Welcome, new students!
We know that learning a new language is as necessary as it is intimidating. As an immigrant from a non-English-speaking country, you will need English skills for basic living tasks like shopping at a grocery store and obtaining affordable housing, to interacting with your children’s teachers and doctors. Even better language skills are needed to secure a job, and ultimately to take a Citizenship test and integrate even further with your community.
If you are ready to improve your English skills—no matter what level you are—then we are here to help.
How We Can Help
- Teach/Improve English language skills
- Improve reading, writing and numeracy skills
- Prepare for Citizenship Exam
- Learn Job Readiness
- Enhance Job Search
- Help parents increase ability to converse with children’s teachers and doctors
- Recreational/educational activities (read newspaper/magazine, watch TV program, see a movie…all in English)
What We Teach
- Standard ESOL instruction for lowest-level English learners to advance learners
- Citizenship Preparation
- Financial Literacy (Offered once a year)
- Conversation (Summer only)
- Pre-Literacy
We integrate the following into our ESOL classes:
- Technology
- Civics Education
- Workforce Development
Latest News
A Tradition of Immigration in VirginiaJanuary 10, 2017 - 4:30 pmFrom the colonists who founded Jamestown in 1607, Virginia has welcomed generations of new Americans to its shores and today it is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the nation. Home to more than one million immigrants, Virginia ranks as having the 9th largest foreign-born population in the United States.
Spotlight on: The Sisters at BEACONDecember 18, 2016 - 12:23 amBEACON was founded in 1992 by Sister Eileen Heaps to address the need for adult literacy education in Prince William County. Today, four Sisters and Postulant Kay Fitzgerald directly continue Sister Eileen’s mission. Sister Doris Nolte is a co-facilitator of the new CareGiver pilot program. A retired principal, classroom teacher, and registered nurse, Sister Doris […]
From the Executive Director:
Letter from the Director: Winter 2016December 20, 2016 - 4:36 pmGreetings! BEACON for Adult Literacy, like many Adult Education literacy organizations across the country, is undergoing change. The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) has shifted education (at all levels) to have a strong focus on job readiness skills and career pathways. While any change can be challenging, BEACON is approaching the future with optimism and […]
BEACON Fall AppealSeptember 30, 2016 - 7:49 pmDear BEACON friend: “I can’t believe I did it. When I came here I didn’t have any education; this is what is beautiful about America, I am doing many things now, I have a good job, and I can get an education.” Maria is BEACON’s latest inductee into US Citizenship. She came to the United […]