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UF students help ESOL students navigate life, changes — and high school
By Oriana Torre
August 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM EDT
A new school year is finally here, and navigating a new high school system is hard.
Doing it while learning a new language is harder.
So a group of University of Florida students are trying to lend a hand. They’re continuing a program called ESOL Achievers.
That stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages.
They step in at Gainesville High School, where about 20-percent of students are enrolled in ESOL classes.
Earlier this year, WUFT’s Oriana Torre spoke with one of the coordinators, Elizaveta Ivanova.
Doing it while learning a new language is harder.
So a group of University of Florida students are trying to lend a hand. They’re continuing a program called ESOL Achievers.
That stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages.
They step in at Gainesville High School, where about 20-percent of students are enrolled in ESOL classes.
Earlier this year, WUFT’s Oriana Torre spoke with one of the coordinators, Elizaveta Ivanova.