Welcome to the LEAD project web site. LEAD is a project based in Charlotte, NC at Central Piedmont Community College. The LEAD Team recognizes that certain barriers keep some ESL students out of traditional classrooms and that educational institutions are challenged to meet the needs of these students. The goal of the LEAD project is two-fold. First, we aim to meet these students at a DISTANCE. Then we want to encourage and support other ESOL practitioners by creating a venue for sharing these experiences.

The Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) English as a Second Language (ESL) Division's Learning English at a Distance Project (LEAD) presents a distance learning model, Crossroads Cafe Classroom.


At this website:

• have your questions answered about DL.
• learn how to introduce Civics Education
• learn how to implement a program at your own site
• read how this program was implemented in a variety of settings
• find general and specific internet resources to support this program
• watch an introduction video of the Instructional Video Component
• dial-up connections :: fast internet access
• contact us

Crossroads Cafe Classroom uses Distance Learning (DL) methodologies to present a unique method for learning English. This program combines Intelecom's Crossroads Cafe series with CPCC's Instructional Video Components to create an English language series that can be implemented
in a variety of settings and organizations.