Events
Volunteer Network Meetings
The English At Large Volunteer Network offers regional volunteer group meetings on a quarterly basis. Meetings can include guest speakers, informal trainings, and the opportunity to meet other English At Large volunteers in your area.
There are no meetings scheduled at this time. Please check back in the spring!
The English At Large Volunteer Network offers regional volunteer group meetings on a quarterly basis. Meetings can include guest speakers, informal trainings, and the opportunity to meet other English At Large volunteers in you area.
Visit the Volunteer Network page for a schedule of current meetings.
A Citizenship Workshop with Marlane Codair
English At Large has invited Marlane Codair, an immigration advocate, to share her knowledge about the citizenship process with our volunteers.
If your learner has questions about the citizenship process but you do not have the answers, this is the perfect workshop for you. Marlane will give an overview of eligibility, discuss the interview process, and compare the old test with the new test. Tutors will have an opportunity to ask plenty of questions and participate in activities that will help them become familiar with the process of becoming an American citizen.
Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: English At Large, Medford
Light refreshment will be served.
* This workshop is sponsored by Region 1 Volunteer Network. *
Writing Sentences without Stressing!
Encourage your learner to write powerful sentences without pressure. This workshop explores different writing strategies and activities that will help your learners construct clear sentences and understand different sentence structures. This hands-on, participatory workshop welcomes new ideas from the participants.
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Waltham Public Library
Light refreshment will be served.
* This workshop is sponsored by Region 3 Volunteer Network. *
Meet and Read!
Thanks to our generous donors, English At Large received great, new books this past summer, and we would like to introduce them to our volunteers. During this workshop, we will look at different reading materials, and have fun with different reading activities that will help reinforce comprehension.
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Acton Memorial Library
Light refreshment will be served.
* This workshop is sponsored by Region 4 Volunteer Network. *
Free job-search workshop at the Career Collaborative
Are you or your student seeking a job? Anyone looking for a full-time permanent job is invited to contact the Career Collaborative to participate in a free 30-hour job-search course, held in Boston.
Please call the Career Collaborative at 617-424-6616 for more information.
Other free training opportunities
All English At Large volunteers are eligible to participate in SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support) training workshops, which are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education. For more information on SABES workshops, see www.sabes.org.
