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Class
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Date, Time, Location
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Class Information
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Preparing for the Citizenship Test
Online only
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Monday to Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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What you will learn:
- Vocabulary to help you pass the citizenship test
- About history, elections, government and more
- Strategies to improve your language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing
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English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Online only
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Monday to Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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What you will learn:
- Note taking
- Summarizing
- Grammar & vocabulary
- Writing and speaking strategies
- Critical thinking skills
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Academic Test Preparation (IELTS+)
Not offered at this time.
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Day School:
Monday to Friday,
12:30pm - 3:30pm
Night School:
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Albert Street Education Centre, 440 Albert Street
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What you will learn:
- Useful test-taking strategies and skills for IELTS and other standardized tests
- Develop your English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills
- Receive feedback from an instructor on performance as well as tips on how to improve your IELTS scores
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ESL CLB 5+ Preparation for Adult High School or the Workplace
Online only
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Monday to Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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What you will learn:
- English language and skills to succeed in high school or the workplace
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Pathway to Education & Employment
Not Offered at this time.
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Monday to Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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What you will learn:
- This course is for students with specific goals for further education or employment.
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Workplace English
Online only
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Monday to Friday
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Albert Street Education Centre, 440 Albert Street
- Bayshore Public School, 145 Woodridge Crescent
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What you will learn:
- Communication strategies
- Workplace culture
- Professional writing
- Team work
- Negotiating and meetings
- Conflict resolution
- Job search skills and more
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ESL for Active Living (55+)
Online and In person
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Monday to Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Albert Street Education Centre, 440 Albert Street
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What you will learn:
- Strategies for staying physically fit
- Active living and how to stay healthy
- Volunteering and other community services for seniors
- Practice English
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Reading and Writing Workshop
Online only
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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You will:
- Improve your reading & writing skills to help you reach your goals
- Improve your spelling and grammar for every day use such as basic email, note writing, working with forms and more
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Listening and Speaking Workshop
Online only
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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You will:
- Improve your listening & speaking skills to help you reach your goals
- Enrich your vocabulary for everyday use
- Improve your pronunciation
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Saturday Pronunciation Class
Online only
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Saturday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Albert Street Education Centre, 440 Albert Street
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You will:
- Improve your listening & speaking skills to help you reach your goals
- Enrich your vocabulary for everyday use
- Improve your pronunciation
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ESL for the Trades
On a Waitlist
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Days and times for this class are to be determined.
- Albert Street Education Centre, 440 Albert Street
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You will improve your English and learn about:
- Vocabulary about trades occupations, tools and equipment
- Orientation to the trades industry including unions, apprenticeship, labour laws and workers rights
- Preparing to find employment or continuing your education
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ESL Night School
Online only
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Monday and Wednesday
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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You will:
- Improve your listening & speaking skills to help you reach your goals
- Enrich your vocabulary for everyday use
- Improve your pronunciation
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Eligibility for ESL/LINC:
- To register for ESL or LINC (both online and in person classes), you must have an up-to-date language assessment or have attended LINC or ESL classes in the past 2 years.
(If you do not have a current language assessment, please call the YMCA/YWCA Language Assessment and Referral Centres. West Location: 613-688-2150, Central Location: 613-238-5462 or click here for more information)
- To register for ESL or LINC, you must have the following:
- Immigration documents
- Proof of Ontario address
- A progress report from a LINC or ESL class (current students only)
Class Fees and Eligibility for Free ESL and LINC Language Classes
- If you are a 1) Permanent Resident, 2) Refugee Claimant, or 3) Canadian Citizen, you may be eligible to take free language classes. (Please note: there is a $15 material fee for ESL classes).
- You are required to pay full fees for the ESL program if you are in Canada with any of the following: 1) Work Visa, 2) Student Visa, 3) Visitor Visa, 4) Diplomat, 5) Cleric. (Please contact esl@ocdsb.ca for a fee schedule).
Eligibility for Free child care
- Free child care is available for eligible families. You must have the following to register: 1) your child’s immunization records 2) proof of income (ESL students only), and 3) Ontario Works Case ID (if applicable). Please contact esl@ocdsb.ca for more information.
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