S-TESL: News From our Graduates

news from our graduates

STESL Silver Anniversary Award Announcment:

The 2010 Award recipients have been announced. This year we are very pleased that three awards were distributed to School of TESL graduates for use in their communities.

This year’s awards were given to:

Julianna Chen, 2008 TESOL Certificate graduate, Casa Latina, Seattle to purchase realia material for the adult education program.

Michelle Huse, 2010 ELL Endorsement graduate, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Seattle, to purchase take-home reading material for students.

Natasha Zahn Pristas, 1997 TESOL Certificate graduate, current Advanced Certificate student, Kodiak Adult Education program, to purchase beginning to advanced level books with CDs for a lending library.

Congratulations to Julianna, Michelle and Natasha. We're very proud of the work you do in your communities.

Learn more about the Silver Anniversary Award.

Dr. Peter Kessler

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Kessler, one of our Four Week Intensive graduates, whose "Science" magazine letter addresses the importance of listening in the acquisition of scientific vocabulary and grammar.

Dowload the PDF of the letter here

Christoph Dusenbery Launches Zaaban

Christoph Dusenbery, one of our graduates, has begun a language school in India. It’s quite an impressive endeavor. Visit Zaaban.com and you’ll see how S-TESL influenced his school’s philosophy.

Jana Holt - 1995 Advanced certificate graduate

Jana M. Holt has been teaching in Korea since 1999 and is presently a visiting professor in the Department of English Education at Korea University. Jana Holt has co-authored Things English Speakers Do Not Say with Charles V. Middleton and Kwang-Chul Park. Things English Speakers Do Not Say is available for sale in the S-TESL Bookstore. Graduate and Author Jana Holt

Mateo Garibaldi - 2008 Four Week Intensive Graduate

Mateo has founded Adelante, a foundation that provides low-income residents of León, Nicaragua with affordable English and computer literacy training that leads to better employment opportunities.

Learn more about Mateo's work in Nicaragua by visting Adelante's website, reading his blog, or viewing his YouTube video.

Teacher opportunities are also available at Adelante. Contact Mateo for more information.