Nevada County Adult Ed (now run by Placer School for Adults) at Nevada Union HS. Classes started Jan13, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00am-11:30am. According to Noah Levinson, the new principal, “Students can enroll throughout the semester. Give Eva, our site secretary, a call and she’ll set up an appointment to get started: 530-271-2819, extension 2303.” [1/21/25]

placeronline.org/locations/grass-valley

Nevada County Library (at Grass Valley Library)

ESL class and conversation, Tuesdays 12:00-1:30pm, Wednesdays 5:30- 7:00pm and Fridays 9:00am-10:30am. These are drop in, with between 2-6 students at mostly beginning and intermediate levels. There is also an advanced group (contact Joy Marria for more information). Martha Dixon, the teacher, speaks Spanish and accommodates students from China (as I observed) and elsewhere. The library also offers individual tutoring.

nevadacountyca.gov/542/Adult-Literacy-ESL

nevadacountyca.libcal.com/calendar

Partners Family Resource Centers

Kim Shureen and Ellen Sommers co-teach a conversation class through Partners that meets at the Methodist Church in Grass Valley on Tuesdays at 10:45am.

Group size may be 4-8 people (all women when I visited) and most are beginners.

Partners, operated by the Nevada County Office of Education, offers many outreach services (Rocio and Angelly) to help Latino families connect to community resources.

partnersfamilyresourcecenters.org/help-for-spanish-speakers

Community Connection Center

Taking over the building formerly used by Partners Family Resources next to GV Charter School, the center serves families within the Grass Valley School District. Needed repairs caused closure of the center but it is again open and has a new webpage on the District site. Hopefully a schedule of classes (like English conversation)will be available soon.

3/2025dw PiELL