CROSS PROGRAM
INTE GRATION
Soft Skills
Soft skills around communication, collaboration,
integrity, persistence, and lifelong learning are
integrated into all of our courses. As students increase
their literacy and language skills, soft skills need to
keep pace for students to be successful and gain
meaningful employment.
Numeracy
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Arts and Culture
FOUNDAT I ON A L LI T ERA C Y
AND SKILL S P ROGRA MS
GED Test Preparation
(English and Spanish)
This program supports students whose goal
is to obtain an official high school credential
through passing the official GED exam. Academic
content areas covered are language arts (writing
and reading), social studies, science, and
mathematics. Students enter the GED Program
with a wide range of educational backgrounds.
GED classes are offered in both English
and Spanish.
Plazas Comunitarias
Through the Plazas Comunitarias Carlos Rosario
Program, students are able to earn internationally
recognized elementary and middle school
diplomas in Spanish thanks to a partnership with
the Mexican Consulate.
2 0 1 5 - 1 6 S TATS :
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Students earned
the GED Diploma
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Students working toward high
school diploma in English and
Spanish GED programs
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Earned elementary
and/ or middle school
certificates
Through an innovative arts integration program
students build higher-order thinking and critical
reasoning skills through visual and performing arts.
These activities engage student prior knowledge,
bridge migration experiences, give students new
avenues of expression and build cultural competencies.
Additionally, students celebrate their rich diversity
through a variety of cultural events including student-
led heritage festivals, interactive workshops, and guest
speakers. Partnerships with organizations such as the
Phillips Collection, the Smithsonian Programs and
the Writers Center have proven success in enhancing
student learning.
Civic Engagement
Recognized as a model
program by UNESCO
in 2016
Civic engagement is incorporated into the curriculum
and school culture in various ways. Students who are eligible
to become naturalized can prepare for the exam through
citizenship classes. Throughout this election cycle the school has
also served as a hub for voter information and resources with supports
for new American voters. Opportunities to volunteer and give back to
the community are offered through various activities, often coordinated by
student government representatives, such as community clean up days, visits to
the D.C. city council, volunteer days at local direct service nonprofits, and drives to
collect goods and funds for those in need.
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Recent studies show strong correlations between
numeracy skills and increased wages (PIAAC, 2013).
We are integrating numeracy at all levels of ESL and
workplace curriculum to help students apply, interpret
and communicate mathematical information and
ideas into their every day and professional lives.