The Carlos Rosario School celebrated a Voter Registration and Education Fair this past September 27th. Around 50 people, most of them immigrants, were able to register or update their voter information during the event. Since last spring, through our civic engagement campaign, we have registered 119 people. “We aim to be a community hub, where members… Read more »
On Thursday, June 16th we recognized the accomplishments of more than 340 graduates who completed their career training, GED and ESL programs. During her address to students, Mayor Muriel Bowser commended graduates for putting education first. New citizen and Carlos Rosario School graduate Yorlenys Maradiaga, originally from Honduras, encouraged her classmates to spread the word… Read more »
Under blue, sunny skies, hundreds of immigrant students along with their friends and families visited information booths to learn more about ward representatives, community volunteer opportunities, and to cast their votes in a mock election. On Friday, May 20th the Carlos Rosario School had its first-ever Community Action Fair to promote civic engagement in the community. Vocabulary student… Read more »
In February during the Carlos Rosario School’s Black History Month celebration, immigrant adult learners watched as ESL students from Asia, Latin America and Africa reenacted the WoolWorth’s lunch counter protest, an event that put another crack in the firm grip of segregation in the south. Students were mock roughed up and knocked down on stage… Read more »
Student talent shined bright at this year’s Black History Festival, which topped off a month of activities celebrating African heritage. The two-hour celebration included singing, dancing, theater, poetry and an essay reading. Audience members at the festival were wowed by IT Fundamentals student Isaac Abel, originally from Equatorial Guinea. Isaac sang an original composition celebrating… Read more »
For a third successful year, the Carlos Rosario School has served as a One Stop Enrollment Center where people from D.C.’s immigrant communities can come to learn about important health information and enroll in healthcare plans. Through a partnership with DC Health Link and the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, health navigators meet with… Read more »
The Carlos Rosario School commemorated Martin Luther King Day this year with a student government-organized Day of Service event. Thirty-seven students, volunteers, teachers, staff and their families gathered on the chilly Monday morning to clean up a trash-filled stretch of the Metropolitan Branch Trail, which runs just behind the Sonia Gutierrez Campus. Student government representative… Read more »
Students at the Carlos Rosario School started the new semester with three new class options. The classes focus on specific skills that students can use in the workplace and their lives. The Math for Life and Work class was created with the goal of increasing students’ numeracy, said teacher Kristine Stoesz. This course will prepare… Read more »
Washington, D.C. is home to thousands of Central American migrants impacted by the widespread violence in their home countries. In October we hosted a community roundtable, moderated by WAMU’s Armando Trull. The panel served as a platform for those in the District who work with Salvadorans and other Central Americans to engage in a robust… Read more »
