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. ESL registration is closed for Fall 2024. Our next ESL placement test registration for our WINTER 2025 quarter session (January 13 to March 14, 2025) opens Friday, December 6 at 8:00 a.m.
To register for the placement test, come in to the ESL office at Cubberley, 4000 Middlefield Road, I-Building, 2nd floor. Or you can register online.
We offer a range of English classes from Literacy to Advanced levels at no charge.
Note: There is no childcare for the placement test or the classes.
PLACEMENT TESTING
FALL SESSIONS 1 & 2: Registration closed.
WINTER 2025 (January 13-March 14, 2025: Registration opens at 8 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2024.
DATES
SESSION 1: Aug 19–Oct 11 (No classes Sep 2)
SESSION 2: Oct 14–Dec 13 (No classes Nov 11 & Nov 25-29)
When your placement test and registration are completed, you may sign up for one of the classes.
*IN-PERSON* MORNING CLASSES
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cubberley: Literacy — Advanced Low Levels (Mon–Thu)
*IN-PERSON* AFTERNOON CLASSES
1–2:30 p.m.
Cubberley: Pre-Literacy (Tue & Thu)
*ONLINE* MORNING CLASSES
9–11 a.m.
3 times per week: Tue, Wed, & Thu
3 levels: Mixed beginning; mixed intermediate; advanced
**Students need to download and learn Zoom at https://zoom.us/
*IN-PERSON* EVENING CLASSES
6:30–9:30 p.m.
Palo Alto High School: Literacy — Advanced Low Levels (Mon & Wed)
*IN-PERSON & ONLINE* ADDITIONAL SKILL-SPECIFIC CLASSES:
See English Enrichment classes.
Visit the ESL News site here
Call the ESL office at (650) 494-2326
Email: esl@pausd.org
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