The Sequoia District Adult School provides a positive, life-long learning environment that encourages individual student success and responds to the needs of all participants in a diverse and changing community.
Classes are offered free or at low cost, and include citizenship, adult basic education, ESL, high school diploma subjects, parenting, vocational training, and classes for older adults.
For more information, please visit us at our school or online.
Eligibility: Most classes are open to anyone 18 years of age or older. A current high school student may attend only by special arrangement with his/her high school counselor and the Adult School counselor.
Registration: If the class indicates pre-registration required, PRE-REGISTER no later than ONE WEEK before start of class. If the class does not indicate pre-registration required, you may register with the teacher at the first class meeting.
· You may Register:
Online, Walk-In, Phone, Mail In, or Fax
· We accept:
VISA or MASTERCARD
Pre-registration is required in some classes. Payment for registration and lab fee (if applicable) is due before the first class. No confirmation will be sent.
Refund Policy: NO REFUNDS! Please select classes carefully. There is no refund unless the class is cancelled.
Returned Checks: There will be a charge of $30.00 for checks returned to us by the bank.
Counseling Assistance: Our Academic Advisor is available to assist with your educational goals. Please refer to information on GED/Adult Basic Education or High School Diploma before calling for an appointment.
Textbooks: Some classes require books. Your teacher will guide you on buying books. ESL classes do not require the purchase of books although many students prefer to own the books they use in class. Books are available for sale in the ESL Office, Room 1 at Middlefield Center, or Room 42B at Sequoia High School.
Volunteer Tutors: PARTNERS IN LEARNING is the tutoring program of the Sequoia Adult School. Volunteers commit to two hours a week for 4 months, working with a teacher in an ESL or GED classroom or tutoring a student in English, literacy, math or citizenship.
Please contact: Elizabeth Weal, Adult school volunteer coordinator
Employment Opportunities at Sequoia Adult School
- Teaching Opportunities for Credentialed Teachers
(Valid California Teaching Credential Required)
ESL Teachers*
ESL High Beginning mornings (summer sub)
ESL Low Beginning mornings (summer sub)
ESL High Intermediate TTh eves (43 wks)
ESL Low Beg Friday eves (43 wks)
Substitutes for English as a Second Language (ESL)*
If you are interested in becoming a credentialed teacher, please call Barbara Hooper at 650.306.8866 x7902 or email: bhooper@seq.org
- Community Education Teaching Opportunities
(California Teaching Credential Not Required(
Beginning Bridge
Ceramics
Childcare Worker Trainer
CPR -- Infant, Child, Adult & Basic First Aid
Gardening or Landscaping Basics
Knitting
Lip Reading
Ribbon Embroidery
Upholstery Basics (Beginners)
Woodworking (Beginning) -- valid Calif. teaching credential a plus but not required
If you are interested in teaching any of the Community Ed classes listed above or if you have a class you would like to teach, please call Carolynn Chase at 650.704-2337 or send an email to cchase@seq.org