World Languages Day Registration opens on Tuesday, 12/1/09 For Washington High School Students Friday, March 5, 2010 UW campus, Seattle Today's high school juniors and seniors have the opportunity and challenge of living in a world whose boundaries are becoming smaller and smaller. It has become more essential, as well as mind-opening, to learn other languages and to become familiar with the cultures of our world. UW World Languages Day (WLD) presents the chance for students and teachers to participate in a unique one-day conference. The topics for presentations are diverse – in 2009 we offered close to 200 sessions from mini language workshops, to world music, dance, storytelling, and much more. WLD offers a fun and informal way to experience the diversity of the world at the UW and beyond.    · Overview    · Schedule    · Registration    · Questions Up-to-date information for Registered Schools and Individuals will be available in early December. Learn about World Languages at the UW Visit classes in different languages. Sample a variety of cultures. Attend presentations and activities on a variety of cultural topics. Learn about careers using world languages. Visit the Language Learning Center. Partial funding for World Languages Day comes from the Outreach Centers at the Jackson School of International Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences. A Look at the Sessions Check back in early December for a partial list of sessions for the 2010 event    · Back to top Schedule Overview: Check-in: 8:00-8:40 a.m. Welcoming Address: 8:45-9:15 a.m. Sessions run on the hour at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. The event concludes after the 1:30 session Important! Sessions fill-up on a first come, first serve basis. Teachers and students should complete their Session Selection Forms as soon as possible. If the Selection Forms are NOT received back in a timely fashion, participants may forfeit their session choices and be given a default schedule in the larger presentations. Session selection forms will be available later this fall.    · Back to top Registration Information If your school has registered, please see Information for Registered Schools and Individuals. The Registration form for the 2010 World Languages Day event is now available. Remember that registration does not open until Tuesday, Dec 1. Please do not contact the UW Educational Outreach Registration Office prior to that date. The cost for students and teachers is $18. Please know that we make every effort to keep the costs related to this event as low as possible. This fee includes all sessions, labs, materials as well as the complimentary lunch for teachers. Students and chaperones provide their own lunch. There is also a $35 nonrefundable registration fee per school. Individuals attending without school sponsorship also pay the $35 nonrefundable registration fee. Chaperones (other than teachers) may attend at no charge, and do not need to register. If you register and cannot attend, a substitute may be sent. Schools will be billed and are responsible for paying for the number of students and teachers registered. Refunds cannot be issued. Returned checks are subject to a $25 service charge.    · Back to top Accommodations for Disabilities To request disability accommodations, contact the UW Disability Services Office as early as possible at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@u.washington.edu. Questions? If you have questions about this program, please contact UW Extension at 1-800-543-2320 and ask to speak to someone about World Languages Day or email wld@extn.washington.edu.    · Back to top