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Are you looking for fun for your family on the weekend or over vacation breaks?  Read this advice from ESL Distance Learning student Anne! Share Some Tips To New Families Hi, I’m Anne. My family has been living in the Bay Area for 1.5 years. We have three kids, a 13 year old boy, 7 and 2 year old girls.      We love nature.  We try different parks nearby every weekend. Coyote Point Park Walk, run or bike, near the beach! It has  a great playground, boat marina, and CuriOdyssey Museum. CuriOdyssey Meseum A small zoo, fun science exhibits. Crystal Spring Reservoir.(Sawyer Camp Trail) A huge lake, perfect view. Half Moon Bay State Beach  (Remember, do not approach or touch wildlife such as seals.) Picturesque spot for camping & fishing. Twin Pines Park A neighborhood park features a creek, two playgrounds, picnic areas & a rec center. And so on. These are all places that you can return the same day. We usually use Google Map to search. ...

Wendy Samayoa, Morning Student Council President, writes about her experience in the ESL City Government Academy.  Wendy trying out a police motorcycle Hi, my name is Wendy Samayoa and I’m from Guatemala. I came to the USA in July, 2016 and in August of the same year I started studying at San Mateo Adult School. I was a High Intermediate ESL student when I started in this school. A couple of months ago my teacher Stephanie Kriebel told me we were going to participate in a new project called ESL City Government Academy. Although I could not understand at that moment what she said in her presentation, she left a great impression and although I had some doubts, I joined this project. This is my first experience with a project like this. I know that the objective of this project is to show us how the government of our city works, and to learn the appropriate processes to request help or to report an emergency. At first it was difficult for me to understand the whole process and the amo...

Looking for a job?  Need job skills?  Check out this new program at SMAS! Job  shadowing/training  is an opportunity for students to spend time with a school employee in order to learn about their job, observe their daily work activities and be trained on that employees job duties. This is being done to assist students in obtaining office skills that will make them more employable in the workforce. Here are some examples of some job duties that will be taught here at the San Mateo Adult School : Answering the telephone. Faxing documents. Using the copier. Interacting with the public. Using email. Taking dictation. Leading a meeting. If you are interested please contact Tia or Marina at the Smart Center. ESL Student Rie shadowing SMAS employee Nita