Events
Volunteer Network Meetings
The English At Large Volunteer Network offers regional volunteer group meetings on a quarterly basis. Meetings can include guest speakers, informal trainings, and the opportunity to meet other English At Large volunteers in your area. There are no meetings scheduled at this time.
The English At Large Volunteer Network offers regional volunteer group meetings on a quarterly basis. Meetings can include guest speakers, informal trainings, and the opportunity to meet other English At Large volunteers in you area.
Visit the Volunteer Network page for a schedule of current meetings.
Teaching through Games
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Acton Public Library, 486 Main St., Acton, MA
***Liven up your tutoring sessions with fun games! ***
Learning English can be frustrating for some learners, but tutors can make the learning process less stressful and more entertaining by incorporating games in their tutoring sessions. During the Region 4 Volunteer Network Meeting, Martine Thomas will demonstrate different games and other fun activities that can help reinforce learner’s English skills.
Light refreshments will be served at 6:00PM
* This Workshop is sponsored by Region 4 Volunteer Network. *
NEW – Basic financial literacy open to both learners and volunteers.
This simplified-English workshop will explore checking account types, the documents needed to open an account, and how to balance a checkbook. Presenters will also discuss how to qualify for a mortgage.
Bring your learner, or come on your own and get ideas for discussing finances and mortgages with your learner.
Middlesex Savings Bank, a supporter of English At Large, is sponsoring the workshop. Presenters include Middlesex staff, including long-time English At Large volunteer Fran Simeone. A tutor herself, Fran understands both learner and tutor needs.
Date: Wednesday, April 30
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: Middlesex Savings Bank, 291 Main Street, Acton, MA
Free job-search workshop at the Career Collaborative
Are you or your student seeking a job? Anyone looking for a full-time permanent job is invited to contact the Career Collaborative to participate in a free 30-hour job-search course, held in Boston.
Please call the Career Collaborative at 617-424-6616 for more information.
Other free training opportunities
All English At Large volunteers are eligible to participate in SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support) training workshops, which are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education. For more information on SABES workshops, see www.sabes.org.
