English as a Second Language (ESL)
Funded by the Illinois Community College Board

Please call YWCA Elgin Customer Service for the most current availability of all our education programs (847-742-7930). Click here for current registration information.

English as a Second Language

Adult ESL classes meet a continuing need in our community to help residents improve their English communication skills and function more effectively in the United States. Curriculum integrates conversational skills, basic computer skills, civic participation and job readiness skills, and now also financial literacy skills. The program is funded through the Illinois Community College Board, and this year also includes funding provided under the Community Services Block Grant American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Program. ABE classes (Adult Basic Education in partnership with U-46 Adult Ed. Program.) are also offered at the YWCA Elgin, in English.    

 

Site	Class	Day	Time
YWCA Elgin	Adult ESL	Monday - Friday Tuesday & Thursday	Daytime: 9:00 – 11:00 AM & 12:00pm - 2:00 pm  Evenings: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
YWCA Elgin	ABE	Monday - Thurday	9:00 - 11:00 AM
YWCA Elgin	ESL Parenting	Friday	9:00 - 11:00 AM & 12:00 - 2:00 PM

 

 
Offsite Programs

The YWCA Elgin provides ESL classes for parents of children in the U-46 school district and interested local residents. Currently adult ESL classes are offered at Laurel Hill Elementary (Hanover Park), Garfield Elementary (Elgin), Oakhill Elementary (Streamwood), and at Headstart (on Dundee Ave., Elgin). The full classes and waiting lists confirm that these offsite programs are needed and valued in the community.  

Offsite	Location	Day	Time
Harriet Gifford	Elgin	Tuesday & Thursday	6:00 - 8:00 PM
Garfield	Elgin	Monday & Wednesday	6:00 – 8:00 PM
Oakhill	Streamwood	Tuesday & Thursday	6:00 – 8:00 PM
Laurel Hill	Hanover Park	Monday & Wednesday	6:00 – 8:00 PM