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WBFN offers a variety of social activities and educational opportunities. All WBG family members are welcome to participate in these. Occasionally there is a fee which helps to cover the cost of materials or instructors time. Some activities and classes require advance registration.
These activities and courses reflect the interests and initiatives of WBFN members. Proposals for new activities are always welcome and should be presented to the WBFN Executive Committee. Share your ideas with the WBFN President. |  Computer Courses
Language Classes
Personal Finances | | Computer Courses
 WBFN has organized computer classes for its members for over 12 years. More than 2,000 have attended. WBFN subsidizes these classes as we recognize how essential computer and Internet skills are to members in cultural transition after a move. Courses range from the most basic, which help families to communicate around the world, to more advanced levels for job-seekers looking to enhance or polish their skills for the workplace. All classes are taught by experienced teachers, who are accustomed to teaching in an international classroom environment.
World Bank Group and IMF spouses/partners, family members, and retirees can apply for the courses.
For more details on the classes offered please click here. |  | Language Classes
 WBFN offers a variety of classes and conversation groups to WBFN members interested in learning or improving their language skills. With the exception of some of the English classes, which are fee-based, WBFN members volunteer their time to teach and coordinate these language classes and they are offered free of charge to the participants. From time to time, new classes are added and new conversation groups are formed. These classes and groups are announced in Mosaic and on this website.
If you are a WBFN members and would like to volunteer to teach a new language class or organize a new conversation group, please contact the WBFN office: 202-473-8751 or email Family Network.
For more details on the classes/groups offered please click here. | | Personal Finances
 WBFN supports several classes and seminars for its members on increasing financial literacy, personal budgeting skills and financial investment knowledge. These include courses based on the World Bank Institute Money Matters program: a two-day Financial Literacy class held at the World Bank in Washington and two online e-learning classes, Family Budgeting and Savings & Investment.
All classes are taught by inspiring instructor Cary Clark. Several WBFN volunteers assist her as facilitators for the e-learning courses. The classes are open to all WBFN members. The e-learning classes are also open to WBFN members who live abroad in Country Offices.
For more details on the classes offered, please click here. |
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