Quepos

Monthly Achievement Report

September 2014

Title: Expanding Adult English program

Objective: Improve the ability and confidence of conversational English levels
of adults in our communities

Summary: Volunteers work with a detailed curriculum to prepare and provide
English lessons for adults in the communities of El Cocal and Damas.

Report: The current Adult English course in Cocal has been running since April
2014. This month marked the beginning of our program in Damas. We have
consolidated the existing curriculum and are revising the highly important basics of grammar, form and pronunciation. The volunteers have had successful
classes with large groups of adults representing a variety of abilities, ages and
occupations. Many hours of preparation went into ensuring organized, relevant, welcoming and dynamic lessons. So far, we have covered topics such as
the alphabet and laid the foundation for further language study. The volunteers greatly enjoyed their time delivering these free lessons, especially after
seeing the need and enthusiasm from the students. We are constantly working
to prepare material to cover the most necessary English vocabulary and
grammar in a logical sequence. Within the planned curriculum, there is room
for flexibility to best meet the needs of the individual students. GVI Quepos is
excited to see the program continue to grow and serve the communities this
year and into the future.

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