When Susanne started volunteering at CCI-LEX as a teacher, she used to tell her friends her classroom was the UN: a room full of people
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Back in Vietnam, Hua had just finished High School and had found herself with a question that we have all faced: Now that school is over, what
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Olena chose Edmonton as her destination city. When she knew she was coming to Canada with her family, she compared provinces regarding affordability, housing, and
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Xafsa has a plan set in her mind: first, she is going to study English, then she will go on to further schooling and academic
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Elif arrived in Edmonton in the Spring of 2024 from Turkey with her husband. For the first couple of weeks, they were a bit nervous
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Jude can’t imagine a different career pathway from being a teacher, specifically an English language teacher. Coming to Canada from Cameroon, he thought that for
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Romina came to Edmonton in 2022. At the time, she felt it was time to put a pause on her life in Chile for a
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Robert is a biochemistry student at the University of Alberta. At the University, he explored different ways to get involved with the community in the
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This summer CCI-LEX has launched a fundraising campaign to ensure our most vulnerable newcomers have access to the English language classes and community supports they need to rebuild their lives in Canada!