Education can change your life – and the Siena Learning Center is here to help,
The Siena Learning Center is a non-profit, non-denominational educational outreach ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. The Center offers English as a Second Language to Adult Learners in the Greater New Britain area of Connecticut, assisting in career opportunities and earning American citizenship.
The staff and volunteers at the Siena Learning Center BELIEVE in your dreams. We will help you REACH your goals. Working together, we will DISCOVER your potential.
Call or email us today to get started!
This year, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nozimabonu, a senior at New Britain High School and the daughter of our learners Muzzafar and Zylphia Sabirova, as an evening volunteer fulfilling her community service hours. Fondly known to us as “Nozima,” she has been an incredible asset to the Siena Learning Center.
In addition to her volunteer work, Nozima completed her high school Capstone Project on her personal experience at our Center and the broader impact that community-based programs have on immigrants learning English. Her reflections truly captured the heart of our mission and the transformative work we strive to do every day. Click here to learn more about Nozima and read her research paper.
Nozima is shown here with Sisters Virginia Bruen, OP, and Cornelia Coughlin, OP.
The Siena Learning Center has a new home! Our new space at 114 West Main in New Britain has some history … it served for years as downtown New Britain’s post office. It was purchased by the current owner in 2022 and has been completely restored.
The new center is just 5 minutes away from our old location and is on 16 bus routes.
We look forward to meeting you there!
The Siena Learning Center offers a holistic approach to literacy for underserved adult learners, with a special emphasis on English as a Second Language (ESL).
Learn About Our WorkThe Siena Learning Center relies on our volunteer tutors to provide one-on-one assistance to our adult learners, and donations to help us provide books and materials.
How Can You Help?Many people believe they can’t teach English if they can’t speak the learner’s language. But if you speak English, you can teach it… we can show you how!
Make a difference in your neighbor’s lives… call the Siena Learning Center at (860) 348-0622, or email us here!
