“My name is Natalia Kolenciak. I am a piano teacher from New Milford. I came to the USA 3¹/₂ years ago from Russia. I had some knowledge of English from our schools, and I was lucky to have a husband who speaks English. It was OK for a short period. But living in a foreign country means you have to understand and speak that language pretty well. I understood right away that I had to start English classes.Now, because of my classes, I feel more confident with people. I teach in two music schools and I have private students. As a teacher I need to communicate a lot with my students and their parents. It’s very important to me that they understand me clearly. So the English classes organized by Literacy Volunteers on The Green are very helpful for me.

I am sure I will keep taking the lessons as long as they are available.”

Natalia Kolenciak
New Milford, CT