Is It Your Turn to Finally Graduate?

(The following news release comes from Adult Options in Education.)

When the weather warms, some adults in the community will be donning back graduation gowns, walking across the  stage of Hopkins Center for the Arts and celebrating completing a major educational goal and their first step to success. It is not too late for those who lack a high school diploma to enroll in an education program leading to the GED credential and, quite possibly, be one of those graduates accepting diplomas Tuesday, June 5.

 A GED orientation session, the first step toward graduation, has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 15 in room 223, Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins.. For more information, or to sign up to attend the orientation session, call 952-988-5343.

The orientation is an information registration session which includes information on the GED exams, preparation classes and other education and training programs offered by Adult Options In Education. Adult Options In Education offers free classroom preparation for the GED exams.

With i-Pathways, adults working toward earning their GEDs also can prepare for the GED exams online with the support of an Adult Options In Education teacher. Students using i-Pathways have the option of working solely online or use online learning as a supplement to the traditional classroom experience.

GED exams are based on a traditional high school curriculum after extensive interviews with a broad range of experts including superintendents, principals, teachers and employers. More than 90 percent of employers and universities accept the GED as equivalent to a high school diploma

GED testing is regularly offered at Eisenhower Community Center on selected Wednesday mornings, Thursday evenings and Saturdays. For a complete testing schedule, visit our website at www.adultoptions.org.

Adult Options In Education classes are for adults who want to gain English-language or basic skills or adults working to prepare for the GED exams.  Adult Options offers day and evening classes in Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park and Saturday morning classes in Hopkins. All Adult Options In Education classes are free. To register for classes or to find out more about the many learning opportunities, please call 952-988-5343.

Adult Options In Education is an adult basic education program supported through the community education departments of the Hopkins, Minnetonka, and St. Louis Park school districts, along with Hennepin County Corrections.