Milford Adult Education

PRE-GED, GED, ESL, & Citizenship - Free

 

M001 Adult Basic Education: ABE/Pre-GED
This course is designed to strengthen basic skills to prepare students for enrollment in the GED classes. The class teaches basic math skills, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure and essay writing. Once these basic skills have been mastered, students continue to the GED class to prepare for the state GED exam. There is a $20 textbook deposit fee which will be refunded to you if your textbook is returned in good condition at the end of the session.
Christine Pastick
Foran Room 301
Monday & Wednesday/6:00-9:00p.m.


M002 American Citizenship
This course is designed to prepare prospective United States citizens for the naturalization examination. There will be a brief overview of United States history, the Constitution and the three branches of federal, state and local government. Help with the citizenship application is included in the course, along with discussions about the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
Ted Boynton
Foran Room 306
Wednesday/6:30-8:30p.m.


M003-M005 English as a Second Language (ESL)
This course is divided into three instructional levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Classes are designed to help foreign born students learn to improve their speaking, reading and writing skills in English. Emphasis is on functional English in all facets of daily life.
M003 Beginners - Joy Halbekath
6:00-8:30p.m.

Foran Room 302
M004 Intermediate - Julie Nelson
6:00-8:30p.m.

Foran Room 303
M005 Advanced - Sarah Cassi
6:00-8:30p.m.

Foran Room 304
All ESL classes meet on Tuesday & Thursday


M006 English as a Second Language (ESL) - Days
This daytime program is offered in conjunction with the Milford Family Resource Center. See Daytime Programs for details


M007 General Education Development (GED) - Days
This daytime program is offered in conjunction with the Milford Family Resource Center. See Daytime Programs for details.


M008 General Education Development (GED)
This course is designed for students who have not completed high school and who wish to earn their equivalency diploma by passing the General Education Development Exam (GED). This course will prepare students for all areas of the GED exam including language arts in reading and writing, math, science and social studies. Students who need remedial instruction in language arts and math should enroll in the ABE/Pre-GED program. Classes consist of teacher-directed lessons, use of GED interactive software, and various appraisals and assessments, including an official GED Practice Test. All students under the age of 19 must present documentation that they have either been withdrawn from school for six months or that their high school class would have graduated. There is a $20 textbook deposit fee which will be refunded to you if your textbook is returned in good condition at the end of the session.

Alissa Ficaro, Guy Iodice, Frank Peters, Amy Reilly
Foran Rooms 302-305
Monday & Wednesday/6:00-9:00p.m.

GED Test Accomodations

Accommodations on the GED test are available for qualified persons with a disability. For more information, contact Carl Paternostro at the Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Adult Education, at (860) 807-2110.

Students who would like a copy of their transcript
must do so in writing to:
Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Career and Adult Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457


Registration:
ABE/Pre-GED, Citizenship,
GED (morning and evening classes)
Monday, Jan. 28, 2008
Foran High School, Room 305
6:00-8:00 p.m.

ESL (morning and evening classes)
Foran High School, Room 305
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
6:00-8:00 p.m.

GED Graduation
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Parson’s Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

 






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