Too busy to come to school?
Working too much to attend class every day?
Taking care of young children?
Or maybe you come to class every day but you want more?
We have the answer for you:
Study at home with Distance Learning!
Watch a dvd and do homework in the comfort of your home. Then bring your homework to school for correction, advice and practice with your teacher once every week or two weeks.
If you are already enrolled in an ESL class at San Mateo Adult School, Distance Learning is free.
If Distance Learning is your only class, the fee is $30 per semester.
Interested?
Call 650 - 558 - 2128 or stop by Room 28 to make an appointment to get started.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Vacation Break
The last day of school is Friday, July 30th.
No classes for FOUR WEEKS in August.
The first day for Student Registration is Monday, August 30th.
The first day of class for Distance Learning and Citizenship is Monday, August 30th.
The first day for Regular ESL classes is Tuesday, August 31st.
If you need to visit the office in the SMART Center, you can visit August 2 - August 6 and
August 23 - August 27 from 8 am to 4 pm.
If you have questions about the Adult School or ESL classes, you can visit the SMART Center or call 650 - 558 - 2100.
No classes for FOUR WEEKS in August.
The first day for Student Registration is Monday, August 30th.
The first day of class for Distance Learning and Citizenship is Monday, August 30th.
The first day for Regular ESL classes is Tuesday, August 31st.
If you need to visit the office in the SMART Center, you can visit August 2 - August 6 and
August 23 - August 27 from 8 am to 4 pm.
If you have questions about the Adult School or ESL classes, you can visit the SMART Center or call 650 - 558 - 2100.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Make Learning English A Priority
What is a priority?
A priority is something that is very important to you.
How do you decide what your priorities are? And how do you manage many priorities in one life?
I will tell you a story.
A young man had many things to do. Everything felt important! He needed money. He needed a wife. He needed a job and he needed to exercise and he needed to take out the trash and call his mother and go to Safeway and buy medicine for his sick sister and tie his shoes and go to college. He needed so many things and he didn't have enough time and his live was a mess and he felt frustrated, bad, sad, mad and discouiraged. He needed help.
He went to visit his grandfather. "What should I do?" he asked him.
The old man gave the young man a jar and a pile of rocks, gravel, and sand.
"Put these things in the jar," he told his grandson
The young man tried to do this. He put everything in and shook the jar and he moved things around but he could not get everything in the jar.
"Dump it out," the old man told him. "Now give it here."
The old man put the biggest rocks in the jar first. Then he put in the smaller rocks. Then the gravel. He shook the jar a little so the gravel fell into the spaces between the rocks. Then he scooped up the sand and poured it in. The sand filled in all the little empty places.
The jar was completely full. Nothing was empty. Nothing spilled out.
"There," said the old man. "That is how you should live your life. Decide what is most important. What is the beginning of everything? What things make the foundation for everything else? Those are your priorities. Take care of them first. Then take care of the smaller priorities. Last, do the little things - if you have time. If you don't, don't worry about it. Worry never fixes anything. Worry keeps you busy so you don't have to fix something or accept that it is broken and move on."
The young man thanked his grandfather. He tried to follow this way. His life was better.
Many students tell me they need a better job. They want to help their families. They want a better life. If you live in the U.S., then English is the way to all these things. English is the foundation. English is communication. And communication is how we make our way in the world.
Make learning English a priority. Make time for watching your DVD and doing your homework a priority. English lessons will help you get a better job. English lessons will help you help your family. Watching TV in your first language will not do this. It is fun and it is good. But it is not the foundation to a better life.
Put learning English in the jar first.
A priority is something that is very important to you.
How do you decide what your priorities are? And how do you manage many priorities in one life?
I will tell you a story.
A young man had many things to do. Everything felt important! He needed money. He needed a wife. He needed a job and he needed to exercise and he needed to take out the trash and call his mother and go to Safeway and buy medicine for his sick sister and tie his shoes and go to college. He needed so many things and he didn't have enough time and his live was a mess and he felt frustrated, bad, sad, mad and discouiraged. He needed help.
He went to visit his grandfather. "What should I do?" he asked him.
The old man gave the young man a jar and a pile of rocks, gravel, and sand.
"Put these things in the jar," he told his grandson
The young man tried to do this. He put everything in and shook the jar and he moved things around but he could not get everything in the jar.
"Dump it out," the old man told him. "Now give it here."
The old man put the biggest rocks in the jar first. Then he put in the smaller rocks. Then the gravel. He shook the jar a little so the gravel fell into the spaces between the rocks. Then he scooped up the sand and poured it in. The sand filled in all the little empty places.
The jar was completely full. Nothing was empty. Nothing spilled out.
"There," said the old man. "That is how you should live your life. Decide what is most important. What is the beginning of everything? What things make the foundation for everything else? Those are your priorities. Take care of them first. Then take care of the smaller priorities. Last, do the little things - if you have time. If you don't, don't worry about it. Worry never fixes anything. Worry keeps you busy so you don't have to fix something or accept that it is broken and move on."
The young man thanked his grandfather. He tried to follow this way. His life was better.
Many students tell me they need a better job. They want to help their families. They want a better life. If you live in the U.S., then English is the way to all these things. English is the foundation. English is communication. And communication is how we make our way in the world.
Make learning English a priority. Make time for watching your DVD and doing your homework a priority. English lessons will help you get a better job. English lessons will help you help your family. Watching TV in your first language will not do this. It is fun and it is good. But it is not the foundation to a better life.
Put learning English in the jar first.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Stand For Schools! Thursday 3:30 pm
Today - Thursday, March 4 - 3:30 pm
Students from across the district will be lining up on El Camino Ave
from Millbrae Ave to San Bruno.
Come and join us!
Stand for education.
Stand for yourself.
Stand for your family.
Stand for your community.
Stand for the future.
Our future.
Students from across the district will be lining up on El Camino Ave
from Millbrae Ave to San Bruno.
Come and join us!
Stand for education.
Stand for yourself.
Stand for your family.
Stand for your community.
Stand for the future.
Our future.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Save Our Schools
Monday, February 8, 2010
No School on Monday February 15
The Adult School will be closed on Monday February 15, 2010 because it is President's Day Weekend. On President's Day we remember President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln.
George Washington was the first president of the United States. His birthday was February 22, 1732. He was a general in the Revolutionary War. The U.S. fought the Revolutionary War against the British. The U.S. won the war. This was the beginning of the United States. Sometimes Washington is known as the Father of our Country.
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War. His birthday was February 12. 1809. He freed the slaves. Some people think he was the greatest president we have ever had. He grew up poor and suffered from depression. He had many hardships in his life. He was assassinated during his second term as president.
What does assassinate mean? It means to kill a leader. Sometimes we say that to assassinate someone is cut the head off the snake. Without the head, the snake cannot live. Without a great leader, sometimes a country does not move forward.
Both these men had great love for their country. February 14 is a day we celebrate love of all kinds, especially romantic love. Do you know the name of this holiday?
Yes, that's right: Valentine's Day!
Who and what do you love?
Who and what inspires you to do great things for others?
And what does "inspire" mean?
George Washington was the first president of the United States. His birthday was February 22, 1732. He was a general in the Revolutionary War. The U.S. fought the Revolutionary War against the British. The U.S. won the war. This was the beginning of the United States. Sometimes Washington is known as the Father of our Country.
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War. His birthday was February 12. 1809. He freed the slaves. Some people think he was the greatest president we have ever had. He grew up poor and suffered from depression. He had many hardships in his life. He was assassinated during his second term as president.
What does assassinate mean? It means to kill a leader. Sometimes we say that to assassinate someone is cut the head off the snake. Without the head, the snake cannot live. Without a great leader, sometimes a country does not move forward.
Both these men had great love for their country. February 14 is a day we celebrate love of all kinds, especially romantic love. Do you know the name of this holiday?
Yes, that's right: Valentine's Day!
Who and what do you love?
Who and what inspires you to do great things for others?
And what does "inspire" mean?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
More About The New Fees
Do you feel confused about the new fees?
Do you wonder if you can still come to Distance Learning or take ESL classes?
Here is more information about how the fees work:
1. The fee is for the Spring Semester which is from January 4, 2010 to May 1, 2010.
2. The $30 fee covers both Distance Learning and ESL classes and Citizenship classes and Computer classes for ESL students. It covers anything in the ESL section of the brochure.
You only have to pay ONE time to cover any ESL class the Adult School offers at any location (Poplar St., George Hall, Foster City, etc.), and Distance Learning.
3. If you take an ESL class, someone will come to your classroom to collect the fee. You do not have to go to the SMART Center to pay.
4. If you do not take an ESL class - if you only come to Distance Learning - then you need to pay at the Center. Go to your normal Distance Learning appointment and tell the teacher that you need to pay. He or she will help you.
5. If you do not have enough money to pay the fee, tell your teacher. Please come to class! Do not stop learning English! If you do not have enough money to pay, the school can help you.
Remember: If you have any questions about the fees, Distance Learning, or school, ask!
Everyone at the Adult School wants to help you learn English and succeed in the U.S. but if you do not know what your problem or question is, we cannot help you.
Help us to help you. Tell us your questions and concerns.
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