Plaza Comunitaria e-México
A unique partnership between Chattanooga State and the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta provides a free-of-cost educational opportunity to Latino residents of Southeast Tennessee.
Only the second of its type in the Southeastern United States, Chattanooga State's Plaza Comunitaria provides Latinos with a variety of instruction/programs including literacy, elementary, and secondary education. Materials are provided free-of-charge by the Mexican government.
GED and ESL classes are provided by Chattanooga State's Adult Education Department. The Plaza also offers internships as tutors for students of Spanish language in area colleges and universities.
The Plaza Comunitaria is located in the St. Andrew's Center located at 1918 Union Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404. The St. Andrew's Center is located one block off Bailey Ave. at the corner of Union Ave. and Beech St., directly behind the Highland Park Baptist Church.
Video about Chattanooga State's Plaza Comunitaria (requires Windows media player)
For information about the Plaza Comunitaria, contact: Mirtha Jones.
Additional information is available at the Portal educative Conevyt web site.
Plaza Comunitaria is for people interested in:
- Furthering their education to improve life and work
- Improving their native-language speaking, reading, and writing skills
- Obtaining official educational certificates from Mexico
- Learning English "the easier way"
- Earning a General Education Diploma (GED) to increase work opportunities and faciliatate admission to college
- Inspiring others to learn by setting an example
- Improving their self-esteem and pride in their native culture
At Plaza Comunitaria people learn:
- Computer skills
- English as a second language (ESL)
- Personal, family, and money management skills
- Important lifestyle information about the greater-Chattanooga community
Plaza Comunitaria teaches three ways:
- In traditional classrooms with books and tutors
- By educational television with videos and CDs
- With computer technology (online)
- 20 classroom computers with Internet connection
- Access to the Conevyt educational web site
- links to other educational Web sites
- online courses
