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WEC provides adult immigrants high-quality English language instruction and other workforce programs Improving the lives of immigrants through education.

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01/21/2025

Do you love cooking? Are you looking to start your culinary career? Do you want to become a chef? 🍽️🧑‍🍳 Join Emma’s Torch Information Session tomorrow, 1/22 at 12:30pm at our office (1100 G St NW, Suite 200) to learn more about their culinary apprenticeship program! They offer full-time paid job training.

📆 January 22, 2025 | 🕗 12:30 PM

Photos from Washington English Center's post 01/14/2025

Our Winter Term is in full swing! ❄️ Our first day of Winter 2025 classes is here, and we can’t wait for all the memories, milestones, and moments we’ll share. If you’re interested in enrolling in classes this winter, we still have space available in our online classes, citizenship, and evening in-person classes. See you in class this winter season! 📚

01/10/2025

Winter Term kicks off this Monday! ❄️ We can’t wait to get started and welcome all our students and volunteers back to class. To add to the excitement, we have a social media contest! It’s a new season full of new opportunities—let’s make the most of it!

❗️ Social Media contest:
1- Follow us on instagram
2- Comment this post and tell us why you are excited for English classes at WEC
3- Tag a friend who hasn’t signed up yet

Good luck!! See you soon!! 📚

Photos from Washington English Center's post 01/08/2025

🌟 Orientation Today: Success! 🌟

We had a fantastic time at today’s orientation session, with languages ranging from English, Spanish, French, Russian/Ukrainian, Dari, and Chinese to make sure everyone feels welcome and informed! 📚✨ We also had a great session of Speed English afterward, where students practiced their conversation skills in a fun, interactive way.

If you missed today, don’t worry – we’ve got another session tomorrow evening from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in multiple languages. Join us to get all the details you need to start the semester strong! 💪

See you there! 🙌

Home 01/05/2025

Washington English Center will be closed on Monday, January 6 due to inclement weather. Please visit www.washingtonenglish.org for reopening updates.

Home English Language Programs for Immigrants

12/05/2024

Mark your calendars for December 12th—the final day of classes for Fall 2024! Let’s end the semester on a delicious and joyful note with a celebration during the last half hour of class.
🌎 Bring a dish that represents your country or culture and share a taste of your culture with the WEC community. This is a wonderful way to showcase our diversity and enjoy flavors from all around the world! 🥘🍣🍪
Let’s come together, celebrate our hard work, and make the last day unforgettable. We can’t wait to see what you bring!

12/04/2024

✨ What a fantastic time we had at the WEC Fall 2024 Student-Volunteer Social! 🎉
Last week, we gathered in the library/lounge area to connect, share experiences, and inspire one another. A big thank you to all the current and former student-volunteers who joined us, and to those considering stepping into this rewarding role—we can’t wait to welcome you! 🍎📚
Here's to building stronger connections and making a difference together! 💬🤝

12/03/2024

🍴 Exciting Opportunity: Culinary Job Training with STEP! 🍴
WEC's partner, Service Workers Training and Education Partnership (STEP), is now recruiting for their next Culinary Job Training Class, starting January 9! 🎉
This 150-hour hands-on training program equips you with essential culinary skills and includes job placement support. Perfect for anyone looking to kickstart a career in the food industry!
Interested? Apply now and learn more about eligibility through the link in bio.

11/29/2024

Save the date - WEC Graduation! Join us on Friday, December 13, 2024 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM ET to celebrate the graduation of our Fall 2024 students. You can join us online over Zoom, or our in-person watch party at WEC. To sign up, click the link on instagram bio.
Congratulations to our class of Fall 2024! 🎓🎉

11/28/2024

Our 4B.2 AM In-person class had a potluck at one of their co-teachers' homes on a Sunday night! Thank you to WEC Teacher, Sheila R., for sharing this picture with us! 🥘
We are so excited to see that there are more classes and their teaching teams getting together in person this fall! 🥰Wishing you a happy holiday today!

Photos from Washington English Center's post 11/27/2024

From discovering new customs to sharing our own rich heritages, our first Cultural Diversity Day at WEC was a vibrant celebration! 🌎✨
Our students brought the energy, sharing delicious food, songs, dance, and traditions from all over the world. We had inspiring presentations, fun Bingo and Kahoot games, and so much more! It was an afternoon full of learning, laughter, and connection.
Thank you to everyone who made this event unforgettable. Here's to celebrating the beauty of diversity! 🙌🎶🌍

11/26/2024

We’re thrilled to launch our brand-new Job & Career Training Board! 🎉 Whether you’re looking for job opportunities and career training, or if you’re offering job openings and workforce development programs, our online board connects the WEC community with great opportunities!
🌟 For Employers: Post jobs & training directly—no login needed!
🌟 For Job/Training Seekers: Find listings with details on English proficiency & work authorization requirements.
Check it out now and start exploring! 🔍👩‍💻👨‍💼
👉 Find the link to our Job Board in our bio
🧑‍💻 For more information send an email to [email protected]

11/25/2024

Exciting news for our Online Volunteers and Students! 🎉 We’re hosting a social media contest where you can enter a raffle to win a $25 dollar gift card!

To enter the raffle, just follow these simple steps:

1- Follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook

2- Like this post ❤️

3- Comment below on what you like about teaching or learning online? 💬

The deadline to participate will be December 9th, and TWO winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 11, so be sure to participate before then!

Don’t miss your chance to win—get involved and show your love for our community!💞🌎

Good luck to everyone, and we can’t wait to see your comments!

Photos from Washington English Center's post 11/22/2024

✨Join us in supporting students like Ariel as they learn to read, write, listen to, and speak English with greater fluency and confidence!🩵

🔗Use the link in our bio to donate today!

Photos from Washington English Center's post 10/10/2024

Did you know that WEC offers clubs for all enrolled students?

✨WEC has an Art Club, which meets on Mondays from 12:45 PM-2:45 PM. WEC members learn the basics of knitting, crocheting, sewing, and jewelry making. From creating hats and scarves to crafting unique earrings and necklaces, there’s so much creativity happening! Some supplies will be available, but we highly encourage students to bring their own materials🧵🪡🧶

🎨A heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteer, Kyra, for offering this opportunity for students’ to channel their inner artist.

Photos from Washington English Center's post 09/26/2024

🌟🍁 Welcome to WEC’s Fall Term and our New Location!🍁🌟

We’re excited to welcome back students and volunteers, both in-person and online! Classes started on September 23, but registration is still open—sign up now!

📅 Don’t miss our online citizenship preparation class beginning September 30.

We also have a few open volunteer positions available. If you’re interested in volunteering, please sign up on our website. We can’t wait to have you as part of the WEC community! 💙

👉 Tell us—what’s your favorite part of our new space?

09/11/2024

📚Join WEC’s student orientation to start your studies more smoothly — come and learn more about WEC in English, Spanish, Dari, Mandarin, French, Russian, and Ukrainian!

The student orientations will be held on two dates:

📆Wednesday, September 18: presentations run from 7:00pm - 8:00pm. If you plan to attend in-person, please arrive at 6:30pm to pick up your book.

   * Please note that the Wednesday evening Dari and Russian & Ukrainian info sessions are online only. All other info sessions are both online and in-person.

📆Thursday, September 19: presentations run from 10:30am - 11:30am. If you plan to attend in-person, please arrive at 10:00am to pick up your book.

🗣️On Thursday we’ll also offer a Speed English Conversation Practice Event in-person from 11:45am-12:15pm 💬

ℹ️All information and materials you might need about your class schedule, class level, textbooks, scholarships, additional resources, etc., will be covered.

✨Sign up and meet some of your classmates before the term starts!✨

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Our NEW space is officially alive with energy! 🔥🙌 Today was INCREDIBLE—so much excitement, so many smiles, and we’re jus...
💬Speed English Event with Carey Business School🗣️🚀Join us for a fun and interactive opportunity to practice your convers...
🎉 Summer 2024 Student orientation recap 🎉Wednesday evening and Thursday morning we met our new and returning students, s...
🌼📊 Sharing a breakdown of our Spring Term 2024 success! Watch our video to see how we’ve grown and achieved together 🎓💫 ...
The last week of the term can be so busy 🙇🏽‍♀️ As we help students and volunteers wrap up the current Spring ‘24 term 🌷,...
Prepositions in English can be extra confusing when you realize that other languages might not have different words for ...
The front desk staff is always in sync 🦖🪲🐸🐢 Don’t hesitate to come and say hi!
Remembering all the exceptions to English spelling and grammar rules is so hard that not even native speakers can keep t...
Here’s a breakdown of the Winter 2024 Term ❄️ The numbers don’t lie, it was our biggest Winter term yet!! 📈
We took a trip down memory road 🛣️ last Friday during our graduation ceremony. The Winter Term was wonderful thanks to o...

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1100 G Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington D.C., DC
20005

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm