Do you want to learn English?
CARECEN, in partnership with the New York Office of New Americans, offers free English classes to students over 18 years old who live in Nassau or Suffolk County. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced English speaker, we can help! Our classes are 10-weeks long and are all virtual, offered on Zoom. Classes are offered:
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January - March
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April - June
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July - September
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October - December
Each quarter, students are required to attend class 6 hours a week, and complete extra homework hours, as well. At the end of the quarter, if a student completes all the required hours, they receive a graduation certificate.
Meet our English teachers
Austin McCabe
ESOL Coordinator
Austin pursued a B.A. in Spanish at UNC Wilmington. After graduation, he relocated to New York to complete pre-service training as an ESOL Fellow with the NYC Teaching Fellows. He returned home to North Carolina, where he began his career as a Middle School Spanish/English as a Second Language teacher. He has developed classes for Spanish and Portuguese speaking students that focus on literacy in their first language and empowering students to find pride in their heritage. He comes to CARECEN with knowledge of second-language acquisition and experience in education advocacy for non-English speaking students.
Laura Mustakos
ESOL Teacher
Laura holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History, a Master's degree in Business Administration and a second Master's in Teaching English as a New Language. She joins CARECEN as a teacher in our ESOL program, a role to which she brings nearly 10 years experience, both in the U.S. and abroad.
