World Languages Day For Washington High School Students Friday, February 27, 2009  UW campus, Seattle World Languages Day 2009 is scheduled for Friday, February 27. Registration for the 2009 event will open on Monday, December 1, 2008.    · Overview    · Schedule    · Registration    · Questions More detailed information for Registered Schools and Individuals will be available in late autumn. Learn about World Languages at the UW Visit classes in many different languages. Sample a variety of cultures. Attend presentations and activities on a wide 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 Today's high school juniors and seniors have the opportunity and the challenge of living in a world whose boundaries are becoming smaller and smaller. It is more and more essential, as well as mind-opening, to learn other languages and to become familiar with the cultures of our world.    · Back to top Schedule Overview: Check-in: 7:45-8:40 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 For informational purposes we have left links to the 2008 event online. Watch for the 2009 presentation titles and topics later this fall. View 2008 presentation titles and topics. Very 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.    · Back to top Registration Information If your school has registered, please see Information for Registered Schools and Individuals. Registration forms for the 2009 World Languages Day will be available via this Web site in December. The cost for students and teachers is $16. We realize that this is an increase from last year's fee. Please know that we make every effort to keep the costs related to this event down. 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. Special Funding Opportunity Thanks to the the Deans’ Office at UW College of Arts and Sciences, limited resources are available to help schools with financial need. For more information contact Leslie Rome-Nagata at lromenagata@extn.washington.edu.    · 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.    · Back to top