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USCIS TRAINING FOR LCUP VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers from the Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas attended a training seminar for adult educators, directors, volunteers, and representatives from immigrant-serving organizations. The seminar was offered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on September 13, 2018, in Tampa.
Instruction was designed to enhance the skills needed to teach U.S. history, civics, and the naturalization process to immigrant students and to administer a comprehensive adult citizenship education program.
Standing, from left: Sandra Reyes, Daise Castillo, Claudia Gonzalez, Vicky Obando, Gaye Staskiel, Pat Bauer; Seated: Eileen Smith, John Troesser
IN MEMORIAM – EILEEN CASSIDY
Visitors from Brazil
Several of our Conversation Classes were graced by the presence of three visitors from Brazil. Aline, Lucas and Fernando attended classes often during their vacation here, and John Troesser acted as their unofficial escort for some of their activities. They were impressed by our efforts to teach English to those who need it and said they enjoyed being included in the classes. The tutors and students were happy to have them join us, and it was difficult to say goodbye. We hope they will return next year.
Conversation Class at Dunedin Public Library
Students in the Dunedin Library Conversation Class enjoy finding partners to put together three phrases to make complete sentences. The students then created their own sentences using the phrases from the game.
Happy English learners proudly display the sentences they have created from individual phrases.
Back to School Event and Health Fair at North Greenwood Community Center
Soha Awad, LCUP tutor (on the right in picture below), greeted students and parents at North Greenwood Community Center’s Back to School Event and Health Fair. She had big mouth cat and shark pictures to color and crayons to send home.
Several volunteers attended the event on August 4 to talk about ESL classes offered by the Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas. We now have 14 English classes at 9 locations and individual tutors. Therefore, more volunteers are always needed.
