{"id":7119,"date":"2015-02-02T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T12:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=7119"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:40:49","slug":"workshops-leading-candidates-to-us-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/workshops-leading-candidates-to-us-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops- Leading Candidates to US Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/yy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7120 alignright\" alt=\"yy\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/yy.jpg\" width=\"311\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a>Group workshops in American history &amp; government to prepare for the United States Citizenship Exam. All welcome and free of charge.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The intent of the course is to help those seeking citizenship, but all students\u00a0and members of the community\u00a0are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The workshops include brief lectures by professors (5 minutes) and one on one reviews with SPC students of\u00a0the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service)<b>\u00a0<\/b>government and history materials that are tested on the Naturalization Exam.<\/p>\n<p>There are four workshops this semester. All take place on<b>\u00a0Friday mornings from 9 am to 11 am at the Clearwater Campus in ES 127<\/b>. \u00a0Each class is independent and\u00a0it is not necessary\u00a0to register in advance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February 6th \u2013 \u00a0 An Introduction to the Founding Fathers; George Washington, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson<\/li>\n<li>February 20th\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Special Presentation for Community Relations Director, Kristen Smith of USCIS, will explain the naturalization process.<\/li>\n<li>March 20th &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0The three Branches of\u00a0the United States government; Legislative, Executive and Judicial.<\/li>\n<li>April 17th &#8211; United States Civil Liberties, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a great opportunity for learning and fellowship.\u00a0Our student ambassadors look forward to meeting and guiding people\u00a0through the basic lessons. Each lesson is prepared by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service and includes vocabulary and language objectives.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions please contact: <a href=\"mailto:preston.suzanne@spcollege.edu\">preston.suzanne@spcollege.edu<\/a> or call (727) 791-5963.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Group workshops in American history &amp; government to prepare for the United States Citizenship Exam. All welcome and free of charge. The intent of the course is to help those seeking citizenship, but all students\u00a0and members of the community\u00a0are welcome. 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