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Meet Anne Adamson, Our New Executive Director of ACCEL    Anne Adamson is the new Executive Director of ACCEL , our Regional Consortium.   Adult Education for California is now divided into regions.  Each region has a consortium - a group of Adult Schools and Community Colleges - working together to provide Adult Education to that area.  In this way, everyone can think about the special needs and strengths of each area.   Anne is the first person to have this new job of Executive Director.  Until now, our Director Mr. T and Assistant Director Tim helped to run ACCEL.  Now they are free to focus on our school.   Anne  will look at the big picture of Adult Education in San Mateo County.  She will visit all the schools and colleges that provide Adult Education and help them create pathways to success for adult learners.             ACCEL Schools   Jefferson Adult School  in Daly City...

Do you want to find the best job for you? Are you enrolled in an Advanced ESL class? Then the new Career Exploration & Self-Development Class is for you! In this class you will: * Explore different industries and careers * Identify your skills, interests and values * Learn about educational requirements and training * Create a vision for your vision * Develop a plan to reach your goals You can take the class in the afternoon or the evening. Afternoon schedule:      *  Mondays & Wednesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 pm      * Session I:  August 29 to September 26      * Session II:  October 3 to November 2 Evening schedule:      * Tuesdays from 8:20 pm to 9:30 pm      * August 30 to December 13 For more information contact College & Career Navigator Patty Villar at pvillar@smace.org

On Monday, August 22nd, San Mateo Adult School did something new: All the employees - ALL OF THEM - met together in a special retreat. What is a retreat?  It is a special time to stop normal activities and think deeply about something. Now is a time of big change for Adult Education.  To navigate these changes and provide our students with the best Adult Education possible is not always easy.  It is helpful if we know and understand each other.  It is helpful if we know and understand our students.  It is helpful if we know where we are going and why.  It is helpful if we work in a united way for the same goal Discussing demographics So on this day, everyone - EVERYONE - all the administrators, all the teachers, all the staff, all the aides, all the janitors - EVERYONE came together for a special day of thinking and discussion.  Applauding SMAS New ACCEL Executive Director Anne Adamson and ESL Teacher Lisa With all the new rules and requireme...

Adult School Garden Club           - open to all students, teachers, and staff! Wednesday afternoons, 12:30 to 3:00 pm, meet in Room 40 Farmer's Market Thursdays at 10:30 am Where you can -- * Learn garden tools, vocabulary, conversation * Plant and care for nutritious organic vegetables * Compost (turn food and garden waste into soil) * Grow plants in a greenhouse and transplant them * Use garden tools * Help put on a farmer's market * Get information on nutrition * And much more! Club members will -- * have a space in the garden to care for * work together to maintain the whole garden * commit to the club for the Spring season - January to June, 2016 * work at the Farmer's Market on a regular basis Questions?  Ask Teacher Betty in Room 40 Fresh daisies and kale Beautiful red onion  Dahlias - pink, white, magenta colors Fresh peppers  Eggplant Red berries Radishes growing in the ground  Martin's apple tree planted in mem...

August 23 Tuesday Fall Semester begins! Week of Aug 29th - ESL Differentiation and Job Search Classes Begin September 5 Monday - Labor Day - SCHOOL CLOSED September 21 Wednesday - Evening Student Council Forum September 22 Thursday - Day Student Council Forum September 23 Friday - Day Student Council Elections October 10 Monday - Professional Development Day - SCHOOL CLOSED October 11 Tuesday - Day Student Council Meeting October 17 Monday - Evening Student Council Meeting October 25 Tuesda y - Photo IDs - Day/Eve October 31 Monday - Halloween Celebration Day/Eve November 7 Monday Evening Student Council Meeting November 8 Tuesday - Day Student Council Meeting and Federal/State/Local Election Day - November 11 Friday - Veteran’s Day Holiday - SCHOOL CLOSED November 2016 - Canned Food Drive and Warm Coat Drive November 23 Wednesday - SMAS Thanksgiving Celebration November 24 Thursday - Thanksgiving - SCHOOL CLOSED Thursday & Friday December 5 Monday  - Evening S...

As San Mateo Adult School Students gain knowledge, skills, and confidence, they join the work force, advance in their jobs, and engage in volunteer work.  The Learner to Earner page on the San Mateo Adult School website is about their success.   Here's another story in the series . Having been a pharmacist in Brazil for four years, Priscila Santiago moved to the San Francisco Bay Area August of 2014. This was her first time looking for employment in a country that spoke English.  Having studied English at the University level, she started taking High intermediate grammar classes at San Mateo Adult School and completed the high advanced level in one year. During this time Priscila gave back to the community by working as a volunteer at Mills-Peninsula Hospital in their gift shop.  In the Spring of 2015, Priscilla took our Silicon Valley Community Foundation sponsored job search class where she went to several Career Fairs and gained the skills required t...