Plaza Comunitaria

Course Description

Plaza Comunitaria is a program that offers a great opportunity for adults who have immigrated from Spanish-Speaking countries to finish or begin their elementary and secondary education in Spanish. Plaza Comunitaria is sponsored by INEA (Instituto Nacional de Educaciόn para Adultos from the Mexican Government).

Catholic Charities is proud to be in partnership with Plaza Comunitaria and INEA to support to the ongoing adult education and literacy of Spanish-speaking immigrants. The program includes the following services:
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  • Basic education (literacy, primary and secondary) for youth and adults in educational remediation, both in classrooms and online with goal of facilitating participants in beginning and finishing their studies and receiving a diploma from the Mexican Education System.
  • Access to new information and communication technologies for the development of reading, writing, communication, logical reasoning, and the information needed for participants to find employment.
  • User support in activities related to computer use, Internet, interactive CDs and email.
Required Technology for Online Learning 

Before you get started, ask yourself:
  •   Do I have a laptop, desktop computer, Chromebook, tablet, or smartphone with a built-in camera and microphone access?
  • Do I have stable internet access (hotspot, cable, wireless, cellular, etc.) on my device?
  • Do I have Google Chrome installed on my device? Click the following link for directions
​ https://www.google.com/chrome
Learn more about:
​Our Adult Education Programs
Legal Services for Citizenship
English as Second Language (ESL)
Citizenship Classes
​Plaza Comunitaria
​College English Readiness (Accuplacer)
Conversation Partners
High School Equivalency (HSE)
Spring 2021 Schedule
Course
Code
Day
Time
Teacher
​Status Registration

College Readiness (Accuplacer Preparation) 
*​requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time*
ACCU1 
Sat
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ammar, Dania
Open 
Citizenship Prep Level 1
CIT1.1
T/Th
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Van Tilborg, Dana
Open 
Citizenship Prep Level 1
CIT1.2
T/Th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Van Tilborg, Dana 
Open 
Citizenship Prep Level 2
​CIT2
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm​
Cowan, Aaron 
Open 
​Citizenship Prep Level 3
CIT3
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cowan, Aaron 
​Open 
ESL for Arabic Speakers
​*​requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time*
ESLA
Sat
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Ammar, Dania
Open 
English as a Second Language Level 1
ESL1
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Atencio, Paulette
​Open 
English as a Second Language Level 2
ESL2 
M/W
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Van Tilborg, Dana
​Open 
English as a Second Language Level 3
ESL3.1 
​M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 
Van Tilborg, Dana
​Open 
English as a Second Language Level 3
ESL3.2
M/W
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Nunez, Laura & Marrujo, Mercy
Open 
English as a Second Language Level 4
ESL4
T/Th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Bustamante, Maria 
Open 
Conversation Partners for ESL
*must be ESL level 2 or above*
ESLCP
Sat
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Atencio, Paulette & Nunez, Laura
Open
ESL for Dari and Pashto Speakers
​*​requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time*
ESLDP
Sat
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 
Ammar, Dania
Open
High School Equivalency - taught in English
*open by invitation of instructor only*
HSEE CR
M/Th
11:30 am - 1:30 pm 
Stanton, Taylor
Open
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE1
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Boese, Philip
Open
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE2
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stanton, Taylor
Open
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE3
T/Th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 
Boese, Philip
Open
High School Equivalency (Advanced Math)
​- taught in Spanish
HSES1
M/W
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Vasquez, Carlos
​Open
High School Equivalency (Basic Math)
​- taught in Spanish
HSES2
M/W
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Vasquez, Carlos
Open
High School Equivalency (Advanced Math)
​- taught in Spanish  
HSES3 
M/W
6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Vasquez, Carlos
Open
High School Equivalency: Reading, Social Studies, Science - taught in Spanish
HSES4 
M/W
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sanchez, Juan 
Open
High School Equivalency: Reading, Social Studies, Science - taught in Spanish
HSES5 
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm​
Sanchez, Juan 
Open
High School Equivalency: Writing - taught in Spanish  
HSES6 
T/Th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sanchez, Juan
Open
High School Equivalency: Writing - taught in Spanish
HSES7
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanchez, Juan
Open
High School Equivalency: NMRCA
HSES8
F
8:00 am - 12:00 am
Vasquez, Carlos
Open