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El Centro Latino de Pfeiffer

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Team Members

• Allison Braswell• Michael Brown• Barbara Force• Angela Gimenez• Michelle Inman• Lance Johnson

• Max Morel• Amnazo Muhirwa• Katie Register• Alejandro Valls• Carrie Walker

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Objective

To respond to the critical needs of Latinos in Stanly andsurrounding counties and to bridge the cultural gap betweenSpanish and non-Spanish speaking members of ourcommunity through education, advocacy, and outreach.

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Goal

To provide ESL services on the Pfeiffer University Campus, free of

charge, beginning Fall 2011.

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Step 1: Determine Support Partners(Michelle Inman)

• Catawba County and Durham Centro Latino Organizations

• Local Latino Business Leader Hector Onati• Partnerships

– Pfeiffer University– Stanly Community College Partnership– Stanly County Department of Social Services

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Step 2: (Katie Register) Necessary Steps to establish ESL Program

• Year long Program• Cost• Curriculum• List of Local Instructors

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Available Curriculum (Max Morel)

• Many free options

• Options for on-line study available

• Internet Practice Resources Available

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Step 3: Grants (Carrie Walker/Amnazo Muhirwa/Angela Gimenez)

• Available Grants • **** I would like to add links to the grants

here, Carrie. I researched the one that was posted on the group wall, but we don’t qualify for that one, geographically. Can you post links to the others so I can add them? Thanks!*****

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Step 4: Communications (Barbara Force)

• Team Communication Vehicle– Facebook El Centro Latino @ Pfeiffer FB Group

• Website - Barbara Force• ** We will want to do something here to

link the shell site so you can talk about it here. **

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Communications, Cont’d (Lance Johnson)

• Prepare to Communicate to the Public– Local Businesses– Spanish-Speaking Religious Services

• Create Interest Survey

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Next Steps (Michael Brown)

• Meet with Pfeiffer Administration to Present Project• Contact Local Business Leaders to form

partnerships• Schedule Class for Fall 2011• Hire (or train) ESL Instructor / Secure Volunteer• Select Curriculum• Market Class• Website Live / Survey (?)

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Recommendations

• Partner with Stanly Community College• Train a volunteer instructor

– < $300.00 at CPCC, OR

• “Hire” a volunteer instructor • Utilize free curriculum materials• Launch in Fall 2011

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Additional Resources(Alejandro Valls)

• Local Business Listings– Chambers of Commerce

• Stanly County• Cabarrus County• Montgomery County• Union County

• Spanish-speaking Civic Organizations / Business Networks

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Additional Resources, Cont’d

• Nearby ESL– CPCC– Queens University

• Nearby Resources– International House,

Charlotte– UNC Charlotte, Project

More• Online

– Literacy Coalition– World Language Center– Onestopenglish.com

• National / Government– National Center for ESL

Literacy Education– Center for Applied

Linguistics– Office of English Language

Acquisition– Literacy Coalition– ELTC Literacy – literacynet.org

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Lessons Learned (Michelle Inman)