Welcome! Harbor House is a community center located in the diverse, vibrant, urban San Antonio community of Oakland, California.

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Nearly 60% of the donations to Harbor House come from individuals and churches. Your support allows us to provide quality programs to people in our community. Thank you for support and please continue to give generously.

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ESL Classes

Adult ESL (English as a Second Language) Classes

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Our ESL classes are designed to serve people with less than 3 years of education in their own country. Students typically come from Southeast Asia and Latin America. We have worked with this population using innovative curricula developed at Harbor House for over 30 years.

We participate in the California Department of Education EL Civics grant which funds programs that connect students to their larger community through curricula that is relevant to the learner. Here are some examples of our classes and curricula offered over the years:

  • Beginning and Literacy Level ESL Classes
  • ESL Quilting Class
  • ESL Banking and Budgeting Class
  • ESL BART and the Bay Area Class
  • ESL U.S. Culture and History Class
  • ESL Basic Computer and Internet
  • ESL Citizenship Class
  • ESL Health and Emergencies
  • ESL Math class
  • ESL Sewing class

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