Welcome to ESL Orientation

Meet Your Teachers: Beth Felton McKelvey I like… Reading Spending time with my family Traveling My favorite things to teach are… Computer skills Vocabulary Take a computer class! You’ll learn a lot!

Meet Your Teachers: Christina Purdy I like… Exercising Playing word games Reading I have spent time in many countries. I love sushi, dark chocolate, and grammar questions!

Meet Your Teachers: Jim Eaton I like to… …listen to music and play music. …watch movies and sports on TV. …spend time with my wife and son. I am from California. I moved to Seattle in 1994.

Meet Your Teacher: Sylvia Chai I teach: ESL Level 4A (ESL 041) ESL support for nursing assistants (ESL 059 Fall/Spring) the Healthcare Bridge Class (ESL 059 Winter/Summer) Interested in a healthcare career? Learn healthcare vocabulary Learn how to read healthcare textbooks Get ready to take exams In healthcare classes I like: hiking and then eating out my favorite restaurants: Hoosoonyi; Kalbi Grill (Korean) Jebena; Zuma (Ethiopian) Marwa (Somali) Mai Thaiku (Thai) Chef Liao; Kau Kau (Chinese) Toyoda (Japanese)

Meet Your Teachers: Adria Katka Adria teaches the I-DEA class (face- to-face + online) for Levels 1-3. She is from Seattle. She was a Japanese teacher before she became an English teacher. She likes to cook and listen to music.

Meet Your Teachers: Marion DeMoss I enjoy… watching movies with friends, playing games on my X-Box 360, and visiting other countries! Looking for a good book to read? I love books! Let’s talk  My favorite things to teach are… listening and speaking, writing, and basic math.

Meet Your Teacher: Sara Stapleton I like… watching movies and tv, singing, and playing board games. My favorite things to teach are… grammar, writing, and study skills.

Meet Your Teachers: Anna Kim I like… Reading, Spending time with my family, and Traveling. My favorite things to teach are… Grammar and Writing Write in a journal every day! You’ll learn a lot!

Meet Your Teachers: Sherry Tuinstra-Rosales ESL 032 12:00-1:50 pm daily I began teaching at NSC in 1997. I have traveled to Asia, India, Europe and Mexico. I sing opera and classical art song! I am married and I have a cat named Esme.

Meet Your Teachers: Jill Bauer I like… drinking coffee , running , and visiting my family and friends in other states. My favorite things to teach are… grammar, reading, and computer skills. Please ask me questions. I love questions!

Meet Your Teachers: Kelly Liu I like hiking and traveling. Welcome to North Seattle College!  I look forward to meeting you!

Meet Your Teachers: Elinor Appel About Me I love to travel and learn about new places, people, and languages. I am looking forward to meeting my new students!

Marie Brissette I-BEST Accounting Welcome to NSC! Level 6 students can study English and Accounting with me.

Want to learn a Skill to get a Good Job? Accounting Office Assistant Winter Quarter Start Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) Fall or Spring Quarter Start Phlebotomist Fall Quarter Start Early Childhood Education Contact: Gary Gorland, I-BEST Coordinator 206-934-4585 gary.gorland@seattlecolleges.edu I-BEST programs - two instructors in the classroom to help you succeed! - one to teach Job Skills - the other to teach ESL/basic skills

Want to learn a Skill to get a Good Job? I-BEST programs - two instructors in the classroom to help you succeed! - one to teach Job Skills - the other to teach ESL/basic skills Accounting Office Assistant Winter Quarter Start Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) Fall or Spring Quarter Start Phlebotomist Fall Quarter Start Early Childhood Education Summer Classes to help you prepare for the I-BEST program: (Levels 5-6) Medical Onramp to I-BEST – Prepare for Nursing Assistant or Phlebotomy I-BEST classes Accounting Onramp to I-BEST – Prepare for Accounting I-BEST

North Seattle College is a tobacco-free and fragrance-free campus North Seattle College is a tobacco-free and fragrance-free campus. No Smoking No Perfumes or scents on campus

CAMPUS RESOURCES Located in College Center (CC) Building, 2nd Floor Registration Desk Cashier (pay for tuition, parking, bus pass, Student ID card) Student Academic Advising https://northseattle.edu/advising Counseling Services https://northseattle.edu/counseling Disabilities Services https://northseattle.edu/disability- services Women’s Center (community resources for living) https://northseattle.edu/womens-center

CAMPUS RESOURCES Located in the Health Science Student Resources (HSSR) Building, 1st Floor Student food service Espresso coffee and snack center The Learning Center (tutoring, computers, ESL computer learning programs)

CAMPUS RESOURCES. Located in Wellness Center (WC) Building CAMPUS RESOURCES Located in Wellness Center (WC) Building https://northseattle.edu/health-fitness Exercise equipment Drop-in exercise classes Gymnasium

Please answer the questions on the registration form.

WorkForce Education Do you need help with money for school? *Less money available this quarter* $25 tuition Money for books Money for a bus pass or parking permit (only some programs give a bus pass or parking permit) WorkForce Education might help pay if you are: On Basic Food Assistance or TANF Low Income In a job that wants you to have more training We might be able to help you. Please fill out the WorkForce Education Questions and give them to the ESL teachers at the orientation. Someone from WorkForce Ed will call you to make an appointment.

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Group 1 – Stay in this room: Group 2 – Go to classroom: Orientation Schedule All Groups: Workforce Education Introduction Group 1 – Stay in this room: Group 2 – Go to classroom: 1. ESL Program Information and Activities 2. Choose your Classes and Complete Registration Form 3. Campus Tour – Find your classrooms