Leap to Freedom
One Couple’s Journey from Thin Ice to Solid Ground The snowy tundra is vast. You pound through stiff, groaning snow. You come to a frozen lake. To go around it would set back your journey for too many hours. It [...]
A Rawhide Guide: Elizabeth Helvey Saddles Up to Lead the DAEC
Elizabeth Harvey joins the Center as our executive director. She has a background in economics and a passion for building strong communities.
When Crossing Rivers: Teresa Malone on Learning, Leading, and Leaving
Over the last 5 years, our executive director, Teresa Malone, expanded our education services. She now passes the torch to a new director.
Two Suitcases, Two Women, and the Road to U.S. Citizenship
Marie Roessler volunteers her time at the Education Center helping immigrants study for and obtain U.S. Citizenship.
Dreams, Best If Used By
Do dreams come with expiration dates? When should you rule out a goal as out of reach or impossible? Ed Lettman was days away from high school graduation when the principal expelled him. The offense? “Fraternizing,” Lettman alludes with his [...]
Eat, Brain, Nog
Here it is, at last! The top ten fun, exciting, mysterious ways you can support the Durango Adult Education Center as we celebrate our 30th year of excellence in education and community transformation. The remaining five is printed in our [...]
Got These Back-to-School Essentials?
Lunchbox? Check. Backpack? Check. Notebooks, pencils, calculators. Triple check! There’s nothing quite like the helter-skelter cycle of the back-to-school bonanza. Teachers and staff at the Durango Adult Education Center have been busier than ever, but it’s not because they needed [...]
Cat Got Your Tongue: The Need for English as a Second Language Programs
Has it been "raining cats and dogs" in your neighborhood recently? Do you think learning English is "a piece of cake?" Or have you been "feeling under the weather" with summer allergies? The Rule of Thumb Is There Are No Rules [...]