Words from the Executive Director Dear LVMont Community, Happy Fall, everyone! I can't believe how quickly this summer went by. I hope you have had the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the beautiful summer we have had! As for me, I started a new position in the middle of the summer, as the
Have you ever thought about how lucky we are? Most of us learned English as children. Some were even luckier having parents or grandparents who spoke a “foreign” language. Definitely a plus for us but it must have been hard for them to communicate in the 101 ways we do every day – in
Please come join us as we celebrate our students, tutors, volunteers, and board; review our past year and look forward to the coming year; and elect our board and officers!Please register via this link: https://bit.ly/LVMont-2022-annualmeeting
We are launching our Spring Appeal next month. If you want to help our students build better lives one word at a time through our programs, please consider making a donation. We're seeking to raise $2,500 to support our program over the next year, especially recruiting and training new tutors, so that we have more tutors helping more students. You can donate
An article in the December issue of TESOL Connections surveyed some online resources for teaching pronunciation, and I thought I would follow up on them. One resource the article mentions is English Accent Coach. This works on listening for particular sounds through games. Some is free; registration is required for all access. Something neat that it does is
You are cordially invited to our annual meeting for 2022, which will be held Tuesday, June 28 at 7 PM on Zoom. You can register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfumqqDItG9EWWr3khduGQZPlxbV_g6v- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Come hear about our past year, our upcoming plans, help recognize our volunteers and students, and (If you're a tutor or
We had online Conversation Groups via Zoom on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings January-March. Now, we are having an in-person Conversation Group on Tuesday mornings, 11:00-12:00 at the Leominster Public Library and an online Conversation Group on Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:00 PM via Zoom. The conversation groups will run until June 28. You can sign up for the online Conversation Group here via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/oZHwsBNpt8fYU1Z8A Our Conversation Groups are supported by a grant from DCU
We will be having a free in-person 12-week Citizenship Interview Preparation course on Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 PM, April 13-June 29, at the Leominster Public Library. This course will prepare naturalization applicants for the interview, civics, reading, and writing tests. To pre-register e-mail [email protected] or call 978-343-8184. This course is supported by a grant from Berkshire
We completed an online ESOL tutor training in February in conjunction with our Lowell, Boston, Worcester and Southbridge affiliates. Welcome to our new tutors! We will be having an in-person Basic Literacy tutor training at the Fitchburg Public Library on March 28, 31, April 11, 14, 25, and 28, 3-6 PM. This training will prepare
We held in-person Volunteer Information Sessions at the Fitchburg Public Library on March 10 and 21 and had 4 attendees. We will have more in-person Volunteer Information Sessions on May 16 and May 26, 6:30-8:30 PM at the Leominster Public Library in the Small Meeting Room. You can come and learn about the program and
