Friends and Partners,
Spokane College of English Language (SCEL) began August 14th, 2007. I started at the college as a volunteer and have since been substitute, instructor, senior instructor, and director over the past six years. Instructors by my side today have been here even longer. I'm grateful for Nicole O'brien from whom I have learned heaps in teaching ELL phonetics, Ronica Penar and her superb classroom management and cross-cultural communication skills, Neal Hallgarth who seems to know a little bit about every academic topic ever, and Abby Monta who can teach vocabulary or build a woodshed with equal acumen.
So it is with heavy hearts we will see SCEL's doors close at the end of this month. Our owner issued a letter last Friday with the news (included below), but I felt it necessary to send out my own letter to express my gratitude for all of you who have helped cultivate the network of learning and friendship of which SCEL was only a part.
Our community (both locally and globally), is a robust network of exemplars and creators who have inspired me to become a better educational leader.
If you see opportunities for any of these fine educators, please consider them; any team will be better off for bringing them on board.
We've seen hundreds of students graduate through our program and go off to many places around the world to lead, create, and inspire. As we've said to these students, this is not goodbye, but we'll see you again; in what capacity we'll meet in the future, I don't know. That's the adventure of life. Thank you all for six of the greatest years to date, and please, keep learning.
To reach me directly for any future communication, please save my personal email:
In gratitude,
Joshua Porter, Director
Spokane College of English Language
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