For people in the community who are learning English as a second language, there’s a free class offered in Washington to help improve English language skills. The Kirkwood Washington Regional Center hosts the class to improve reading, writing and speaking skills for anyone in the area free of charge. Since moving to the new center on Lexington Boulevard, 94 students have taken these ESL classes.

The registration is tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. and the classes begin next week. The course is eight weeks and meets every Monday and Wednesday evening. Another section will begin in mid-October. For more information contact the Kirkwood Washington Regional Center.