 | Students Earn Credit By Teaching English and Civics Lessons to Immigrants
Brooklyn College students facilitators in the We Are New York community project helped thirty immigrant adults improve their English conversation skills and learn about City Services. The project used videos of the Emmy Award winning-show, and the five CUNY student facilitators taking part received credit for community service.
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 | LaGuardia College Helps Connect New Yorkers to Healthcare Jobs
Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center will connect New Yorkers to advanced training and employment opportunities in the healthcare sector.
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 | Center for Family Life Helps Empower Women-Owned and Run Business Cooperatives
Brooklyn-based organization empowers immigrant women to learn English and to run successful businesses.
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 | City Officials Celebrate Adult Education Week in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
In recognition of National Adult Education Week, and the Sunset Park Alliance's excellent work and dedication, Deputy Mayor Walcott presents a proclamation from Mayor Bloomberg declaring "Sunset Park Alliance Day."
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 | Immigrants from Nepal and Tibet Graduate from Adhikaar's English for Empowerment Program
Sixty-five Nepalese and Tibetan immigrants use We Are New York to learn English and find out about helpful City services.
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 | New York Public Library Centers for Reading and Writing
Inspired adult learners say its never too late to improve their literacy and communications skills
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 | Symphony Space, All Write! Program
Spellbinding short stories and poetry reflecting the cultural heritage and strong sense of family and community of adult learners from across the City
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 | New York Times ESOL Teacher of the Year
Meg Frost
An innovative teacher focusing on empowering her students in-and-out of the classroom
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 | Highbridge Community Life Center Opens New Facility in the Bronx
A new state-of-the-art center for health careers training and adult education programs
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| New York Times ESOL Teacher of the Year
Tamara Kirson
A world traveler helping her adult students rise to the challenge
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| New York Times ESOL Teacher of the Year
Jaime "Chito" Atienza
A compassionate teacher bringing "skinship" empowerment into his classroom
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 | Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize Winner
Mark Goldsmith
An extraordinary social innovator who is cutting recidivism rates of 18- to 24-year-olds on Rikers Island
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 | Mayor Bloomberg Honors Immigrant Heritage Week Awardee
Weihua "Wendy" Wen
An immigrant New Yorker with 30+ years of teaching experience still inspired by her students
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| CUNY Peter Jennings Scholarship Laurel Award
Recognizing exemplary GED graduates overcoming hardships and advancing into CUNY colleges
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 | IBM Reading Companion Program
Using innovative web-based speech-recognition technology to help adults improve their literacy skills
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 | LaGuardia GED Bridge Program Student Recognition Ceremony
Bridging the gap between the GED and successful careers in healthcare
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 | NYU Gallatin School, Literacy Project
Increasing literacy skills, introducing new teaching methodologies, and celebrating newly published writers from the NYC adult learning community
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