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The mission of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at Highbridge is to
provide instruction in academic basics and individual support that allow our
students to live their most successful lives. Our goal is for students to
fulfill their potentials in the classroom with reading, writing and
mathematics instruction, and in their personal lives with social services
and career counseling. Our unique programs cater to the lives and schedules
of each student and patron of our agency.
Adult Education at
Highbridge traces its beginnings to Sr. Mary Doris, the first teacher in
1981, who began teaching math and English to a few students so that they
could earn their High School Equivalency Diploma (GED). Since then, Adult
Education has grown to a large and comprehensive program. During the Fall
2010 season, HCLC is offering over 30 non-tuition classes in 16 distinct
courses. The courses offer 4 areas of study--Basic Education, Citizenship,
English for Speakers of Other Languages and GED.
We offer:
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Reading, Writing and Mathematics Instruction for adults
- Preparation to
take the General Education Development (GED) test
- Preparation for
citizenship testing through a quality and effective Civics class
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English Literacy (English as a Second Language) instruction |
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- Promoting Education and Life-Long Learning
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Many students who come to Highbridge want to improve in education and in life. Some students who have not done well in traditional education have the opportunity to be successful at Highbridge.
We believe that when students learn, there is an exponential
increase in the level of success of their personal lives and
their communities.
- Meeting the Needs of the Community
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Adult Education began with the idea of one nun responding to the needs of a few students. Many of our students are working hard to develop sufficient language fluency in order to get work.
Adult Education provides classes to help these students learn English and get citizenship so that they can find work and support their families.
- Broadening Educational and Employment Opportunities
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Many adults come to further their education and acquire skills to move about in the world.
Our
Adult Education department has a trained job development
team to help students find jobs with secure benefits and
opportunities for advancement.
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Fatemah Mamdani
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Highbridge has the pleasure
of hosting a Health Literacy
Fellow from the Office of
Adult Education at Mayor
Bloomberg's Office.
Fatemah Mamdani is a student
at New Jersey medical School
in the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey's system.
The goal of the Health
Literahools in the hopes of
teaching adults of low
literacy how to understand
basic medical priciples so
that they can be
self-sufficient.
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