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Meet our new Evening Transition Specialist:  Maria Pena! Maria has 20 years of experience in education.  Maria will be in Room 28, ready to help you, Monday through Thursday evening. Her schedule is: Monday through Thursday:  1 pm to 9 pm Friday:  8 am to 4 pm Her email is mpena@smace.org    Stop by Room 28 to say hello to her!  Note:  Patty Villar is our Day Transition Specialist.  She works days Monday through Friday.

For Adult Education Week 2017, Miss Thompson's Pre-GED class wrote essays.  Here is Cristina Munoz Ulrich's.  Thank you, Miss Thompson for assigning the essay and to Cristina for writing and sharing it! March 27, 2017   How San Mateo Adult School Helps Me by Cristina Munoz Ulrich             Before I start, I would like to tell you a little bit about my school. San Mateo Adult Education started one hundred and one years ago. According to the financial history of San Mateo Adult Education, “since our funding in 1917 as San Mateo Night School, San Mateo Union High School District has long prided itself as one the oldest and largest Adult Education programs in California.” Adult Education was different back then compared to what it is now. ESL classes were only used for basic education and they consisted of three portable classrooms that were too small to fit the entire student population. San Mateo Adult School was al...

SMAS Student Roberto Ramirez recently transitioned from our school to a job in San Francisco.  I asked him to share a bit about his journey at our school and what helped him reach his goals.  Here is his story.  Roberto Ramirez Starting A New Life My name is Roberto Ramirez and I­’m from Salamanca, Mexico.   I moved to California one year and ten months ago. To start a new life here in the U.S. was a difficult process for me, first, because of the language barrier and second, because you need a license to work as an Orthodontist in the United States, which makes it hard to find a job. San Mateo Adult School I started to study English as a Second Language at the San Mateo Adult School exactly one year ago. As a full time student, I took morning and afternoon classes and I had the chance to collaborate as a student ambassador, a student representative for the student council and as an active member in the lunch bunch club. All these extra activities helped me to f...

We celebrated!  Everyone gave a lot of energy and effort to make Adult Education Week 2017 a beautiful celebration.  Student Leaders and Staff met in many planning sessions to create this year's events.  Teachers and students spent a lot of time preparing for the Success Fairs.  Together everyone worked as a team to create a successful week. Here's what we did: The week before - during Spring Break - student leaders went to Sacramento for CCAE Leg Day 2017.  They carried the message to Legislators that Adult Education matters and good schools need good funding.  You can read more about Leg Day here . Highlights from CCAE Leg Day 2017 On Monday, we hung the beautiful banner that students made in 2016. Student Council President Lupita, Vice President Edwin, Board Member Inna, and Secretary Sayaka On Tuesday, day students posed for a special photograph to commemorate our 101st year and to create a special gift for Mr T. SMASrs in red with Mr. T and h...

Summer 2017 Semester is from April 25 through July 21, 2017. Registration is a 2 days process – You must attend BOTH listed dates. Morning registration begins at 8:30 am ; Evening registration begins at 5:30 pm Be on time . It is “First Come, First Served” policy DATES Mornings Evenings Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18 8:30-11:30am  *************** Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18   *************** 5:30 – 8:30pm Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20 8:30-11:30am   *************** Tuesday, April 25 and Wednesday, April 26   *************** 5:30 – 8:30pm Wednesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 27 8:30-11:30am   *************** Tuesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 3   *************** 5:30 – 8:30pm Monday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 9 8:30-11:30am   *************** Monday, May 15  and Tuesday, May 16 8:30-11:30am   *************** Monday, May 15  and Tuesday, May 16   *************** 5:30 – 8:30pm   Call 650-55...

CCAE Leg Day 2017 Sayaka, Inna, Edwin, and Lupita at CCAE Leg Day On Tuesday, April 4th, a team of SMAS leaders went to Sacramento for CCAE Leg Day.  (Pronounce "Leg" like " Ledge .")   Tim Doyle and Eric Saavedra, SMAS Assistant Directors along with Student Council President Lupita, Vice President Edwin, Secretary Sayaka, and Board Member Inna represented our school. Leg Day is short for Legislative Day. A Leg Day is a day to visit legislators.  Many groups and organizations have a Leg Day once a year. CCAE is the abbreviation for California Council for Adult Education.     CCAE represents students, teachers, administrators and community members who care about Adult Education.    SMAS Team Visits Legislators in Sacramento On this day, students, teachers, and administrators visit Legislators in Sacramento, the capitol of California.  They talk to them about Adult Education.   They explain why Adult Education is important....