Celebrating learning and multiculturalism.
| “One Day at a Time” was the song that eight adult students sang Wednesday night. It’s also the credo of their classroom. They performed in the Burbank Adult School auditorium in front of more than 100 friends and family of fellow students. It was the middle of Adult Education Week in the district and the end of the school’s multicultural appreciation day, in which students performed songs and dances that reflected their cultures. |  |
Most who sang, like Osmin Zelada, 30, of North Hollywood, are learning English as their second language and taking extra classes at the school on the side. “I want to learn English,” said Zelada, whose first language is Spanish. “I want to write and speak English. If I do that, I can say to anybody what I want or what I don’t want, or what I like or don’t like. It’s hard, but I have to do it.” The week included a trip to the state capital on Monday to present three Assembly bills on adult education. The bills would increase funding and make more money available to students who take classes through the Internet and other correspondence. English as a second language and literacy classes and civic and citizenship education programs throughout the state were awarded funds.
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