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CLC provides instruction free of charge in Adult Basic Education and General Educational Development (GED) Preparation. Classes for members of the community take place at locations in North Philadelphia.

Community Learning Center also provides Move Up classes to prepare TANF recipients for employment, and we partner with Pennsylvania CareerLink in Center City Philadelphia, providing classes for CareerLink clients who wish to enhance their skills to qualify for employment, training, and post-secondary education. In addition, we participate in the College and Career Advancement Program (CCAP), PhillyWorks: Growing Neighborhood Jobs, and Skills Booster
Finally, we are a Pennsylvania Workforce Improvement Network (PA WIN) affiliate.

Penn Book Award

Morning Class
With the Mayor Tyrone and Richard
C3 at Awards Ceremony

Adult Basic Education and GED Classes

We offer Adult Basic Education and GED classes in North Philadelphia. We conduct classes in cycles. Before the beginning of each cycle, all new students who wish to enroll attend two three-hour orientation sessions. Learners are placed in appropriate classes, based on reading level, at the end of orientation.

ABE students advance to GED classes after improving their reading and math skills. Besides providing instruction in reading, mathematics, writing, computer skills, social studies, and science, we support students at each level in reaching goals of transitioning to employment, job training, and, when appropriate, post-secondary education.

Classroom teaching includes large and small group instruction, one-on-one instruction, and independent study. One-on-one instruction is provided by teachers and, when available, by volunteer tutors. Group time helps establish a learning community for the class as a whole and provides students with the opportunity to learn from each other, express themselves in a group setting, learn to make decisions based on critical thinking and the democratic process, and hold group discussions. We supplement classroom instruction with guest speakers and educational field trips to historic locations and cultural events.

Move Up

Pennsylvania's Departments of Education and Public Welfare launched the Move Up initiative in 2005. As a Move Up provider, Community Learning Center offers year-round classes providing intensive instruction in reading, writing, math, and GED preparation to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients. The goal is to equip clients to secure employment and achieve financial independence. Our Move Up classes convene at our partner agencies, such as New Wave Resources, Inc., a Job Specific Skills Training Center (JSST). Those wishing to enroll in Move Up should speak with their Welfare case manager.

Pennsylvania CareerLink

We partner with Pennsylvania CareerLink at Suburban Station, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, to prepare CareerLink clients for employment, job training programs, or post-secondary education. Besides offering GED classes, we provide instruction to clients who do not qualify for training programs or employment, based on assessment scores. Our teacher works with students to help them achieve the skill levels required to transition to training programs or jobs.

College and Career Advancement Program (CCAP)

As a participant in the College and Career Advancement Program (CCAP) program coordinated by the Mayor's Commission on Literacy, we provide an ABE/GED class for city workers. The goal for those in this class is to achieve learning gains, retain employment with the city of Philadelphia, and perhaps advance to post-secondary education or training programs.

PhillyWorks: Growing Neighborhood Jobs

We conduct classes as part of PhillyWorks: Growing Neighborhood Jobs, a program designed to create full-time, year-round sustaining wage employment for seasonal workers employed by city of Philadelphia.

Skills Booster

As a participant in Skills Booster, we provide ABE/GED instruction in a class staffed by both a teacher and a career counselor.

Pennsylvania Workforce Improvement Network

Pennsylvania Workforce Improvement Network (PA WIN) encourages and supports the expansion of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) agencies' ability to provide customized foundation skills training for employees in the workplace. As a PA WIN affiliate agency, CLC bridges the worlds of education and business. CLC works with PA CareerLink, local Workforce Investment Boards, and employers, assisting them in assessing employers’ and workers’ foundation skills and designing high quality, customized foundation skills training to meet those needs. Foundation skills are those needed by employees to be effective and safe in their work environment. The Foundation Skills Framework provides a common language and understanding of the basic skills, knowledge, and competencies adults need in order to secure and advance in employment. Moreover, CLC can customize a workplace language program for employees who speak English as their second language.

Class Schedule

For information about our class schedule, orientation sessions, and admission dates, please call 215.426.7940 or e-mail information@communitylearningcenter.org.

Summer 2010

Morning Student Reading
Raven Library Trip




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