English Empowerment Center

Happy National Book Lovers Day from the English Empowerment Center! For many of our learners, reading is an important way to practice English, every page has the power to teach, inspire and connect us. Today, we are sharing the joy of reading by sharing what our staff is reading!💙
What is a book you have loved recently?📖

Registration for in-person fall English classes begins this week! See the full class and registration schedule below.

Join us Tuesday morning at James Lee Community Center to sign up for any in-person English class!

Tuesday, August 11, 10:00am-11:30am
James Lee Community Center
2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA 22042

Online English class registration is open now! Start signing up for an online class here: https://www.jotform.com/app/241834604409153

Find out more about English Empowerment Center classes: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/

Sign up for an in-person English class next week! See the full class and registration schedule below.

Online English class registration is open now! Start signing up for an online class here: https://www.jotform.com/app/241834604409153

Find out more about English Empowerment Center classes: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/

See EEC Instructor Lina Kim’s interview on DC News Now’s Women’s Wednesday: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/womens-wednesday/womens-wednesday-a-nation-of-immigrants/

Lina shares her own story and how learning English empowers students in her class to reach their career goals, support their families, and thrive in the community.

Women’s Wednesday | A Nation of Immigrants Lina Kim spent much of her childhood shuttled between countries. To give back, she has volunteered in teaching thousands of people English every year.

What an incredible evening at EEC's 64th Annual Recognition Ceremony! We were honored to recognize the hard work and dedication of EEC learners, volunteers, instructors, and community partners who make our mission possible. Together, we celebrated the achievements and contributions that continue to open doors to new opportunities for English language learners.

We were honored to hear an uplifting message from Keynote Speaker Richard Cerros, Congressman Don Beyer's Community Relations Manager and a leader in community engagement and public service, who shared his own experience learning English as a second language and highlighted the powerful impact learning English can have for individuals and their families.

The audience was moved by stories from student speakers Fatima and Henry on the essay theme “English: The Key to Our Future. See all submitted student essays in the Annual Recognition Ceremony Program book here: https://bit.ly/ARCbook2026 . We presented EEC learner Patricia with the Patricia M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship Award for her inspiring dedication to learning English.

We were thrilled to celebrate the contributions of three outstanding volunteers of the year: Chris Axarlis, Mary Pat Paris, and Marie Tibor. We also recognized three outstanding community partners: Amazon, Bailey’s Crossroads/Culmore Place-Based Initiative, and Culmore United Methodist Church.

Last night we were honored to present the Inaugural Gerry E. Connolly Empowerment Award to EEC board member and long-time supporter John V. Thomas. This award is presented to those who embody the spirit of service, advocacy, and empowerment that Congressman Connolly exemplified throughout his career.

Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate a fantastic year of building a community empowered by the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English!

Registration for EEC's Intensive English and Workforce Readiness class is approaching! Join us on Wednesday, June 17 at 11:00am to sign up for an English class that meets 16 hours a week.

Wednesday, June 17, 11:00am-12:00pm
at the City of Alexandria’s Workforce Development Center
4850 Mark Center Dr., 6th floor, Alexandria, VA 22311

Tonight is the LAST CHANCE to sign up for a beginning-level summer English class. Join EEC at Lincolnia Senior Center to sign up for ANY in-person class with space available.

Thursday, May 21, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Lincolnia Senior Center
4710 North Chambliss Street, Alexandria, VA 22312

Find out more about EEC classes: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/

There are just a couple chances left to sign up for a summer English class! Join EEC tomorrow night at Lorton Community Center to sign up for any in-person class.

Lorton Community Center
9520 Richmond Hwy, Lorton, VA 22079
Wednesday, May 20, 6:30pm-7:30pm

Find out more about EEC classes: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/

Summer English class registrations continue this week! Register for any in-person class at any registration before the sign up period ends! Sign up today at Fairfax Regional Library or Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center.

City of Fairfax Regional Library
10360 North Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Monday, May 18, 4:30pm-6:00pm

Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center
1086 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Monday, May 18, 5:30pm-7:00pm

See the full schedule for all upcoming English class registrations.

Find out more about EEC classes: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/