ESOL is a student-run community-serving organization out of Washington & Lee that helps in alleviating language barriers for students
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Virginia – The goal is to help people who don’t speak English as their first language communicate better. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a community service group at Washington & Lee that is run by students.
The group has a number of providers in Education, Health, and Housing who work with people who speak other languages. All of the services are free of charge.
Kamryn Godse, ESOL Co-President Overseeing Teaching and Tutoring, and Diana Rodriguez, Interpretations Co-Coordinator from Washington & Lee, join us on Here @ Home to talk about the program and its effects on the community.
Since it began 21 years ago, students have made connections with people and families who needed tutoring, and requests for interpretation and translation services started coming in from a variety of places. ESOL now has tutoring and translation services that are run by teams of students who are also in charge of the teams. During the academic year of 2021-2022, student volunteers put in more than 9,000 hours of community service, with an average of about 225 hours of ESOL-related service per week.
Visit the website or call (540) 458-4880 to find out more about the program and the services it offers.
