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SCOLA Volunteers for Literacy
2013 Boulevard Avenue, Suite One
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509
Phone: 570-346-6203
Fax: 570-346-3060
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Events for new meeting dates & times
The Scranton
Council of Literacy Advance, also known as SCOLA Volunteers for
Literacy, is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization that
provides confidential literacy instruction at no charge to adult
residents of Lackawanna County, both native and foreign-born, so that
they may acquire the basic reading, writing, and life skills necessary
to function effectively in society. SCOLA also promotes literacy for
all people through advocacy, support, training, and outreach programs.
Wagner came to SCOLA in 2004. He heard about us from a friend at
work. Wagner has been coming to classes, using the computer, and
meeting with various tutors ever since. He began at the Low
Intermediate ESL level and has progressed to Advanced ESL –the highest
ESL level before “testing out” of the program.
In the last year, Wagner has gone into business for himself. He owns
and operates two used car dealerships. He hopes to sell new cars one
day, too.
Wagner is a perfect example of ESL students who come to the United
States looking to improve their situation – to grab their piece of the
American dream.
When asked what he
thought about SCOLA, Wagner had this to say. “I think SCOLA is a good
thing for everyone who needs to learn English for three reasons: first,
it’s free, second, you actually learn English, and three, it’s easy to
get here for lessons because it’s open when students need it to
be.”
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Featured Student
Wagner Gomes is from Goiania, Brazil. He
came to the United States in 2002 by himself. In Brazil English is
taught in school, but (just like language classes here) nobody actually
speaks it.
In
Brazil, Wagner was a bank manager and owned a car dealership with two
locations selling both new and used cars. The name was CIACAR. He
worked at the bank during the week while his wife worked at the
dealership. Then he worked at the dealership on the weekends. Wagner’s
first job in the U. S. was working in a quarry where he worked for three
years. Following this, he worked in a factory, which produced airline
food.
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