(Please note that these classes are not going to count towards the educational requirement, because they are taught by volunteers in different churches. It is a great way of improving English if you have time during the day, weekend or evening)

Washington Baptist Church (former Briggs Church). 5144 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, MD  20816. Tel. 301-229-7725.  The classes are Wednesdays, Thursdays, 9:30 am till 11:30 am and Sundays at 9:00 am till 9:50 am.

Christ Church, 3855 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington DC  20016. Wednesday 6-8 pm and Sunday from 4:00 pm till 8:00 pm. Classes start January 25. Global Neighborhood Center. 10 week course. Tuition $75 included textbook, materials, CD. Tel. 202-363-4090.

Fourth Presbyterian Church, 5500 River Road, Bethesda, MD  20816.  and will be on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm till 9:30 pm. Call the Church receptionist at 301-320-3600, or Margaret at 301-299-7385. Registration $10, books $20.

Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, 2200 California Street, NW Washington DC  20008, 202-387-2222 www.languageetc.org.  Classes from Monday-Thursday, 7-9 pm. Tuesday and Thursday 10 am-1pm. Sunday and Saturday from 2-5pm, and Sunday 9am – 11:30 am. The classes cost $100 including books.

Lado School has also free English classes, which are run by Lado students who are studying to become English teachers. Classes are Wednesdays 7:00pm-9:00pm and Saturdays 2:00pm – 4:00pm, tel: 202-333-4222, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington DC 20007. This is another chance to practice English, but those classes don’t count for your educational requirement.