This fall, Hopelink will begin offering adult ESL (English as a Second Language) classes at Briarcrest Elementary in Shoreline two nights a week, and the agency is in need of volunteers to fill a variety of positions. Classes will run from November 2012 through the end of the school year in June 2013.

Volunteers are needed to serve as lead and assistant teachers, registration and assessment assistants and interpreters for beginning students who need help registering. Bilingual skills are not required for all positions but particularly needed are bilingual volunteers who speak the most common non-English languages heard in the Shoreline School District: Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Tagalog.

ESL Pre-Service Training Dates:

Aug. 25 – Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink Center

Sept. 29 -Shoreline Hopelink Center

ESL Teacher Curriculum Training Dates:

Sept. 8 – Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink Center

Oct. 13 –Shoreline Hopelink Center

Training for volunteers interested in one of the other positions will be set at a later date.

For more information on volunteering or to schedule an interview, contact Jani James, Adult Education supervisor, at (425) 250-3008 or jjames@hope-link.org.