If you have questions about learning English at Scalabrini, you can contact our English School. The English School conducts classes on WhatsApp. Only certain students come into the office, on invitation only, in line with Covid-19 protocols. To contact the English School, please call or WhatsApp  072 069 2014.

To improve English communication skills in order to facilitate the socioeconomic integration and wellbeing of asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and South Africans.

Refugees and migrants who lack English language skills face greater barriers in adjusting to life in South Africa, accessing social services, and securing employment. To address this need, we provide a specialised English language school to promote empowerment, integration, and student success.

To enrol in the English School, applicants must:

• – Provide R300 fee.
• – Complete a placement test which determines the level in which the English student will be placed in.

There are three dates per year when students can enrol. For the next registration date, please contact reception on 021 465 6433 or email rhoda@scalabrini.org.za.

Please note that during the Covid-19 pandemic, teaching is conducted via WhatsApp. Next Registration opens on the 14th September.

Our volunteers come from all over the world and bring a diverse set of experiences, knowledge and abilities. They support every aspect of Scalabrini’s programmes, from English lessons and administrative support, to outreach and advocacy work.