World Languages Day Oct. 12

More than 100 Bangor and Brewer area high school students studying advanced French and Spanish are expected to participate in World Languages Day Oct. 12 at the University of Maine.

The annual event, offered by UMaine’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics, features immersion activities in French and Spanish, including a culture bowl, scavenger hunt, skits, music and dance, games and poetry readings.

UMaine students, faculty and staff, including members of the French and Spanish Language clubs, will lead the activities scheduled for 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., in Estabrooke and Little halls, and the Memorial Union.