Martha’s Vineyard Adult Learning Program (MVALP) is a community-based program that provides free English language instruction for adults whose first language is not English (ESOL). High quality, theme-based language classes are designed and delivered with the mission of assisting adults in achievement of their educational, work-related, and community goals.
Classes are held at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm. There are two semesters: the first running from September to December, the second from January to April.
Our students come from all over the world and are an important part of the island ecosystem. Many of them are juggling full-time jobs, childcare, and night classes even while acclimatizing to the island.
The Adult Learning Program is a Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and administered through the office of the Superintendent of Schools. The program is in its 21st year.
MVALP classes are in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, 100 Edgartown/Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, 02557 PH: (508) 560-7704
Claudio DeChiara
Program Director