1. Welcome to ESL Orientation

2. 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!

3. 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!

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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!

10. Meet Your Teachers: Sherry Tuinstra-Rosales
ESL :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.

11. 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!

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

13. 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!

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

15. 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
I-BEST programs - two instructors in the classroom to help you succeed!
- one to teach Job Skills - the other to teach ESL/basic skills

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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
Counseling Services
Disabilities Services services
Women’s Center (community resources for living)

19. 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)

20. CAMPUS RESOURCES. Located in Wellness Center (WC) Building
CAMPUS RESOURCES Located in Wellness Center (WC) Building Exercise equipment Drop-in exercise classes Gymnasium

21. Please answer the questions on the registration form.

22. 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.

23. Fill out the form.

24. 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