Beacon for English Language & Literacy

📚 Fall 2026 Registration Appointments Now Available! 🍂
We still have several registration intake appointments available for our Fall 2026 English and Citizenship classes!

✅ Registration is by appointment only and completed in- person. During your appointment, you'll complete registration, take a speaking/listening assessment, complete a reading assessment and receive your class placement.

🍁 Fall Session: August 17 – November 5, 2026
💻🏫 Classes available online and in person (Manassas locations)
📖 Cost: $100 for the 12-week session (includes textbook/workbook)
Our Fall 2026 U.S. Citizenship Class will be Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:00–9:00 PM (in person) Cost: $100 (includes the citizenship book and study materials).
📅 Appointments and class spaces are first-come, first-served, so don't wait- the remaining appointments are filling fast! Schedule your appointment today at: https://beaconliteracy.org/registration/

🍂 BEACON Volunteers: Fall classes are just around the corner, and we want to see how you're getting ready! Pictured: Our Advanced Grammar class teacher, Alan, who is working on some lesson plans for his Fall 2026 classes, even while on vacation!

Our Fall 2026 New Student Registration Appointments are now available at: https://beaconliteracy.org/registration/

Are you organizing your lesson materials, reviewing the curriculum, or enjoying one last summer adventure before classes begin?

📸 Share a photo in the comments and let us know how you're preparing for the Fall session! We love seeing the creativity and dedication of our amazing BEACON volunteers.

Thank you for everything you do to help our adult learners succeed. We can't wait to welcome everyone for the Fall session soon! 💙

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📚 Fall 2026 Registration Appointments Now Available! 🍂
Registration intake appointments are now available for our Fall 2026 English and Citizenship classes!

✅ Registration is by appointment only and completed in- person. During your appointment, you'll complete registration, take a speaking/listening assessment, complete a reading assessment and receive your class placement.

🍁 Fall Session: August 17 – November 5, 2026
💻🏫 Classes available online and in person (Manassas locations)
📖 Cost: $100 for the 12-week session (includes textbook/workbook)
Our Fall U.S. Citizenship Class will be Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:00–9:00 PM (in person) Cost: $100 (includes the textbook and study materials).
📅 Appointments and class spaces are first-come, first-served, so don't wait!
Schedule your appointment today at: https://beaconliteracy.org/registration/

📚 Fall 2026 Registration Appointments Now Available! 🍂

Registration intake appointments are now available for our Fall 2026 English and Citizenship classes!

✅ Registration is by appointment only and completed in- person. During your appointment, you'll complete registration, take a speaking/listening assessment, complete a reading assessment and receive your class placement.

🍁 Fall Session: August 17 – November 5, 2026
💻🏫 Classes available online and in person (Manassas locations)
📖 Cost: $100 for the 12-week session (includes textbook/workbook)
Our Fall 2026 U.S. Citizenship Class will be Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:00–9:00 PM (in person) Cost: $100 (includes the citizenship book and study materials).
📅 Appointments and class spaces are first-come, first-served, so don't wait! Schedule your appointment today at: https://beaconliteracy.org/registration/

Accessibility has always been at the heart of our vision for the Prayer Garden. Our hope is that everyone who visits will feel welcomed and able to enjoy this special place of prayer, peace, and renewal.

We are delighted to see the garden taking shape, with gently winding paved pathways that make it easier for all to explore and experience the garden. New sidewalks and accessible parking spaces have also been added to help ensure a comfortable visit for everyone.

Visitors to our grounds will notice a new traffic pattern designed to enhance safety and improve traffic flow. The central circle is now one way. Please bear right and follow the signs directing you to the Monastery, the Prayer Garden, and other areas of our grounds.

We are deeply grateful to our friends and supporters, as well as the skilled builders and craftspeople, who are helping to transform what was once only a plan on paper into a beautiful garden for all to enjoy.

Sponsorship opportunities, including memorial benches, are still available for those who wish to help shape this meaningful space.

If you’d like to learn more, call 571-428-2528 or email [email protected]. Donations can be made at: http://osbva.org/support-us/ -garden

Thank you for sharing with our program! It was such a great experience for our students!

Sharing on behalf of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia- we are so excited to see their progress on this beautiful new space--it will be a wonderful addition to the grounds.😍

Each day brings new detail as skilled craftsmen carefully shape and place each stone, creating the harmonious walls that will surround the Prayer Pods.

As work progresses, it becomes easier to imagine the beauty and peace this sacred space will offer when the garden is finished.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends of the Monastery whose generosity is helping make the Prayer Garden possible.

Sponsorship opportunities, including memorial flower beds, are still available for those who wish to help shape this meaningful space.

If you’d like to learn more, call 571-428-2528 or email [email protected]. Donations can be made at: http://osbva.org/support-us/ -garden

🎉💙 Thank You for an Incredible Give Greater DC! 💙🎉

On behalf of everyone at BEACON for English Language & Literacy, we are filled with gratitude for your support!

Because of you, we raised $2,324.00 🙌✨

📚 Our students will continue learning English from home with dignity, flexibility, and time to care for their families.

This is more than a fundraiser—it’s opportunity, access, and hope in action. 💙🌍

THANK YOU for believing in our students and their futures!

For those who missed the opportunity to participate in and want to, donors can continue to give through May 31st! 👉 Donate or learn more: https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/beaconliteracy

🚨 We’re almost halfway to our goal and there is still time to give! 🚨

Today is , and we’re raising $3,300 to cover Zoom licenses for our online English classes for the year. These classes provide hundreds of hours of instruction, community-building, and training for adult learners in our community. 💻

A gift of just $62 covers one Zoom license for an entire English class, and every donation—big or small—helps keep learning accessible for adults balancing work, childcare, and transportation challenges.

When you give, you help:
✅ A parent attend class without needing a babysitter
✅ A learner join class without a car
✅ Education reach people right where they are
Help us get the rest of the way to our goal and keep BEACON “Zooming” toward brighter futures! 💙

👉 Please donate today at:https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/beaconliteracy