English As A Second Language (ESL)
Madonna Mission’s ESL program provides refugee women with English language acquisition through a personalized curriculum that includes one-on-one tutoring and classroom instruction. We break down barriers that would prevent women from learning critical English skills by providing childcare and bus fare free of charge. Women can enroll as long as they need in order to achieve their personal goals, which may include communicating with doctors and their children’s schools, attaining employment, or passing the U.S. citizenship test. Our ESL program gives refugee women tools for self-empowerment and self-sufficiency.
ESL experienced tremendous growth!
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97% of our students have improved their literacy test scores
In 2023, we hired our first ESL Director, Sarah Levinson. Sarah has a graduate degree in education from John Carroll University, and has been teaching ESL for 10+ years. Now, Madonna Mission is able to offer a summer ESL class to ensure the continued progress of students’ language acquisition, academic-year classes taught at different levels and conversation groups to provide students with an encouraging outlet for their newly acquired English skills.
Did You Know? Nearly 1 in 74 people worldwide have been forced to flee their homeland to survive under the threat of religious or political persecution. Fewer than 1% of them will be resettled. Source: UNHCR
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