Departments & Programs

Adult Learning Center

Program Publications

We have several kinds of publications available here. For both teachers and students we have the Multi-Cultural Brief, Health Journals, and Local Health Resources. For teachers' use we have two curricula: the Health Curriculum and the Communication in the Workplace Curriculum. Read on for descriptions and links.

Multi-Cultural Brief

The Multi-Cultural Brief is an ESL newsletter created by students who want to improve their English. It is produced as part of a newspaper class. The purpose of the Multi-Cultural Brief is to provide students with an opportunity to:

  • Share their experiences of being from another country
  • Offer multi-cultural perspectives on life in Charlottesville
  • Help inform people who are new to Charlottesville of issues and opportunities around town
  • Build a bridge of communication between the ESL population and Americans living in the Charlottesville community

While some of the articles are specific to the Charlottesville local area, many of them are relevant regardless of where one is living in the United States. Below you will find links to an index of articles, the current issue, archived articles, and study guides.

Health Journals

The Health Journals have been developed as part of a health curriculum used in our program each fall session. These are also similar to the Multi-Cultural Brief in that they are student newsletters, but they focus specifically on health issues.

Local Health Resources

This is a list of health resources in the Charlottesville area.

Health Curriculum

The Health Curriculum is a ten-unit multi-level curriculum that focuses broadly on developing civic awareness and participation with regard to health, illness, and health care. This curriculum is for teachers to use in their classrooms.

Communication in the Workplace Curriculum

The Communication in the Workplace Curriculum is designed as a 12-week course for limited English speakers in a workplace class. It is student-generated, open-ended, and project-based. It is for teachers to use in class.