Education for ALL

Program Overview

Centro Latino was created in 2004 by Centre College. In 2009 Centro Latino became a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization. Since 2010 the Centre College Bonner Program has provided tutoring services for ESL K-12 students. Centro Latino and Centre College have worked together to create summer programs for ESL students. After Covid-19 hit, we made the move to help students and families virtually. We collaborated with the school systems to provide hot spots and teach families how to use Gmail, Google meet and Zoom In 2020 and the first part of 2021 our English program and tutoring services were virtual. In the Fall of 2021 we added a tutoring/reading/mentoring at the Boyle County Library. Students and parents use IXL to support academic English and conversational English is done in person. Those adults who are performing at an academic level to get their GED are referred to the Boyle County Adult Education Center. Families who have 3 and 4 year old children are assisted in enrolling in Head Start or the local public preschool.

In the Spring of 2022, we will be providing after school tutoring for ESL students to improve their reading and writing skills. We will also hire a certified teacher to teach English to adults who are limited English proficient.

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