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Do you need to improve your English to get a job or a promotion? Apply for citizenship? Communicate with your children’s teachers? Become more confident and self-reliant? Whether your goals are personal or professional, the Palo Alto Adult School ESL program offers a wide-range of free classes to help you. For additional fee-based English classes, please see the English Enrichment section.
To enter our FREE classes, new students must register for a placement test.
Our spring 2026 ESL registration is full and closed. We will resume placement testing in August 2026 for the fall 2026 session. Please check with us in mid-July for the exact testing dates.
If you have additional questions, or for more details, please call the ESL office
at (650) 494-2326, or send us an email at esl@pausd.org.
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These classes are offered for non-native speakers who have tested above our state-supported program or who wish to focus on one specific area of English. It is not necessary to take the placement test before enrolling in these classes. Learn More
Instructor: Adult School Staff
(ESL Medical English class will return in Fall 2026.) Study Medical English in our in-person ESL Healthcare Foundation class about healthcare settings and medical vocabulary. *** For more information, or to enroll, please email Ms. Sripriya Kannan: skannan@pausd.org *** Learn More
Instructor: Maria Abilock, mabilock@pausd.org
The Palo Alto Adult School ESL program offers many classes to help you meet your English learning goals. To enter our free classes, new students must register for a placement test. Learn More
Instructor: Adult School Staff
(Job Search Skills for ESL Students will return Fall 2026). In this class, you will learn to complete a job application, write a basic resume, practice job interview skills, and more! Learn More
Instructor: Susan Silver, ssilver@pausd.org
(Citizenship class will return in Fall 2026.) NEW! Do you know about the latest version of the U.S. Citizenship interview? Anyone sending their application after October 20, 2025 will need to understand the changes announced by the U.S. government in September 2025. Learn More
Instructor: Sandy Cutshall scutshall@pausd.org
For information, contact ESL Volunteer Tutor Program Manager, Anjani Sarma: asarma@pausd.org. Learn More
Instructor: Anjani Sarma, ESL Volunteer Tutor Program Manager, asarma@pausd.org
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