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Friday, August 17, 2012

Registration Open for Adult Options In Education’s Classes

Register for adult English language or GED preparation classes.

  Editor’s note: The following announcement comes from Adult Options in Education.   Adult Options In Education is taking appointments for registration at Eisenhower Community Center. To schedule a registration appointment for adult English language or GED preparation classes, call 952-988-5343. Appointments begin mid-August; classes will start Monday, September 10, 2012 at sites in Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park. Adult Options In Education offers classes for adults who need English-language skills (ESL/ELL classes); a refresher in math, reading, or writing; or GED preparation. All Adult Options In Education classes are free. Transportation and childcare assistance may be available for registered students. Registrations for classes…

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

(PHOTOS) Church Members Share Thanksgiving with ESL, GED students

Minnetonka United Methodist and Hopkins Adult Options in Education celebrated Thanksgiving together Monday.

The Thanksgiving dinner in Eisenhower Elementary on Monday night had all the essentials. There was turkey. There were mashed potatoes. There were rolls. But there were other foods, as well: spicy Hispanic pastries, Somali meat dishes, unique fruit salads. Tuesday’s dinner marked the fourth time Minnetonka United Methodist Church has shared a Thanksgiving meal with students in the English language and GED courses at Hopkins Adult Options in Education. What started as the church sharing a meal with the students turned into a giant potluck where the students bring in their own dishes. Pat Shoop both teaches the advanced English as a Second Language class and is a member of the church. She approached the church’s women’s group about doing the …

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