English as a Second Language (ESL)

Level 1

The basics of the literacy class will be reviewed. Level 1 will focus on basic vocabulary and everyday topics. The student will work on these goals: describe physical problems to a doctor; introduction to 911 calls and reasons to call; ask for and give simple directions; describe everyday routines; answer basic information questions about self and family members; return an item to a store.

Level 2

The basics of ESL Level 1 class will be reviewed and reinforced with role playing activities and listening to audio CDs. Students will be introduced to grammar usage and terms such as tense (present, past, and future), personal pronouns, adjectives, and prepositions. The class will work on the following conversation goals, encouraging students to both describe and ask questions in the following everyday situations: 1) introduce self; 2) describe his/her job; talk about typical jobs in the community; 3) describe health problems and injuries; make a doctor’s appointment; understand a doctor’s orders. fill a prescription; 4) open a bank account, fill out a check, complete a credit card application; 5) describe a housing problem, call a landlord or building superintendent to report a housing problem or maintenance issue, such as loss of heat, power, or appliance malfunction.

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Immigration/Citizenship

(DOJ/OLAP Recognition & Accreditation pending)

The legal immigration program focuses on Naturalization, Family-Based Petition, Adjustment of Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Work Authorization, and Green Card qualification and replacement for immigrants in northern New Jersey and surrounding areas. LANBI provides essential and valuable information and facilitates outreach sessions to the resident immigrant community regardless of immigration status.

LANBI is an affiliate of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).

Janelle Baptiste

Supervising Attorney

Jarteau Israel

Program Director / Accredited Representative

Martial Bonhomme

Accredited Representative

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Literacy For All

The objective of the literacy class is to build student comprehension and basic communication skills in English. The student will work on these goals: introduce self and give basic information about self; learn the alphabet; spell and write name, street address, phone number; achieve confidence in counting from 1 to 100; learn parts of the body; become familiar in use of emergency (911) telephone number.

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TUTORING

(Math, English, Social Studies)

The tutoring program will provide remedial instruction in math, English, and social studies to help students meet course requirements at their grade level. Tutoring will be available for students in grades 2 through 12. Tutoring sessions are scheduled on a one-to-one basis throughout the school year.

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Technology Programs

Computer Literacy

The computer literacy program introduces adolescents and adults to basic computing skills. Participants are familiarized with basic computer operation: booting the computer, logging on, generating and registering passwords, accessing programs and applications, creating files, navigating menu ribbons, use of options and tools, understanding directories and folder structure, choosing styles, saving documents, printing, use of email and message attachments, and working with internet search tools, Facebook, Twitter, Instragram, and other social networking applications. The program gives an overview of computing devices, including hardware, software, operating systems and peripherals.

Microsoft Word

Students will be introduced to the basic features of Microsoft Word and will be able to create and format a new document. This class will focus on the essential features of Word: the tabs, ribbons, groups, launch buttons, shortcuts and on how to make changes and fix mistakes in a document. At the end of this class, students should be able to type, format and save a Word document.

Excel

The basic terms for working in Excel, such as rows, columns, cells, range, etc., and the essentials for creating and formatting a spreadsheet will be covered in this class. Upon completion of this introductory class, the students will be able to enter data in a spreadsheet, identify the name of a cell / range and navigate throughout a spreadsheet using shortcuts.

Coding

The fundamental concepts of coding and how it works will be introduced to elementary school age youths. Python and JavaScript, the most common coding languages, will be presented in the course. Students will learn basic coding concepts and the fundamental skills of programming. Experience and confidence in working through coding projects could guide students toward future careers in technology.

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

The goals of this program are: 1) to instill in youths and adolescents the seeds for future participation in community organizations through interactions with others in their community, 2) to encourage adults dismayed by the slow pace of change in social justice issues to reengage and continue to work to create a better tomorrow for themselves, their children, and future generations of their community, and 3) to educate new immigrants of their responsibilities and rights and to inspire them to become active members of their community. The program will be done through lectures, workshops and citizenship classes.

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Cultural & Historical

Our socio-cultural and historical program will continue to highlight the literary, historical and the regular contributions that people of Haitian, Caribbean and African descent have made to the social fabric of this adopted land and to of universal culture in general. We will also host presentations on immigration, health care, education, social justice issues, and other topics to inform, infuse pride, and help with the formation of a more educated community. The program will be conducted through symposiums, lectures, art shows, book signings, and other formats.

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