Being a student of St Mark ESL has been very enriching for me, for many different reasons, learning a second language and the really good experience to share and meet such wonderful people from all over the world. First of all it’s really nice to have a team of teachers who always worry for theirs […]
Many years ago, when my daughters were of school age, I would play the same April Fools prank on them year after year. Every April 1st that happened to be a school day, I would wake them for school and excitedly announce that “It snowed last night, there is no school today!!” I would […]
Já faz 18 meses que moro nos Estados Unidos, e desde o principio, eu dedico parte do meu tempo ao aprimoramento do idioma. Estudei em diferentes escolas, sendo a maior parte paga, mas nenhuma delas me ajudou como o St. Mark. Atualmente estou no meu quarto termo em Advanced 1, mas eu também já tive […]
I grew up in a family that kept many holiday traditions that my grandparents did in their native country of Poland. One of the important Easter traditions in Polish families is the blessing of the Easter foods on Holy Saturday. Easter baskets, containing a sampling of foods that are to be eaten after Mass on […]
Registration for Adult classes in English language, writing, conversation, citizenship and beginner workshop is from 7 to 8 p.m., April 5 & 7 at the St. Mark Catholic Church, Christian Formation Center, 9972 Vale Road, Vienna. Cost is $25 for the English classes and $10 for the Enrichment classes of conversation, writing, citizenship and […]
I was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, a medium-sized city in the central part of the state in southern New England. I was an only child, and when I was growing up, my parents and I always colored hard-boiled eggs for Easter. We didn’t do anything “fancy”, but used the inexpensive Paas kits you can still […]
It has been 18 months since I moved to the U.S.A, and since the beginning I spent part of my time improving the idiom. I studied in many different schools, most of them private, however, none of them helped me as St. Mark. I am currently in Advanced 1, and I also took two terms […]
Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! When I think about St. Patrick’s day, I think about the celebration of cultural diversity in America. Whether you’re Asian, Latino, Eastern European, Middle Eastern or Irish, you likely partake in St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in some small way by wearing green clothes, watching a St. Patty’s Parade, hoisting a […]
Ser estudiante del ESL St Mark ha sido muy enriquecedor para mi, no solo por el aprendizaje de una segunda lengua, sino por la grata experiencia de compartir y conocer a personas tan maravillosas de diferentes partes del mundo. En primer lugar, es agradable contar con un equipo de profesores tan capacitados y comprometidos por […]
Register early for Spring semester and save BIG, even BIGGER than usual! Because of all of the snow-related class cancellations this past semester, we are reducing the registration fee for Spring Semester to only $5 per class! Remember the reduced fees are for March 15 & 17 and for returning students only. Regular registration […]