This summer was a busy one for English at Work. Around 20 students at our host businesses on South Congress took courses on basic English and customer service; we started two classes at a new business, Lakeway Resort and Spa; and we were awarded a $10,000 grant from the Austin Community Foundation for curriculum development.
Now that September has arrived, it’s back to school for over 100 new and continuing students. The following businesses will continue to host English at Work classes: Guero’s, Home Slice, the Austin Motel, and the Hotel San Jose. The Hilton and DoubleTree hotels, which hosted basic English classes last fall, will now be offering the Customer Service course to their employees. The Driskill and Omni hotels are brand new host businesses, and we’re thrilled to be working with them.
With the onset of new classes comes the need for volunteers and school supplies. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Dawn at dawn@austinenglish.org. If you have access to school supplies or would like to donate money for us to buy them, contact Maile at maile@austinenglish.org, or go to the “Contribute†page of this site.