Welcome to the Parma ABLE

 Picture and Video Page

Parma ABLE's Volunteer of the Year, Bob Kovach, being honored at the Cleveland Reads "A Toast to Literacy" event.  Cleveland Reads mission is to provide the ideal literacy experience to youth and families through dedicated tutors and community providers.  Also pictured are Brenda Lang, Tammy Hanslik, and Donna Mazzeo who volunteered at the event.

 

    

    

 

Click here to view pictures of our annual holiday gathering for our students attending the evening classes at Valley Forge.

The Parma ABLE GED program offers a full range of services including both the Official GED test, the Official GED Practice Test, and preparation classes at numerous sites around the area.

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Come join the fun and experience an exciting way to learn the language, customs, and the American way of life.  The classes are small, the teachers are friendly, and the instruction is centered around you and your needs.

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This marks the third year that students in our program have volunteered to help purchase and make fleece now sew blankets to be distributed to needy families in our area.  Pictured below project participants hard at work.

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Put your mouse over the image to view a video of our 2007 Holiday Celebration.

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The 2008 Holiday Season celebration featured goodies to eat, gifts to receive, and a sing-a-long to share our voices.

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We celebrated as one of the students in our citizenship preparation program went through the naturalization process and became a United States citizen.  We would like to thank the  VFW Fleur-de-lis Post 7609 of Seven Hills for its participation in the ceremony. To learn more about our citizenship program visit our citizenship page.

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The students and staff of the Parma ABLE Program celebrated the holiday season with a friendly gathering that included ethnic foods, music of the season, a book sale and a chance to take home a gift to remember the event.

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Pictured below are members of the Parma ABLE ESOL Program working on fleece blankets that will be distributed to deserving families from our area.  This is the second year for this project initiated by Kelly , a teacher in the program.  You will also see the start of our canned goods collection which will be distributed to families during the holiday season.

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ESOL and GED classes have the opportunity to use the computer lab at Valley Forge High School during their evening classes.  The lab offers them the opportunity to explore websites specifically designed to assist the ESOL and GED students.  Pictured below is Sandra  helping her students with an interactive exercise found on the internet.  A list of websites used in our program can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate program name.  

Click here for GED websites.              Click here for ESOL websites.

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Classes can also use the facilities of the Language Listening Lab to help them with their listening and speaking skills.  Pictured below is a class using the Listening Lab area.

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Our staff is experienced and trained in the field of adult education.  They will provide you with an exciting, friendly, and rewarding experience.  All that they ask is that you come prepared to learn.  Pictured below are several of our classes.  Please come join us.

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Because of the hard work and dedication of both our staff and students, the ABLE program of the Parma City Schools was chosen as the Highest Rated Exemplary Program in the state of Ohio for 2006 and 2007.  The program has received recognition for its outstanding achievement from State Representative Tim DeGeeter, Parma Mayor Dean DePiero, and Parma City Schools Superintendent Dr. Sarah Zatik. 

 Pictured below is Dr. Zatik (on the right) congratulating Susan Sheehan, the program coordinator, for this accomplishment.  Also pictured is a portion of our staff that was acknowledged by The Parma Schools Board of Education for their effort in attaining this goal.

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