In partnership with Waubonsee Community College, Oswego-based School District 308 is offering English language classes to parents and guardians of multilingual learners in the district, officials with District 308 said.
The classes began in mid-January and will continue through May 22 at Old Post Elementary School in Oswego, according to a press release from School District 308.
The first few sessions included registering, taking assessments and reviewing assessment results, officials said. These results aided the course facilitators in finding out the level of English language fluency each participant possesses and determining how to support their learning best, according to the release.
“Our school districts are the center of a community,” said Maria Lopez, director of Multilingual Learners in School District 308. “We’re providing that opportunity not just for our students to learn, but for our families to learn so they can support our students.”
Although District 308 has hosted similar opportunities in the past, this is the first time the district has collaborated with Waubonsee Community College on the program, according to the release.
While Waubonsee supplies the instructors and curriculum for the classes, the district provides free child care for the participants in attendance, District 308 officials said.
Lopez hopes the partnership will result in a continued relationship with Waubonsee and benefits to the adults taking part in the program.
“I hope that it just continues to grow and be successful so that, at the end of the day, we are supporting our community and the people that represent this community,” Lopez said.