Education Center

Maricruz Velez

Since coming to the Ed Center, Maria says she understands more of what people in her daily life say to her and can respond to their questions more easily. She wants to improve her English so she can better communicate with customers at the beauty salon where she works.

Jinyu Yan

Jinyu feels more confident speaking English since starting at the Ed Center last summer. She likes to review her English study books even when she’s at home, and it’s now easier for her to make conversation with her massage clients. She’s also made new friends in her classes!

Yuneli Luciano

Yuneli says that coming to the Ed Center makes her happy and improves her English comprehension. She works in a customer service role where most of her customers are American, and taking classes here has helped her understand them better. She is now better able to help her son with his schoolwork.

Fengyan Cao

Fengyan is currently working toward an English language certificate and enjoys sharing the classroom with people from different countries and backgrounds. After workshopping her resume with an Ed Center instructor, she was able to land a position as a cashier at CostCo and is very happy there.

Lauren Cornwall

Lauren never finished grade school and has wanted to go back to school for a long time.
Now, she is actively working to obtain her GED and hopes to eventually attend seminary school. She says that while she was always good at English, she’s improved in math since coming to the Education Center, and she loves all of her teachers.

Mariama Djelo Diallo

Mariama loves that everyone at the Ed Center is friendly, passionate, and always smiling. She admits that if you don’t know how to speak English, it’s very difficult to live in the U.S. Thankfully, since starting classes, she feels she understands people much better, and she enjoys exploring the diverse cultures that NYC has to offer.

Macias Munoz Jesus Bienvenido

Mac hopes to finish his high school education so that he can open himself up to career opportunities and join the Air Force one day. He says that teachers at the Ed Center go out of their way to help him when he doesn’t understand something, and he always feels comfortable voicing his questions.