* AURA is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donation is tax-deductible
The language barrier is often the most dramatic part of the immigrant experience. A refugee who suddenly finds himself in a foreign-speaking country risks unemployment and social exclusion due to the lack of language skills. Knowledge of language is a fundamental part of integration, which qualitatively affects the experience of interaction and development in the refugee and any immigrant experience.
LAURA provides urgent language assistance! FREE online English as a Second Language (ESL) course for adult refugees from Ukraine. Students in the intensive program gain critical knowledge, thereby accelerating the path of adaptation, bringing them closer to successful employment, social and economic stability in an English-speaking country
Who are our students?
LAURA students are highly motivated adults, breadwinners of their families. They have received secondary and higher education in Ukraine. Many of them are certified specialists with bachelor's or master's degrees in various specializations, with 6+ years of work experience.
The dominant weak point is the low level of English, which we are trying to help with through the LAURA program.
Having lost a lot in their lives, at this stage their main goal is to quickly gain a financial and social foundation in a new society in accordance with local laws and regulations.
What we provide
The LAURA program launched its official work in March 2023. It implies the possibility of free education for Ukrainian citizens who arrived in the United States from the beginning of the full-scale invasion (from February 2022).Each enrolled student has the right to receive English training in accordance with the LAURA program for 1 calendar year from the date of enrollment in the program.
This program is an intensive educational project. Our students have online lessons 3 times a week, lasting 2 hours.
The goal of this program is to provide the necessary knowledge in English so that each student can find a job, be able to read and write in English in order to understand the social, legal and economic orders of the country, follow the social and tax system of the state. Our program helps to get the missing knowledge in the language, those who are motivated to develop and be a full-fledged member of society in the USA.
Based on the results of program work
5
job positions for American teachers
123
total number of students we provide language training
43
graduate. successfully improved their language, found a job
80
students are enrolled in studies right now
250 +
applications from persons in need of training under this program
Video testimonials from teachers
Video testimonials from students
Please NOTE!
We DO NOT charge any fees from students for participation in the program. For all Ukrainian refugees, this course is entirely free!
Our financial expenses cover salaries for teachers, administrators, technical support and textbooks for the program .