Winter Adult Basic Education Classes in Northfield

Winter Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes, including General Education Development (GED), will begin on Jan. 14. These free classes will be offered Monday mornings at Greenvale Place Apartments and Tuesday mornings at the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC). Afternoon classes will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays at the NCRC. 

Registration for new afternoon GED students is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the NCRC. Free online study is available for students.

Free English classes for adults will also begin Jan. 14. Intended for all levels of English learners, topics will include basic vocabulary, reading, writing and conversation. Classes will be held from 9 to 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 6 to 8:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. All English classes will be held at the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC). 

Registration for English classes will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 9. Free childcare is available during evening English classes only. 

Contact ABE Coordinator Claudia Kinville at 507.664.3764 for more information about Adult Basic Education classes. ABE is sponsored by Northfield Public Schools Community Services and Dakota Prairie ABE.

Northfield Public Schools Community Services includes recreation and enrichment programming, Early Childhood Family Education, driver education, KidVentures, EarlyVentures Learning Center, Connected Kids, Middle School Youth Center, Hand-in-Hand Preschool, Adult Basic Education and Project ABLE.