ESL Information
Classes for module #2: January 9 - April 6, 2023
St. Patrick Adult and Continuing Education Location
1230 King St. (Main location)
Day classes – Monday to Friday
In class/Hybrid
CLB Levels Literacy to Level 7
Morning - Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Afternoon - Monday to Friday 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Day classes- Monday to Friday
100% Online
CLB Levels 2-4
CLB Levels 5-7
Morning - Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Afternoon - Monday to Friday 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
100% online Evening class - January 30, 2023 - June 27, 2023
Continuous enrolment
Tuesday and Thursday’s 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
CLB Level 2 to Level 7
Writing & Reading - Monday (Date Pending)
100% Online
CLB Levels 2-4
CLB Levels 5-7
Monday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Listening & Speaking - Wednesday (Date Pending)
100% Online
CLB Levels 2-4
CLB Levels 5-7
Wednesday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
St. Andre Bessette Secondary School location
2727 Tokala Trail (North/West London)
Face-to-Face evening classes – January 30, 2023 - June 26, 2023
Monday and Wednesday’s 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
CLB Levels Lit-4
CLB Levels 5-7
Bostwick Library & Community Centre location
501 Southdale Rd. (South London)
Morning classes - January 9 - April 9, 2022
Monday to Friday Face-to-Face 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
CLB Levels 1-4
Important Dates for the 2022/2023 School Year
ESL Day Classes |
Dates |
Module # 1 |
September 12 – December 23 |
Module # 2 (2023) |
January 9 – April 6 |
Module # 3 |
April 11 – June 29 |
ESL Night Classes |
Dates |
Module # 1 |
September 13 – January 26, 2023 |
Module # 2 |
January 31 – June 27 |
Registration Information
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be a newcomer to Canada
- Provide proof of Canadian Citizenship, Birth Certificate, Passport, Immigration
documents, permanent resident card - Have a current completed CLB assessment. These are completed at the Cross Cultural Learner Centre. Click here https://lcclc.org/language-assessment-and-referral-services-lars/ for information on how to get an assessment
- Learners who are eligible to register in a class by emailing the school [email protected] with a copy of your assessment and your proof of citizenship)
- Many of our classes have a waitlist and it would be important for you to call the School to see about registering or to find out more information at 519-675-4436 extension 0.
ESL Classes are free for students who are a naturalized Canadian citizen, permanent resident, Convention refugee or a refugee claimant; or are approved as a foreign domestic worker under the Live-In Caregiver program.
English Every Day: Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Information
We offer classes that use the Canadian Language Benchmarks to provide instructions and assess your progress. You can enter at any level but would need to provide a copy of their assessment from the Cross Cultural Learner Centre or a report card from another school board within the last 6 months.
Literacy-Pre-CLB
CLB 1
CLB 2 or 3
CLB 4
CLB 5-7
Next Steps
Focused Language Skills - WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN MODULE 1 September 12 - December 24
- Improve writing and reading skills both formally and informally
- Expand students' literacy skills
- Build confidence
- Help students use technology to communicate
- Help students support their families
- Computer activities
- Grammatical development
- Develop reading strategies
- Compose a variety of texts
- Improve listening and speaking abilities
- Improve pronunciation, stress fluency and tone
- Build confidence
- Help students support their families
- Conversation practice and language development
- Pronunciation, tone and stress activities
- Speeches and phone conversations
- Critical and evaluative listening activities