Education & Families News
Aquinas Literacy Center (ALC) graduate Virginia Mercado received the Sister Claudia Hinds Scolarship on June 16, 2016, at the center's annual student awards celebration, where nine adult learners celebrated their graduation from Aquinas’ English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
“As a staff, we selected Virginia as the recipient of the Sister Claudia Hinds Scholarship because of her persistence in learning English," said ALC Executive Director Alison Altmeyer. "In her three years at Aquinas, Virginia committed herself to attending one-on-one tutoring sessions, participating in supplemental classes and studying English in our computer learning center. She has truly embraced our mission.”
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The Aquinas Literacy Center at 3540 S. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, is continuing its program of free language instruction for McKinley Park residents who wish to study English as a second language. Now in its 20th year, the program helps more than 200 students annually by connecting trained volunteer tutors and learners through individualized instruction and access to the center's language lab.
Volunteers are critially needed to meet the high demand for language tutors, and the center is hosting its next training over the evening of Friday, April 29, and the day of Saturday, April 30. Click here for more information; contact Kristen Dempsey Pasyk at (773) 927-0512 or aquinaslite
Read more: Aquinas Literacy Programs Bring Together Tutors, Learners
