Uplifting Families
OACE’s Family Literacy program helps parents support their children Being able to communicate is something many people take for granted. Talking with your doctor, parent-teacher ...
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Oakland Adult Career and Education changes students lives and helps build a better community Kim Jones likens adult school to a stepping stone. It’s a ...
Read moreEducation For All
Berkeley Adult School has a long history of championing learning, career readiness and life enrichment Berkeley Adult School first opened its doors in 1881 after ...
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Berkeley Adult School class promotes creativity and mental wellness Crystals Lachman, 44, of Berkeley, says the abuse she experienced during her childhood took a heavy ...
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ESL classes help students thrive When Keiko Inoue arrived from Japan in 2023, she didn’t think she’d need English classes. The professional golfer, who had ...
Read moreEscondido Adult School starts students on a path to success
How one student used adult school programs to help launch her dream of pursuing a college degree Through diligent effort and determination, Maritere Rodriguez Rivera ...
Read moreTransition Students from School to Work
Escondido Adult School Partners with Escondido School District to Transition Students from School to Work Rahul Chintalapudi and his mother, a trained software engineer, immigrated ...
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The Path to a Promising Future Andres Arias’s journey from Guadalajara, Mexico, to San Diego was a change of scenery and a pivotal moment in ...
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Escondido Adult School educators bring passion, empathy and joy to classrooms When her students struggle balancing school, work and family, Maricxa Zendejas knows exactly what ...
Read moreLifelong Learning
How Berkeley Adult School Helps Older Students Continue to Grow We’ve all experienced it. You’re going about your daily life – driving in traffic, standing ...
Read moreWheelchair basketball player Armando Rodriguez finds passion and purpose in Berkeley Adult School’s gym
Armando Rodriguez, 42 of Union City has been dedicating his free time honing his skills in wheelchair basketball at the Berkeley Adult School Gym. There, ...
Read moreThe Freedom of Education
Career Technical Education enables students to have the career they want When COVID-19 erupted, millions hunkered down, hoping the danger would pass them by. Not ...
Read moreBerkeley Adult School offers Career Technical Education courses with convenient schedules
After being out of the work-force due to medical leave, one student decided to upgrade her computer skill set for today’s technical demands. Berkeley Adult ...
Read moreThe Pathway to Business Ownership
A culinary experience The Berkeley Adult School (BAS), is a well-known and well-regarded adult education program in the East Bay. The school’s Career Technical Education ...
Read moreInspiration to Achieve More
ESL and high school classes give students the tools to succeed Like so many millions of immigrants before her, Adriana Machado De Sousa came to ...
Read moreFrom Struggle to Success
Romelia Perez, 41, Overcomes Odds to Earn High School Diploma and Pursue Medical Career Romelia Perez, 41, of Oakland, recently completed courses to earn her ...
Read moreThe Confidence to Succeed
OACE helps students build themselves a solid foundation There are many reasons people immigrate to the United States: Some come for freedom, some come for ...
Read moreOACE Transition Specialist helps students reach education and career goals
While going back to school as an adult opens new doors of opportunity, navigating the enrollment process, figuring out which courses to take and juggling ...
Read moreFrom Retail to Banking
Landing a new profession through Oakland Adult and Career Education After several years working in the retail industry, Levack Gardner of Castro Valley, Calif., had ...
Read moreStudent Resilience and Faculty Support at Oxnard Adult School Yields Positive Results
Connie Trujillo, a native of Mexico, arrived in Los Angeles in 2001 with a strong foundation in Spanish and a passion for Math and Science, ...
Read moreFrom Immigrant to Educator
Man says Oxnard Adult School put him on the path to a career When Jesus Lopez-Varela left his native Mexico City in 1987 to come ...
Read moreA student maintains connection to Torrance Adult School after graduation
Nina Carr DaSilva’s journey into the healthcare industry began with a leap of faith and a determination to pursue a new field. Having graduated from ...
Read moreStudent Earned His Citizenship and Builds a Better Future
Orlando Ayala’s journey has been marked by resilience and unyielding determination. From the very beginning of his life, he lost his parents, and survival meant ...
Read moreSupporting Students as they Strive for Change
CVACE gives students the tools to advance their careers Iris Lim has been working to change careers from the dental industry to the medical field ...
Read moreFrom GED to a Job
CVACE helps students build their own path to success Edel Lopez-Cruz’s journey to academic success is a story of perseverance, determination and the transformative power ...
Read moreGetting Back to Work
Vista Adult School helps students build marketable skill sets The Great Recession of 2008 tanked economic growth across the country, leading to the highest unemployment ...
Read moreSuccess Within Reach
Uplifting students’ and their families’ lives As a single mom, Daisy Morales wasn’t looking for another job, she was looking for a career — something ...
Read moreSuccess Spotlight: Vista Adult School sets a student on an entirely new path
Vista Adult School has helped countless students improve their lives and Juan Flores, 36 of San Diego County, is no exception. Flores once faced numerous ...
Read moreThe Right Fit: School offers students options for class attendance
Thanks to flexible learning options including online classes, students like Maria Rodriguez can fit their education into busy schedules Maria Rodriguez of Compton, Calif., still ...
Read moreTorrance Adult School Helps Young Mom Find a Career Path
Thanks to Torrance Adult School’s ESL and Pharmacy Technician programs, Caixia Jiang now has better career opportunities than ever In 2015, Caixia Jiang made a ...
Read moreTorrance Adult School paves the road to success for its students
After injuries left him unable to work, this student took the opportunity to get his high school diploma, and find a better paying and more ...
Read moreCastro Valley Staff Spotlight
Three teachers at Castro Valley Adult & Career Education exemplify the school’s dedicated and warmhearted staff Teaching can be a challenge, and never has that ...
Read moreAll Means All
How Castro Valley Adult & Career Education strengthens the community as a whole During the economic downturn of 2008, California allowed school districts to close ...
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Learn why a counselor and a transition specialist at Castro Valley Adult & Career Education are inspired by their students every day Linette Escobar Linette ...
Read moreA Path Forward
How Castro Valley Adult & Career Education inspires students to be the best version of themselves In 2018, Iema Becerra was enrolled in Castro Valley ...
Read moreAn employer knows how Castro Valley Adult & Career Education changes people’s lives
She’s also a CVACE graduate When Julia Siroy’s 27-year career with Macy’s fell victim to the Great Recession, she had a logical mind that told ...
Read moreBasic needs, family education and more
Adult students get aid they need thanks to Family Resource Center Without support, many adult students, especially those with families, face unique challenges that hinder ...
Read moreESL Classes
How Huntington Beach Adult School helped a multilingual student advance her career Francisca Juarez works as a shift manager at Mcdonald’s and to address her ...
Read moreThe Right Message in the Right Way
How Huntington Beach Adult School partners with local employers to prepare students for the job market When Luisa Rivera decided to take English classes in ...
Read moreBuilding Relationships
How a partnership between Huntington Beach Adult School and Asian American Advancing Justice is guiding immigrants toward citizenship Applying for citizenship in the U.S. can ...
Read moreMore Job Opportunities
Huntington Beach Adult School ESL course provides job opportunities and adaption to American life for a Russian family Sergei Koltovoskoi came to America to find ...
Read moreSupporting adult learners
How a multilingual speaker is overcoming barriers and improving his English skills East Region Adult Education offers flexible schedules and multiple class locations that focus ...
Read moreNavigating a New Path
Transition Specialists Give East Region Adult Education Students Their Wings Deciding on the next step toward a career can be anxiety-inducing. But transition specialists with ...
Read moreEducating the Entire Person
How Huntington Beach Adult School prepares students for the modern workforce Since opening its doors in 1971, Huntington Beach Adult School has continually reinvented itself ...
Read moreHuman Resources Champion
An East Region Adult Education student continues a long track record of helping others Marrina Painter’s contagious passion for helping people is legendary among those ...
Read moreA Persistent Path
One East Region Adult Education student’s journey to a nursing career In the summer of 2018, Angel Huete arrived at the Houston, Texas border with ...
Read morePursuing Passion
Daughter’s hard work in school inspires an East Region Adult Education student Most everyone at one point has dreams of what they want as an ...
Read moreLife Changing Education
Adult education meets you where you are and gives you a new path you never expected When Gabby Galvez decided she wanted to continue her ...
Read moreESL – Learning a new language
Personal navigation and flexibility makes learning a new language possible for working adults For Victor Manuel Dominguez, 38, of El Cajon, joining East Region Adult ...
Read moreSecond Chance
Adult school programs prove it is never too late for education When the pandemic hit, a skyrocketing number of Californians lost their jobs—Angie Good was ...
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