New Haven Adult School is an
adult education
Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralp ...
program in
Union City, California
Union City is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, California, United States, located approximately south of Oakland, from San Francisco, and north of San Jose. Incorporated in 1959, combining the communities of Alvarad ...
. As part of the
New Haven Unified School District
New Haven Unified School District (also known as NHUSD) is a public school district serving approximately 11,000 kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) students at 11 schools in Union City and South Hayward, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The ...
, the school serves approximately 2,500 community members annually.
History
New Haven Adult School was established in 1967 as Logan Adult School, a program of
James Logan High School
James Logan High School (also known as JLHS or Logan) is a public high school located in Union City, California. It is part of the New Haven Unified School District in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Awards
In 1994 and 1998, Logan was recognized as ...
.
Campus
In September 2000, the school moved into the newly remodeled former Decoto School building.
Curriculum
New Haven Adult School offers courses for a broad range of the local community:
*High school diploma completion and
GED
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preparation courses;
*
English language
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-learning courses and a citizenship class;
*Certificate programs for health care, office, and service occupations;
*Community courses in computer use, health and fitness, and job preparation;
*Various classes for adults over age 55;
*Driver's education and traffic school; and
*Even Start, a broadly-targeted program for qualifying families with children under age 7.
References
External links
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Adult education in the United States
Educational institutions established in 1967
High schools in Alameda County, California
Public high schools in California
1967 establishments in California