Welcome Weekend Students! Last Saturday, we kicked off our 2023-2024 school year with our weekend classes. Very excited to see new and familiar faces arriving at our school! Students attended orientation first and continued with their first class afterward. We wish our weekend students an awesome year!
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week is taking place from September 18-22, 2023! We invite all teachers, administrators, adult learners, and friends of adult education to participate in fun and impactful ways! Here are a few suggestions:
If you are a program manager or teacher, consider having your staff and learners engage in all of these exciting opportunities!
You will find more details about all of these free and easy ways to join the celebration at www.coabe.org. Together, we are the voice of adult education!
The Performance Project of University Settlement invites you to the premiere of the ICAC’s “Spread Love” music video as part of BRIC House Block Party this Sunday, September 10th! Check out a preview here:
Today is International Literacy Day (ILD)! This special day started in 1967 to remind the public around the world about the importance of literacy and education as a human right. Promoting literacy means helping adults and young people unlock opportunities to a better future. ILD reminds us about the work we need to do for a more sustainable1 and equitable2 society.
International Literacy Day (ILD) is an opportunity to honor those are dedicated to making literacy a reality for the many.
Read More »Watch the video without subtitles and listen to it to fill in the blanks. Check the answers by clicking “READ MORE.”
Hi kSmart Kids! Today we will be 1)________ about Labor Day! Labor Day is 2)__________ on the first Monday in September! This holiday is celebrated in the United States and has 3)____ a holiday for more than 100 years! But why do we 4)_________ Labor Day? Labor Day 5)__________ all American workers and how their hard work has 6)______ the country! In 1882, many American people 7)______ very long hours in unsafe places and were not 8)____ much money for their jobs. But In New York City, the American people 9)____ together to speak out against these bad conditions and low pay! The workers 10)____ a day off work and then celebrated with their families with a picnic! 12 years later Labor Day 11)______ a national holiday! To celebrate Labor Day, think of all the many people who 12)____ hard in our community! Such as Teachers! Nurses! Chefs! and Scientists! If you 13)___ them, don’t 14)______ to 15)_____ them for all their hard work!
Read More »Hate crimes against members of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities increased by 73% during the COVID-19 pandemic nationally and nearly doubled in New York City from 2020 to 2021. Collective stress and trauma, mental health stigma, lack of resources, and other barriers to care make addressing the needs of these communities especially challenging.
DOHMH is eager to address the needs of this community by providing a learning initiative promoting their mental health and resilience. This 3-hour learning will cover a range of topics, such as AANHPI heritage in the US, challenges unique to these communities, identifying best practices for mental health care and resilience, and instilling hope. Its goal is to create a safe and supportive space for participants to discuss the effects of hate crimes, shame and stigma, and generational conflicts and to equip each other with coping strategies and resources.
The Promoting Mental Health in AANHPI Communities (PMH-AANHPI) learning workshop is designed to enhance participants’ awareness of culturally sensitive mental health resources that are available to all New Yorkers, including AANHPI communities and individuals.
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| 1. The right to a high-quality orientation session, provided by your school district, that focuses on state standards, tests, and school expectations for ELLs, as well as the program goals and requirements for Bilingual Education and English as a New Language. This orientation must occur before final school program placement and must be in your preferred language. 2. The right to receive information about your children’s English language development, and also about their home language development if they are in a Bilingual Education program. 3. The right to meet with school staff at least once a year, in addition to other generally required meetings, to discuss your children’s overall learning and language development progress. 4. The right for your children to be placed in a Bilingual Education or English as a New Language program within 10 days of enrollment, and the right to opt out of a Bilingual Education program. At a minimum, your children must receive English as a New Language instruction. 5.The right for your children to transfer to another school in your district that offers Bilingual Education in your language, if your children’s original school does not offer such a program. | 1. The school must give you an information meeting, called an orientation that tells you and other parents about the state tests and what schools expect from ELL students. The school must also tell you about the plans and needs for Bilingual Education (Ed) and ENL (English as a New Language). This orientation must be in your language and happen before your child is placed in his or her program.  2. The school must tell you if your child’s English is getting better, worse, or staying the same. If your child is in a Bilingual Ed. program, the school must tell you if his or her first language is getting better, worse, or staying the same.  3. You can meet with the teachers and/or other school workers a minimum of one time a year to talk about how your child is doing with his or her language learning.  4.The school must place your child in an ENL (English as a New Language) 10 days after school starts. You do not need to put your child in a Bilingual Ed. program if you do not want them in one. Your child must, at minimum, be in an ENL class.  5. You can put your child in another school in your district that can give him or her bilingual education in your family’s language if the first school does not have a bilingual education program.  |
Sources: Bill of Rights for Parents of English Language Learners (nyc.gov)
