.7110, or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org for an appointment with a student advisor.

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American Citizenship Information Session

with EACEC Team

Oct

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October 16th, 2024

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When you apply for US Citizenship, you need to complete an application and then you’ll have an interview. You’ll need to understand spoken English to participate in the interview. We can help you gain the skills you need to improve your English skills and citizenship knowledge to prepare for the interview. We are building our Multilingual Learner programming and are adding American Citizenship to our offerings.

Please attend this information session if you are interested in receiving support in preparing for your interview, and/or support with the application process.

HiSET (Formerly GED)

with EACEC Team

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The HiSET is designed as a test of the knowledge and skills developed in high school. There are five individual tests, covering material on a range of subjects including English, Writing, Math, Social Studies and Science.

Reach out to us for an informal meeting with our student advisor to find out what to expect on the HISET, how to interpret questions, options for studying to pass the tests, and essential strategies, including test taking skills. After meeting with the advisor, when you are ready, perhaps even the same day, you can start taking the practice tests. Then your advisor will help you make a plan to pass the HiSET test and earn a diploma that will open doors for you. We also offer career advising to all our HiSET students.

People often ask how long it will take and it's impossible to predict until we meet with you and you take some assessments. It takes courage for most people to make the connection with us, but our staff is respectful, patient, kind and competent. They have a lot of experience assisting people to prepare for the HiSET, and/or developing a plan that best meets learner goals.

HiSET practice and official testing are available daytime and evening hours weekly throughout the year. A schedule of test dates is available at our learning center and on our website: www.ellsworth.maineadulted.org.

If you would like to learn more about this class call 207.664.7110, or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org for an appointment with a student advisor.

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