What can a student do to improve in English outside of taking ESL classes?
A student should take advantage of opportunities to speak English whenever possible and use the support that is available to students at HPA. Students involved in the life of the school at HPA (sports, theater, community service, residential life, clubs, etc.) will make the greatest and most rapid progress in English because that student will be in a variety of situations with a natural need to communicate in English. Students who seek the help of others (teachers, tutors, peers) will move forward more quickly in English than those who do not take the same initiative. Summer Session at HPA and summer programs at other schools also are strongly encouraged for ESL students at least during their first year or two at HPA.
