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ESL Program Ideas For Seniors

Teaching Older ESL Students

Did you know that in Canada, over a third of the overall older population are senior immigrants? Did you know that nearly two in three seniors in the Greater Toronto Area are immigrants? These older immigrants show up in many of our ESL classes. They can be visitors, recent immigrants, or longer term immigrants. Many […]

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Mission & Outreach Newcomers, Refugees & Internationals

Will You be My Teacher?

By Sarah Kim and Inji Kim from Pluscope (pluscope.com) Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. (1 Chronicles 4:10) Pluscope […]

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ESL Program Ideas Seasonal

Resources for ESL Summer Lessons

Will your online or in-person ESL program continue throughout the summer? If so, here are some resources related to themes about summer. There may be opportunities to go on outings with your students; you may talk about travel; and it may still be good to talk with your students about summer in Canada, Canada Day, […]

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Devotional

“These Are the Days of Elijah”

By Tom More What do you do when you are faced with disappointments and unexpected roadblocks? The pandemic has been an emphatic, sometimes stark, reminder that we are subject to letdowns. While we ought to see changes and setbacks as part of the Lord’s many seasons, we often despair. For some, I’m sure, this has […]