On
August 21, the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for
Employment Program held a graduation ceremony at the TRA-Brockton
office.
It was a joyous
celebration with music, singing, and food from Portugal, Cape Verde,
Haiti and China.
Student
speaker Ricardo Valcy thanked everyone involved, ending with heartfelt
thanks to instructor Ruth O'Brien Denly.
"You have supplied fertile ground so we can see what we can provide," he said.
Noting that the group included an opthamologist, an engineer and a
minister, Ruth said this class (which took the name "Eagle Class") was
at a "very high level and those who were not made great strides. They
went beyond helping each other."
As a way of "paying it forward," the class originated the idea of
creating a website with community resources in different languages for
new immigrants to the Brockton area. Their first meeting on this
project was held on Sept. 4.
In October they met with Mark Frey, Executive Director of Community
Connections in Brockton to discuss being interwoven into their website.
The graduates, ages 25 to 74, included: Victor Almeida, Williane
Cameau, Senhorinha Da Silva, Egidio Da Veiga, Yu Fei, Amadeus
Fernandes, Rose-Delly Paraison, Teresa Ribeiro, Madalena Tavares,
Ricardo Valcy, Marie E. Valmond, Filomena Dos Anjos, Jose Monteiro and
Donna Wei-Quigley.
To photo of the graduation and student photos of the group's last day of class click here.
For Brockton Enterprise story and photos visit:
http://www.enterprisenews.com/archive/x1739149504/Brockton-area-graduates-of-language-program-get-jobs-boost.
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