On March 27 at the Jim Clark’s Chevrolet showroom, JC Breakfast Optimist Club members learned about the adult education program at Cloud County Community College Geary County Campus. The guest speaker was Faith Kloth, who is the Adult Education Coordinator on the campus in Junction City.
Faith stated that “there are many offerings on campus. Classes may be enrolled in by those who are 16 years or older. Some of the offerings include GED-College Prep in the areas of math, science, social studies, and science to help prepare students for the four GED exams, prepare for college readiness or advancement in the workplace; English as a Second Language (ESL) courses in which the student whose first language is not English are taught skills including speaking, writing, listening, and reading.
The cost is a $35.00 for a software fee. If a student cannot pay, the student is still allowed to attend class and there are also other payment options available. Students’ schedules are set to meet their individual needs and work-life.”
Faith also told club members that “there are ‘Three Realms of Aces’ . Adverse childhood and community experiences can occur in the household, the community or in the environment and cause toxic stress. Left unaddressed, toxic stress from the household, environment and/or community (‘The Three Aces’) harms children and families, organizations, systems and communities, and reduces the ability of individuals and entities to respond to stressful events with resiliency.
At Cloud County Community College, we do our best to take students from where they are when they come to us, work to break down barriers the student may have in their lives, give them more skills for coping, a sense of accomplishment and build their self-esteem.” For more information contact Faith Koth by email at [email protected].
Art Potter from Martine Chery-Hilaire joined the club as new members.