MCKINLEY PARK — The Aquinas Literacy Center is looking for volunteers to help teach English as a second language.
The language school at 3540 S. Hermitage Ave. seeks tutors who are able to commit two hours a week — 1½ hours of teaching and 30 minutes of paperwork and preparation.
Knowledge of a second language is not required. All instruction is in English, and training is provided.
The Aquinas Literacy Center has rented several classrooms from Blessed Sacrament Parish at 3540 S. Hermitage Ave. since 1996, when the Adrian Dominican Sisters founded the group.
Over the next two decades, the center graduated about 200 adults, ranging in age from 18-75, from its literacy program — a four-level, volunteer-taught curriculum covering a broad spectrum of language skills including the basic alphabet, reading and conversation.
The school's January Tutor Training Workshop is set for 6-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Pre-registration is required.
For more information, call 773-927-0512 or email sabrina@aquinasliteracycenter.org.
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