Open Door Saint Paul

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In addition to working hard in the classroom, we try to give our students opportunities to practice speaking English in real life situations. Last week, students helped out in Alley Shoppe, a mission of Arlington Hills Lutheran Church. The students helped do quality checks of clothing that was donated, and then helped to sort the items by categories. This was a great way to end the unit we had just finished, that focused all on clothing!

One of our favorite ways to connect with each other is with a question in the morning. Students practice asking and answering the question with each other, and with their teachers. Today's question was... Did you have a good weekend?

Everything is very expensive right now. If you, or someone you know needs help with food, check out this website for places that can help:

Find Help - The Food Group - Hunger Solutions How can we help you? Prefer to talk to a person? Call the HelpLine at 1-888-711-1151.

In our classes, we have been talking about clothing, and the words MORE and LESS. What better time than to watch The Price Is Right, and one of the games that they play, called MORE or LESS! Each class watched how to play the game, and then played a version of the game that Teacher Jessica created using real clothing items. The classes worked together as teams to vote if each item cost more or less than the price that was given. We all had good laughs guessing!

Are you, or someone you know, looking for a summer job? Check out this opportunity below!

Summer Reads Summer Reads provides literacy services and mentorship to low-income children (primarily K-5) in schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations across Minnesota.

Are you interested in becoming an interpreter for your community? Check out this program from Karen Organization of Minnesota!

The last few months have been really, really hard. Do you, or someone you know feel like sharing your experience? Check out the information below.

This is a hard moment for many in our community.

"We Had Whistles: Minnesotans Under Operation Metro Surge" is a new oral history project documenting how immigrants and their neighbors are living through this time in Minnesota.

In partnership with Alight and funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, we're holding two Listening Sessions - to listen, reflect together, and let the community guide how these stories are gathered, protected, and shared.

Virtual: April 30, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 pm | Zoom
In-Person: May 6, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Northeast Minneapolis

This space is for immigrants, refugees, educators, students, faith leaders, nonprofit workers, small business owners, healthcare providers, and anyone holding this moment with us.

Registration required: https://gcv-listening-sessions.eventbrite.com

Your story matters. And it deserves to be told on your own terms.

Please share. These sessions are only as strong as the community that shows up.

1000 hours of volunteering is a lot of time spent at our school! We are so lucky to have Ken, Janet, and all of our other volunteers working with us!

Between April 2025 and April 2026, we have had 50 volunteers help for over 3147 hours at our school!

Looking for class information? Here is our current class schedule.