EL Civics
This initiative not only expands English literacy services, but promotes the development of integrated programs of services that incorporate civics education. To effectively participate in the education, work and civic opportunities of this country, immigrants and other limited English proficient persons must master English and be able to understand and navigate government, educational, and workplace systems and key American institutions, such as banking and health care. The EL/Civics Program provides instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and U.S. history and government so that these recipients can acquire the skills and knowledge to become active and informed parents, workers and community leaders.
Civics education as defined in the November 17, 1990 Federal Register means “an educational program that emphasizes contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and U.S. history and government to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become active and informed parents, workers, and community members.” This program encourages all providers of adult education programs and services to consider what supplemental activities and programs can best address the needs of adults who are immigrants or limited in their proficiency of English.
For more information, contact us at:
AVANCE Inc., Rio Grande Valley
1205 S. Galveston Rd.
McAllen, Tx 78501
Phone: (956) 618-1642