The Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity is a County government program for immigrant integration through English learning, computer training, citizenship classes, and free legal clinics, etc. It’s a small but wonderful program that now has several centers throughout the County. Please see below list of upcoming programs in the Upcounty Regional Services Center. It’s part of our Office of Community Partnerships. –Lily
Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity Upcounty Summer Program
12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown, MD 20874, Tel. 240-777-6950
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES:
- Beginning English, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 28–Aug. 2; Registration Wed. and Thurs. June 15/16, 3:00-7:00 p.m.; fee $25 for textbook
- Intermediate Conversation and More, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 28th-Aug. 2nd; drop-in (no registration required)
- Advanced Conversation and More, Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m., June 28th-Aug. 2nd; drop-in (no registration required)
- American Idioms, Fridays, 12:30-2:00 p.m. (drop-in...until Aug. 5)
CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION CLASSES:
- Tuesdays, starting July 5-Aug. 30, 6:00-8:00 p.m.; free, in English
Offered by Baltimore City Community College, call 410-580-2756
- Assistance with N-400 application and practice interviews, call 240-777-6950, for appointment
PRO BONO (FREE) LEGAL CLINIC:
- 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month; Sign in at 6:00 p.m. (no advance registration required), by Montgomery County Bar Foundation, call 301-424-7651 for more info.
FRENCH CONVERSATION
- Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. ; Intermediate level; drop-in; no registration required
