Empowerment Post

Empowerment Post: Summer 2023

Greetings Friends of the English Empowerment Center,

I hope this letter finds you well and I am excited to share with you the many incredible developments happening at the English Empowerment Center! As we enjoy the warmth of the summer season, here are some of our recent achievements.

First, I want to express my gratitude to our 500+ volunteers who provided over 25,000 hours of service, helping us serve over 1,900 learners this past program year!

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Annual Recognition Ceremony 2023

The English Empowerment Center held its Annual Recognition Ceremony 2023 on June 13th, and it was a great success. With a full house, the event was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of EEC learners, volunteers, and community partners. The evening was filled with inspiring stories, awards, and recognition of those who have made remarkable contributions to our mission.

Click on this video for an eloquent take on the ARC!

Pathways After the English Empowerment Center

As we approach the end of another successful semester, we want to take a moment to reflect on the many accomplishments we've achieved together and share some exciting news about the pathways available to our learners after they graduate from our classes.

At the English Empowerment Center, we take great pride in providing the foundation of English language education to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Our classes provide English language education up to a sixth-grade level.

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Textbook Distribution with Social4Good

In our continued pursuit of empowering individuals through education, we are thrilled to share an uplifting story of collaboration and support from a wonderful group called Social4Good. Social4Good is an organization that brings together engaged women who support organizations that make the community strong through the power of collective philanthropy.

AI for Adult Education: Tools to Save Lesson Planning Time and Engage Adult Learners

Finding fresh, relevant teaching materials is one of the toughest parts of being an adult educator. You scour supplemental books and websites trying to piece together customized, relevant lessons and engaging content. Just searching for the perfect dialogue to demonstrate informal language can eat up hours. But what if you had an AI assistant that could generate this tailored material for you in seconds?

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Proud to Share...

Instructional Design Manager Soo Park and Destination Workforce® teacher Vaishali Deshpande completed the Community Resilience Initiative’s Course 2 Trauma-Supportive Certification on how to address the often-hidden effects of trauma and toxic stress.

Faculty Support Manager Melissa Rea participated in the Serving Refugees, New Americans, and Immigrants Professional Learning Community facilitated by the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center this spring. Explore select resources from this on instruction, asset-based strategies, trauma-informed care, and social-emotional learning.

Find out more about our recent accolades...

Announcements

The English Empowerment Center's Fall Class Schedule is coming soon! Check our website and social media in early-mid August to see all of our class offerings!

EEC is holding a 2-part ESOL Instructor Training on August 5th and August 9th. Click here to register and find out more!

Sign up for our upcoming BEST Plus 2.0 Training on August 15th and August 17th to learn how and become certified to test English language learners! Click here to learn more. Please email atristan@EnglishEmpowermentCenter.org to register.

We heard your feedback – make it easier for current volunteers to find information about English Empowerment Center classes and student services, instructional resources, and who to contact on staff. Now, you can find all this information by going to the “For Teachers” tab and clicking the link for class-specific resources at the top of the page. Please contact your staff support member for the password.

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