Classroom Locations
All adult and most school-aged children's classes take place in the Northwood Community Center at 1000 McIntyre Drive, located at the corner of Hubbard and McIntyre, one block west of Huron Parkway. Preschool children's classes and the 4½-6 Year-Olds classes take place at 1588 Cram Circle, between Hubbard Road and Bishop Street, in Northwood I.

If you have disabilities and need special accommodations, please call the English Language teaching staff at #734-764-9998 at least five days before the semester begins.

Child Care
For those who are interested in enrolling in an English class but who also need to arrange for child care, these community resources may be helpful.

• The University of Michigan Work/Life Resource Center staff help U-M families to locate child care. They can be contacted by email at worklife@umich.edu, or by calling #936-8677.
• The Child Care Network (#975-1840) can help families who are not affiliated with U-M to find child care.

If your child is between 3-5 years old:

• A parent may take an English class at the same time that a child between 3½ - 5 years old takes an English class.
• Children may enroll in the Northwood Community Child Development Center by contacting Judy Powers at #764-4557 between 8:30 am-2:00 pm. The Child Development Center offers part-time child care during two to five mornings or afternoons per week.
• Call the Ann Arbor Public School Preschool Office at #994-2303 for information about their free preschool program.

For children who are older than 5 years of age:

• Parents can take an English class at the same time that their school-aged child takes a class.
• Ask your child's school or the Ann Arbor Public School's Office (994-2200), 2555 S. State Street, about after school programs they have.
• For the summer semester, you can register your school-aged child in a summer day camp. Some camps have full-day programs, and others have half-day programs. There are many day camp programs in Ann Arbor, including the U-M Recreational Department (at the North Campus Recreation Building), the YMCA, and many day-care centers.

Many of the programs listed above are quite popular and have limited spaces. Therefore, contact them as soon as possible. If the program you want is full, ask about a waiting list. When a space opens up, sometimes many people on the waiting list are called before the space is filled. Good luck! We hope you find a good program for your child while you are taking classes in the English Language Program.

Parking
If you live in Northwood (i.e., you are a resident and you have a parking permit), you can park in any lot.

If you do not live in Northwood Community Apartments, (i.e. you are considered a "Non-Resident"), you can park:

• In the evening after 6:00pm, in the "Orange" parking lot at the corner of McIntyre and Hubbard Streets for free.

OR

• You can buy a monthly parking permit, which would allow you to park in
  • lot #NW 46 (near the Community Center) or in
  • Lot #NW12 (near 1588 Cram Circle).

This monthly permit will cost between $2-13 depending on how many days per week you will attend class. YOU CAN BUY THIS PERMIT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER INFORMATION DESK ON OR AFTER YOUR FIRST DAY OF CLASS. Please bring your car license plate number and your receipt of payment for classes. NOTE: This permit will only be valid for one month. You will need to buy a new permit each month that you attend classes. You may buy all of your monthly parking permits for one semester together (instead of buying one every month). However, you must remember to change the permit on your car when the month changes. You will have to pay for a new permit if you lose any.

Please park as described above. If you do not, you may get a parking ticket. Thank you for your cooperation.

Contact the Community Center staff at 764-9998 or e-mail us at northwood@umich.edu with any questions.

Directions
From U of M Central Campus: Take the Northwood Bus and get off at the Community Center at Parking Lot #NW47. Or, take Division to Plymouth Road. Go past Barton Drive, and turn right at the next light (Murfin). Turn left at the four-way stop (Hubbard). Continue on Hubbard for about a ½ mile and turn left on McIntyre. The Community Center (1000 McIntyre) is immediately on the right.

From US 23: Get off at the Plymouth Road Exit and travel on Plymouth Road toward Ann Arbor. Turn left onto Huron Parkway. Turn right on Hubbard. At the top of the hill (3-way stop), turn right again. Turn right on McIntyre Drive. The Community Center (1000 McIntyre) is immediately on the right.

If you have questions or would like more information, call #734-764-9998 or email Julia Fituch.