English language acquisition is crucial to building a new life in America! You can make a big difference by working with our refugee students as they study English. Project Worthmore English classes are held in partnership with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School and are currently taught by their teachers at our building at 1633 Florence St….
We begin with introductions. We state our names, where we come from, and how long we’ve been in Denver, always careful to emphasize proper English structures. Contractions, idioms, phrasal verbs, all of these are carefully extracted from our speech. The volunteers and teachers, including myself, distill endless amounts of nuance and data into simple sentences….
When a former refugee has lived in America for five years, they are eligible to apply for U.S citizenship. There are a number of classes offered around the Denver Metro area, but many people from our community have been waiting for Project Worthmore to host a class. Thanks to Denver restaurant City O’ City, this…
We recently celebrated the accomplishments of our English students with a special certificate ceremony. Many of our students have attended class for over 100 hours this past school year, and we are so proud of how far they have come. Thank you to our amazing teachers, volunteers, and of course, students!
Denver Presbyterian Church recently approached us with the offer to fund an evening ESL class. We gladly accepted! The community has been asking for an evening class since we began teaching ESL, but we haven’t had the funds available to make it a reality. Denver Pres has also provided us with volunteers to assist in…