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Encouragements During COVID-19: Resources and Ideas

During the COVID-19 global health crisis, most church ESL programs are cancelled. Some programs continue online. Other teachers may be thinking of creative ways of connecting with their students either individually or as a class. We’d like to offer some resources during this unusual time. COVID-19 ESL Resources Quite a few ESL lessons that pertain […]

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Newcomers and Mental Health

Immigrant Mental Health At the SOCEM Gathering in October 2011, Stephen Cheng talked about life stresses among immigrants. A Healthy Mind: Supporting Newcomers Through Stress An interesting article by Marion Chang and Stephen Cheng Outside Resources for Mental Health Services Links to many government sites

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Newcomers, Refugees & Internationals Resources

A Healthy Mind: Supporting Newcomers Through Stress

By Marion Chang and Stephen Cheng At the SOCEM Gathering in October 2010, Stephen Cheng talked about life stresses among immigrants. Here let’s consider two questions at bit more: First, what roles should teachers take when our students need mental health support? Second, what resources are available to us when our students need expertise that […]