English as a Second Language (ESL)
 

St. Philip’s is proud of its students in the ESL Program. These classes are designed to provide English skills to non-native English speakers, allowing them to develop skills to more fully participate in the community. We are pleased to have been recognized once again by ExxonMobil, thanks to our teacher, ExxonMobil employee Mary Johns, and have received another monetary grant in support of our ESL program.

The church has been offering free classes to non-native English speakers for the past seven years. During that time we have had beginning, intermediate and advanced English classes. Students from all over the world come to these classes and thoroughly enjoy their time with the teachers and other students. The studies involve class work, homework, and occasionally a field trip. In the past, classes have visited restaurants, the Houston Ship Channel and the advanced class has visited the Houston Bible Museum. Students also have the opportunity to participate in ongoing activities at St. Philip’s United Methodist Church such as volunteer work days, worship and independent field trips with church members. This provides the opportunity for students to interact with the traditional English-speaking community in a safe, non-threatening environment. Our students this year came from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam and others. Our students have ranged in age from 15 to 90!

Thanks to our international students, we have also been able to offer classes taught by our students. During the past year, we have offered Spanish and Chinese classes to the community because of the desire of our students to show their appreciation for the gift of free English classes at SPUMC.

We are proud of our many hard-working students, and we are especially proud of the teachers and their helpers who give so much of their time and talents to make this program work.

The class, shown above, has students from Argentina, China, Korea, Mexico, Russia and Vietnam.

ENGLISH CLASSES

Below is the schedule for the Beginning and Advanced classes:

All English classes are free!
(We do not provide child care.)

St. Philip's United Methodist Church
5501 Beechnut       Houston, TX 77096
713-666-2175 ~~~ www.spumc.com