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Tutor and Student Pair in the News!

By in News, Student Success Stories
1 year ago
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KUAF recently interviewed one of our student-tutor pairs, Innocent and Michael! Michael and Innocent have both worked incredibly hard, making admirable progress as a team. Their collaboration exemplifies the great impact that the Ozark Literacy Council has in our community! You can listen to the interview here.

 

Our Student, Ghadir, is in the News!

By in News, Student Success Stories
1 year ago
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Our local radio station, KUAF, did an interview with one of our students! Ghadir Goodarzy is an immigrant from Iran who came to the U.S. about a year ago. Since then, he has been learning both linguistically and culturally at OLC. You can listen to his amazing story here!

Student Couple in the News!

By in News, Student Success Stories
1 year ago
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Dr. Fuquan Ding and Dr. Limin Zhang, husband and wife, have been taking classes at OLC for the last few years after emigrating from China! KUAF interviewed them about their inspiring life journeys as part of their continuing series of profiles on OLC students. You can listen to their story here!

Student Story: Esther del Castillo Labrador

By in Program Information, Student Success Stories
2 years ago
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Imagine moving to a country where you don’t speak the language.  That’s the situation Esther del Castillo Labrador found herself in when she moved to Northwest Arkansas in 2016.  Although she already spoke Spanish, German, and French, she struggled with her English language skills. “I studied English grammar in school,” she explained, “but I couldn’t speak very well.” And that’s when luck intervened.  Shortly after moving to Fayetteville, Esther opened her front door to find a Spanish language newspaper on her doorstep. “It was good chance,” Esther said, especially since she’d never received a Spanish paper before.  As she started flipping through the pages, she stumbled across an advertisement for Ozark Literacy Council.  “I didn’t know anyone, so no one could tell me about OLC. When I saw the advertisement, I knew I wanted to go to class there.” Because Esther had arrived in the U.S. just a month before,

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Student Success Story: Carlos Giraldo

By in Student Success Stories
2 years ago
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Carlos Giraldo moved to Northwest Arkansas from Medellin, Colombia 18 years ago. He has been married for 17 years, and while working full time at Rockline Industries, he studied at John Brown University where he earned an undergraduate degree in business and his MBA.  Like many Colombians, Carlos is passionate about “fύtbol” and sports in general. He is also one of the top Racquetball players in the state of Arkansas, and in his spare time, he enjoys reading and spending time with his family.   Life was not easy when Carlos first arrived in the U.S. Fortunately, he has been blessed with a lot of support throughout his time in this country. In particular, he remembers very fondly his time spent at the Ozark Literacy Council in Fayetteville, AR.  His English was limited when he first immigrated to America, and many English as a Second Language classes offered by the

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