Conejo Valley Adult School

Available Courses

• ESL Grammar 2

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to build on what they’ve learned in Grammar 1. This course will provide reinforcement in the use of the progressive tense and will introduce the past and future perfect and all the future tenses as well as articles, prepositional phrases, and participial phrases, comma usage, and a review of punctuation.
• ESL Grammar 1

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to further develop in the area of grammar. This course will provide reinforcement in the use of the present and present progressive tense as well as the simple past. An introduction will also be made of the present perfect tense. Instruction will further cover basic sentence structure, the 8 parts of speech, and the application of grammar in simple sentences and basic paragraphs. A reinforcement of levels 1 & 2 will also be provided so the student will be adequately prepared for level 3.
• ESL Idioms

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to Consumer Economics, Health, Occupational Knowledge, Community Resources and Government and Law.. Students enter this level with limited ability to read and write English; they function in the use of English in a very limited way, speaking English in situations related to their immediate needs.
• ESL Pronunciation

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to strengthen and develop in the area of pronunciation. Students enter this level with limited ability to read and write English; they function in the use of English in a very limited way, speaking English in situations related to their immediate needs.
• ESL Intermediate High

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to Consumer Economics, Health, Occupational Knowledge, Community Resources and Government and Law. Students enter this level with enough ability in the use of English to function independently in most familiar situations.
• ESL Intermediate Low

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to Consumer Economics, Health, Occupational Knowledge, Community Resources and Government and Law. Students entering this level function satisfactorily in the use of English in basic survival situations related to their needs.
• GED Prep Science Class
• ESL Beginning High

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Students enter this level with limited ability to read and write English; they function in the use of English in a very limited way, speaking English in situations related to their immediate needs.
• Bridge Internet Literacy

  Students will learn computer and Internet skills for college readiness, writing and research, as well as computing job and college applications and vocational preparedness.
• GED Prep Social Studies Class
• ESL Beginning Literacy

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to Consumer Economics, Health, Occupational Knowledge, Community Resources, and basic Government and Law. Students who enter this level cannot read or write in English. They may have limited oral proficiency in English. The course is open to students regardless of whether they are able to read and write in their primary language.
• Bridge College Prep Writing

  Prepare for college writing assignments and increase your capability writing paragraphs and short essays. Review basic grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation. Includes critical thinking skills needed for college assignments.
• GED Prep Writing Class
• ESL Beginning Low

  This course provides the ESL student with opportunities to develop in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing related to Consumer Economics, Health, Occupational Knowledge, Community Resources and Government and Law. Students enter this level with little or no ability to read or write in English; they function on a limited basis in situations requiring spoken English.
• Bridge Critical Reading

  Prepare for college reading assignments and increase your chance for success. Subjects include: academic reading skills emphasizing text comprehension, study skills, vocabulary development, goal setting, and time management. Materials will be portions of actual college texts.
• Citizenship

  This class provides anl opportunity for any individual to learn more about the United States and the rights and privileges of citizenship, even if he/she is not yet ready to apply for naturalization. This teacher-directed ESL Citizenship class covers the basics of U.S. history, government, and naturalization procedures. It is designed for English learners who are functioning at an Intermediate level or higher in their English proficiency. Students do not need to be ready to apply for naturalization.
• GED Prep Reading Class
• Bridge Basic Algebra

  Basic Algebra, a one-year "college prep"-level course divided into two semesters, includes these topics: understanding, writing, solving, and graphing linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; systems of linear equations and inequalities; factoring; operations on polynomial and rational expressions; exponents and square roots. Subject matter is aligned to the California Dept. of Education mathematics content standards. Admission to Basic Algebra, which is application and evaluation, includes qualifying scores on two placement tests and, if available, teacher recommendation.
• TOEFL Prep Class

  This class is geared to students preparing to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL®) to enter an American College. It is open to students in intermediate High or above. The TOEFL test measures your ability to communicate in English in colleges and universities. Accepted by 7,000+ destinations in more than 130 countries, it is the most widely accepted English-language test in the world. Be ready. Enroll today in for Conejo Valley Adult School's TOEFL prep.
• GED Prep Math Class

  GED Prep Math 1 & 2, each a one-year course, focus on topics included on the General Educational Development (GED) Test: Review of basic skills; exponents and square roots; order of operations; proportions; fraction-decimal-percent conversion; perimeter and area of common polygons; circumference and area of circles; volume of solids; mean, median, mode; interpreting tables, charts and graphs; using number lines; integers and algebraic expressions; linear and quadratic equations; inequalities; graphing linear equations; applying formulas; converting measurements; special triangles; using proportion in geometry; one- and multi-step word problems. Test-taking strategies is infused throughout the curriculum. Calculator use included.
• SAT Prep Workshop

  The two-day SAT Prep Workshop is designed to prepare students for success on the SAT college-prep examination. The SAT consists of three sections: Critical Reading, Math and Writing.
  
  The SAT Prep Workshop, conducted by top District teachers, will consist of specific strategies for the math, critical reading, and writing sections. A pretest, to diagnose strengths and areas for improvement, will be included. The book Cracking the SAT will be issued and used for some of the practice.