September 2017
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Volume 5, Issue 9
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The Insider
The Insider, the monthly newsletter of LVA, Essex & Passaic Counties, will keep you in the loop on all of the organization’s upcoming events.
Help us celebrate the achievements of our students, tutors, and teachers at the Annual Awards Ceremony, East Orange Public Library, on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Literacy Volunteers of America Essex & Passaic Counties
90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 566-6200, ext. 217 or 225 195 Gregory Avenue, 2nd Floor, Passaic, NJ 07055 (973) 470-0039 Cristhian Barcelos -Executive Director
[email protected] Russell Ben Ali -Recruitment & Training Coordinator [email protected] Jorge Chavez -Data Processing Coordinator [email protected] Debbie Graham -Education Coordinator [email protected] Mary O’Connor -Trainer & Tutor Support Specialist [email protected] Marisol Ramirez -Student Coordinator [email protected] |
Greetings LVA Family,
With everything else that’s going on this week, please take a moment to remember all those who perished in the attacks of September 11th, 16 years ago this week, and please remember as well all those who died due to illnesses related to the rescue and recovery efforts. Save the date: On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, from 6-8 pm, we’ll celebrate our students, tutors, and teachers at Literacy Volunteers of America, Essex & Passaic Counties’ Annual Awards Ceremony. Come hear our students and tutors share their stories of struggle and triumph at the East Orange Public Library, 21 South Arlington Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018. Tutors, have a student who deserves to be recognized for their accomplishments at our annual award ceremony? Let us know who and why and we’ll do the rest. The Coalition on Adult Basic Education, or COABE, will offer several free adult education webinars this fall. The next, “Preparing Yourselves and Your Adult Students for Success in WIOA: Teaching Best Career Practices with WorkWise!” takes place Wednesday, Sep 13, 2017, at 2 pm. The webinar will teach ways to build your learners’ reading, writing, and critical skills while learning key job readiness principles. To register: goo.gl/5Hiwrp The Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest NJ (JVS) will hold free U.S. Citizenship classes at the Bloomfield Public Library, Saturdays, from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information contact Inna Kramers at [email protected] 862-704-2283. In the News
To view the following stories, copy and paste the highlighted website into an internet search bar.
NJ DACA Immigrants to Trump: We’re living in limbo,’ Asbury Park Press goo.gl/9nhTKh ‘8 effective and creative ways to learn a new language as an adult,’ Insider Picks https://goo.gl/ZKSp5C ‘6 Benefits of Learning a Language for Seniors,’ SeniorHomes.com https://goo.gl/cmEV86 ‘Springfield Cardinals Learn English as a Second Language,’ ky3.com https://goo.gl/TfLRxC |
Arianny, a basic literacy student who advanced several levels in a single year, enjoys studying Shakespeare with her tutor, David Baumbach.
Tutor Support Workshop
“How Understanding Personality Can Improve Your Tutoring,”
with Stephanie Mazzeo-Caputo Bloomfield Public Library 90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Boardroom Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Monday, September 18, 2017, 1:00-2:30 pm “Writing Prompts for the Classroom” with Erik Jacobson Bloomfield Public Library (see address above) Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 1:00-2:30 pm Tutor Training Workshops
Montclair Public Library
by Mary Kao 50 South Fullerton Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Saturdays, 12:15-3:45 pm October 7, 14, 21, 28, & November 4, 2017 Hilton Branch, Maplewood Memorial Library by Mary O’Connor 1688 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Mondays and Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 pm October 23, 26, 30, November 2, 6, & 9, 2017 |
Getting to Know Us
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“The amazing fertility of the older mind; It’s never too late to learn - if you go about it the right way,” BBC.com
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Getting to Know Us
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