“The question is,” said the teacher, a volunteer from the University of Minnesota, “how old do you have to be to be President?” English Learning Center students discussed, smiling and talking quietly in groups. The game board showed a tight score between four teams....
“The question is,” said the teacher, a volunteer from the University of Minnesota, “how old do you have to be to be President?” English Learning Center students discussed, smiling and talking quietly in groups. The game board showed a tight score between four teams. They were engaged in this competition, while also learning about the
OSCS Statement of Support for the Somali Community In recent days, President Trump has verbally attacked our Somali neighbors, has threatened to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somali community members, and has launched U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations targeting the Minnesota Somali community. Our Saviour’s Community Services condemns the dehumanizing and xenophobic
Over the past five years, the English Learning Center has invested time and energy into learning how technology can add to our day-to-day lessons. This journey has led to new discoveries, improved the quality of our classes, and opened doors for our school. A First Step: Online Classes Online classes began out of necessity and
The English Learning Center reached a new milestone at the end of March. Through 11 months of our 2024-2025 reporting year for state funding, we set a new record high for annual student attendance at 50,527 student hours. This is the second consecutive year of record-breaking attendance. The English Learning Center is a low-barrier program
For immigrants and refugees, it can often be difficult to form a connection to a new home. Some ELC students share that their lives are often limited to a handful of places they go to on a regular basis, such as work or to the grocery store. For the past three years, a planned break
Always Adapting: The ELC Responds to Educational Needs of New Arrivals from Ecuador In Minneapolis and across the country, more and more people are arriving from Ecuador, seeking to build lives in the United States and looking for low-barrier opportunities to learn English. Since late 2022, the number of Ecuadorian students attending classes at the