2026-2027 Meetings and Classes

2026-2027 REGISTERATION IS OPEN. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Classes and Meetings: September 7, 2026-May 7, 2027 

Calendar breaks for the 2025-2026 year:

  • September 8, 2026 Classes and Meetings begin
  • November 23-27, 2026 Thanksgiving Break
  • December 21, 2026-January 1, 2027 Winter Break
  • Spring Break TBA
  • May 7, 2027 Classes and meetings end
Email for more information.

Meetings are EDT or UTC-4 or DST or UTC-5. This time planner can help determine local time.

Meetings are detailed below:
  • American English and Culture 
  • American English for Kids
  • International Bible Study

Or sign up to be a voice on Sorry! What Did You Say? Our discussions are mini-lessons. Help other people learn American English and culture. 

American English and Culture Classes

Thursday, 9:00-11:00 AM, Zoom

Thursday, 7:00-8:30 PM, Cornerstone Lutheran Church, Room 102

Join us to improve your American English language knowledge, skills, pronunciation and accent, and to learn and experience American culture. Expect the unexpected: talk, listen, share. Learn quickly and efficiently. Bring your life and story to the class to meet your immediate needs and develop long term skills. This approach helps people move forward quickly to improve specific practical knowledge and skills. All levels are welcome. Practical work can include:

  • Building relationships helps to improve understanding and willingness to risk talking and sharing.
  • Critical listening practice helps to improve understanding and to adjust pronunciation.
  • Telling and talking provides one-way and two-way opportunities to communicate. When we tell, others are passive recipients. When we talk, we have a conversation and a give-and-take. Both have important roles in communicating both formally and casually. 
  • Reading expands language skills by introducing variety in phrasing, vocabulary, and idea generation.
  • Creative Journaling prompts help to expand English language development and expression as well as highlight areas for further development.
  • You learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation without even noticing.

Resources:
Curriculum Topics by Month Under Construction

September: Getting to know each other
October: Charting the course
November: Thankfulness and other polite conversations
December: Spreading the cheer
January: New beginnings and details
February: Short and cold days
March: Spring forward
April: Renewals and expanding
May: Wrapping up the year final projects and pizza

American English for Kids: TBA, Zoom (private link)

Join other school-aged Friends to play games and talk to each other about school and other fun stuff. Keep your English skills sharp!

International Bible Study: Monday, 8:00-9:00 PM, Zoom

Join us as we continue our reading of the Old Testament. The Bible is available in all languages and allows us access to read in a familiar language and then compare English language. Conceptual topics in the Bible open us to conversations about language, culture, ethics, and beliefs. Read and use the resources to discover how American Christians use the Bible in worship.
  • Bible Gateway offers many versions of the Bible in many languages. Read on-line and side-by-side with two languages.
  • Bible Study Schedules and Guides: find all you need to read along on this page.
  • Cornerstone Lutheran Services are live and recorded. Use this resource to become familiar with the language and flow of American-style worship as well as gain insight into the Bible readings.

Teaching and Leading Language and Culture Discussion Group: TBA, Zoom

Join teachers and leaders to talk about current challenges and solutions as we reach out and care for our communities.

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