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)
2020 Fall Schedule
Course
Code
Day
Time
Teacher
​Status Registration
College Readiness (Accuplacer Preparation) 
ACCU1 
S
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ammar, Dania
Open Enrollment
Citizenship Prep Level 1
CIT1.0
M/W
9:00 am - 11:00 am​
Bustamante, Maria 
​Open Enrollment
Citizenship Prep Level 1
CIT1.1
T/Th
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bustamante, Maria 
​Open Enrollment
Citizenship Prep Level 2
​CIT1.2
M/W
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm​
Bustamante, Maria 
​Open Enrollment
​Citizenship Prep Level 2
CIT2.0
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cowan, Aaron 
​Open Enrollment
Conversation Partners for Citizenship Prep
CITCP
M/W
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cowan, Aaron & Nunez, Laura
​Open Enrollment
ESL 1 Basic  
ESL1.0
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Atencio, Paulette
​Open Enrollment
English as a Second Language Level 2
ESL2R1 
S
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ammar, Dania 
​Open Enrollment
English as a Second Language Level 2
ESL2R2 
​S
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ammar, Dania 
​Open Enrollment
English as a Second Language Level 3
ESL3.2
M/W
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Bustamante, Maria 
​Open Enrollment
English as a Second Language Level 4
ESL4.0
T/Th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Bustamante, Maria 
​Open Enrollment
Conversation Partners for ESL
ESLCP.1
S
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Jones, Jacqueline & Nunez, Laura
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE1
T/Th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Boese, Philip
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE2
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stanton, Taylor
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE3
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Boese, Philip
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in English
HSEE4
M/Th
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Stanton, Taylor
Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in Spanish  (MUST HAVE INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL)
HSES NMRCA
F
8:00 am - 12:00 pm​
Vasquez, Carlos
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Reading, Social Studies, Math I - taught in Spanish
HSES1
T/Th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sanchez, Juan
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Reading, Social Studies, Math I - taught in Spanish
HSES2
T/Th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanchez, Juan 
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Basic Math, taught in Spanish  
HSES3 (Basic Math)
M/W
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Vasquez, Carlos
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Math II - taught in Spanish
HSES4 (Math 2)
M/W
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sanchez, Juan 
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Math II - taught in Spanish
HSES5 (Math 2)
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm​
Sanchez, Juan 
Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Science - taught in Spanish  
HSES6 (Science)
M/W
8:15 am - 10:15 am
Vasquez, Carlos
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency, Advanced Math- taught in Spanish  (New students need to know basic Math, fractions, decimals, percentages, and measurements)
HSES8 (Adv Math)
M/W
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Vasquez, Carlos
​Open Enrollment
High School Equivalency - taught in Spanish - must be able to work independently
HSES9 
F
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Sanchez, Juan 
​Open Enrollment
​Plaza Comunitaria (Basic literacy in spanish for native spanish speakers)
PC1
F
​8:00 am - 12:00 pm
​Atencio, Paulette
​Open Enrollment