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Announcements brought to you by Cultural Bridges of St. Joseph, a committee of Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization. We are dedicated to ease your transition into our community.
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The new location for ESL classes is the St. Joseph Community Center, at 124 First Ave. SE.
This site should be more convenient for students and will increase involvement with the community. To access the site, enter Door 2 on the south side of the building next to the parking lot. Try to be on time, as the door must remain locked. However, someone will be at the door to let you in if you are late.
This is a big change, something that we have been working toward for a few years. What hasn’t changed is the existing team of experienced, dedicated ESL tutors. Regina Reese, ESL teacher from the St. Cloud school district, is excited to be partnering with this group of students and tutors in the new classroom.
Morning classes are 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Evening classes are 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
This partnership has been made possible with the help of Cultural Bridges, the St. Cloud school district, the city of St. Joseph and St. Joseph City Administrator Kris Ambuehl.
Three years ago, Cultural Bridges approached St. Cloud Adult Basic Education with a request to offer classes for refugees and immigrants in St. Joseph. The vision was to get a permanent site at the Community Center where all students could come together and learn. We are extremely pleased to see that happen.
Special thanks to the staff at St. Benedict’s Spirituality Center and St. Joseph Catholic School for their generosity in donating space for ESL classes – prior to this move.
Watch this column for upcoming news on an open house, where you can see for yourself what can happen when good people work together to increase learning and understanding of each other. Three years ago, we had a dream. Now the dream has come to fruition. Let’s celebrate this new opportunity for our refugee/immigrant population here in St. Joseph.
Contact information for prospective students:
Monica K. Somppi
Administrative Assistant
Central Minnesota Adult Basic Education
320-370-8220
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If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Howard at 715-791-8976 or Jamal Elmi at 320-310-2351.
contributed photo
ESL class members (seated from left) Fatuma Ahmed, Daud Said, Liin Guure and Fatoum Morgan with tudors Jim Tohal and Greg Pelletiier.
