Virtual Classes Offered Through the Week

Dr. Petersen has guided LACSO as director for the past 15 years.  She has provided community wide tutor training sessions in adult ESL teaching methodology for school districts and area colleges.  She created "Community English", a six month Cox Cable program developed for the entire Omaha/Council Bluffs area to provide daily ESL instruction to new arrivals. Her "Mobile English" programming has taken English and Citizenship classes to businesses throughout the area.  She has been responsible for guiding LACSO grants from Iowa West Foundation, Parker Family, Mutual of Omaha, Dollar General, Lincoln Financial, Compassion Institute of the Midlands, Futuro Latino, Cox Cable and others. She has also presented at local, regional, and national seminars.  She is currently enrolled in the Mindful  Schools Teacher Certification Program and also has Life Coach Certification.  Other advanced skills include:

·Nebraska Educator's Certificate

·Standard Administrative Certificate

·Iowa Permanent Professional License

·Proliteracy Tutor Trainer Basic Literacy

·Proliteracy Tutor Trainer ESL

·Best Plus Test Administrator

·CASAS Test Administrator

 New classes are now being formed.

Call 402-895-0766 to register

  Board of  Directors Language & Culture School of Omaha (LACSO)

 Ms. Lida J. Avila, Chair

 Mr. Carlos Rey

 Ms Blanca Mejia

 Mr. James Prouty

 Ms.  Brenda Jewel

 Ms. Sonia Bartels

Organizations

LACSO is a member of ProLiteracy, Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, and Millard Business Association