Programas para adultosAdult Programs · mornings, evenings and weekends
English, art, fitness, health, legal preparation and research — classes and circles started by Norristown parents, for themselves and for each other.
Cada programa para adultos empezó con una madre o un padre que quería aprender, enseñar o cambiar algo.
Every adult program at CCATE was started by parents who wanted to learn something, teach something, or see something change in their community. Morning classes began in 2023 because parents asked for them. The Health Circle began with a community health census. The Friday legal clinic began when families needed a plan.
If there is a class you want to take — or teach — tell us. That is how the next one starts.
Clases y círculosFive ways adults take part at CCATE
- EnglishTwo levels, morning and evening sections, with a teacher and university volunteers
- Conversation clubSix-week cycles to practice speaking
- Computers & technologyDigital skills workshops for adults
- Las ArtivistasA women’s art collective with prizes at the Barnes and the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Bordado y tejidoEmbroidery and weaving circle
- Photography circleFrom basics to analog and digital, for teens and adults
- ZumbaWeekly dance fitness
- YogaMovement and breathing
- Bicycle groupSunday rides along the Schuylkill, spring to fall
- Health CircleCommunity health, Health Week and vaccination clinics
- Men’s and women’s circlesPeer emotional support, with therapists as guests
- Herbalism & the gardenMedicinal plants and the CCATE garden beds
- Friday legal clinicOne-on-one family preparedness appointments
- Research CircleParents as researchers of their own community
- Family dialogues & assembliesWhere the community sets its own agenda
Asesoría legal los viernesFriday immigration legal clinic and family preparedness
Every Friday, CCATE’s immigration liaison meets with families one at a time — not in a workshop — to build a plan for whatever comes. Appointments last 30 to 45 minutes, in Spanish, with follow-up.
- A first conversation. An intake interview about the family’s situation and worries.
- A family plan. Powers of attorney, access to money and documents, care for children, and protecting a home or small business.
- The right attorney. A referral to trusted immigration attorneys for the kind of case — the family always chooses whom to hire.
- Follow-up. We stay with the family until the case is closed, and connect them to the Consulate, the Health Circle and other support.
CCATE is not a law firm and does not give legal representation. Our liaison helps families prepare and connects them with licensed immigration attorneys.
CCATE also hosts Know Your Rights sessions with the Consulate of Mexico and immigration law faculty from Penn and Villanova.
Salud y bienestarThe Health Circle, since 2018
Founded by members of our Research Circle, the Health Circle promotes, humanizes and dignifies health care for the Latinx community. It meets monthly and organizes CCATE’s Health Week every October.
- Vaccination clinics — 45 uninsured community members vaccinated in fall 2025
- Workshops on grief, childhood trauma, heart health, nutrition and food systems
- Spanish-language Mental Health First Aid training for community members, 2026
- Men’s and women’s support circles, and referrals to bilingual therapists
Tres círculos, tres historiasGroups with a life of their own
Las Artivistas
About a dozen women who make art about migration, identity and their community — exhibited at the Organization of American States, Penn’s Annenberg Center and the John James Audubon Center.
Meet Las Artivistas ›
Grupo de bicicletas
A friendly, non-competitive group that rides the region’s trails on Sundays from spring to fall — for health, for nature, and to push for more bike lanes in Norristown. CCATE has shared bikes, racks and a repair station.
Círculo de Investigación
Parents trained as researchers who study their own community — schools, health, immigration — and publish what they find, as authors.
Participatory research ›¿Cómo participar?How to join a class
- Check the schedule for this semester’s classes, days and times.
- Come to the first session or call us — (484) 685-3633 — to sign up. Classes are in Spanish, with English where needed.
- Ask about contributions. Some classes ask a small monthly contribution — staff can tell you which.
- Want to teach? Parents, alumni and neighbors teach many of our classes. Tell us what you would like to share.
1246 W. Main St, Norristown, PA 19401 · contact@ccate.org
Nunca es tarde para aprenderIt’s never too late to learn — or to teach
Todos enseñamos, todos aprendemos.