Published: May 6th, 2010
On April 22nd, the Adult ESL Video Project came to the Carlos Rosario School to film a writing lesson in Sheryl Sherwin’s ESL 5 class. Sheryl’s video will be used to train ESL teachers across the United States and around the world. Sheryl was one of only eight teachers nationwide selected for filming.
The director and film crew were very impressed with Sheryl and with the Carlos Rosario School. The video is currently being edited and will be posted here in the near future. Stay tuned!
Published: April 30th, 2010
Miguel Suarez of Nicaragua, a GED recipient and student in Sarah Mittelholzer’s level 7 English class at the Carlos Rosario School, has been selected as one of five finalists in the 14th Annual Women’s History Month Essay Contest. His essay, titled “Rosa Parks: The Woman Who Made History,” paid tribute to the beloved civil rights leader. The contest was sponsored by the DC Literacy, Education, Advocacy, and Resource Network (DC LEARNs) and the Adult Literary Resource Center at the District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Joining Miguel as winners of this District-wide competition were 14 of his classmates from Ms. Mittelholzer’s class. Three of these students – Mario Garcia from El Salvador, Jemal Mohammed from Ethiopia, and Manaza Outtara from the Ivory Coast, received honorable mentions. The following 11 Rosario students were named runners up: Elda Carcache, Jesus Casiano, Sergio Chaves, Javier Diaz, Asheber Mamo, Eduardo Martin, Allen Melendez, Aynalem Muleneh, Bladimir Rodriguez, Delelu Tessama, and Luz Villegas. Remarkably, more than 40 percent of the winners were Carlos Rosario School students!
An awards ceremony was held on April 26, with each winner receiving a gift certificate and the book I Can Make a Difference. As a finalist, Miguel also received a dictionary. All of the essay winners were asked to read their essays at the awards ceremony. Ms. Mittelholzer’s entire evening class attended the event and found the readings to be quite inspirational.
Congratulations to Miguel and all of the Carlos Rosario School’s essay contest winners!
To download a copy of the essay, click here
Published: April 13th, 2010
Please join us on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in Washington, DC to celebrate 40 years of success in providing nationally recognized adult education and support services to help DC‘s immigrant population become economically-independent citizens and members of American society. Under the leadership of Sonia Gutierrez, the Carlos Rosario School has won numerous awards, including being honored as the 2006 NCLR Affiliate of the Year, as well as recognition by the U.S. Department of Education and by the National School Board Association for excellence in adult education. We hope you will join us as we celebrate 40 years of achievement.
We will be joined by more than 350 of the Carlos Rosario School‘s top corporate and individual supporters, alumni and current students to celebrate our past accomplishments, as well as future possibilities.
The evening‘s honorees include:
This elegant dinner and auction is sure to be a special evening for Carlos Rosario as we continue a
legacy of "Transforming Dreams into Reality."
Please visit our website: http://www.carlosrosario.org/events/gala for more information.
For gala inquiries, or to purchase tickets, please contact Sommer Altland at (202) 719-8087 or via email: saltland@oai-usa.com.
For auction donations or inquiries, please contact Karina Bhaiwala at (202) 719-8061 or via email: kbhaiwala@oai-usa.com.
We hope to see you there!
