Offering people the opportunity to move ahead
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Jeff Bishop was recently in the midst of moving to a new address when a book fell at his feet. It triggered one of the fondest memories the veteran English teacher had ever experienced as an educator at New Brunswick Adult High School. “I have hundreds and hundreds of books, and this one fell out and it was one I had taught to a young woman — her name was Jill,” said Bishop. “She was bright but didn’t give herself too much credit. She used to drive to school in a rebuilt Chevy. |
This January, Bishop will mark his 26th year working at the New Brunswick Adult Learning Center/Adult High School. Tucked away, backing to raised railroad tracks at 268 Baldwin Street, the school serves 3,837 adults and out-of-school youth. It boasts 2,804 high school graduates since the program began in 1980. Besides the high school completion program, the facility also offers basic skills and ESL programs, literacy programs, workplace basic skills as well as programs that assist clients who may have barriers preventing participation in the work force. In a sense, the facility serves as a place where adults come to complete their education(high school) or begin one. It’s a place that offers a strong start as well as second chances. Maybe the best way to put it is that it’s a place were people come to learn that learning can be a lifelong process which never ends.
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