give big 2022 - A Shared success!

WLI is thrilled to share that we raised $11,204 to date during Give Big Gallatin Valley thanks to 76 individual donors and our generous Match Sponsors.​

This means WLI is 75% of the way to our $15,000 fundraising goal for our 2021/22 fiscal year!

Missed Give Big? You can still MAKE AN IMPACT!
Help us reach our goal by the end of our fiscal year, July 31, and join us for a celebratory gathering in September. Details to follow this summer.
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Since 2017, WLI has served over 3,000 youth & adult students through our community language programs. 

​Your donation ensures the continuation of our community language programs including the expansion of the above initiatives and others like them.

WORLD LANGUAGE & Culture SUMMER CAMPS 

Summer Camp Registration Discounts: 
  • Early-bird registration - Sign up before April 1st for 10% off! 
  • Sibling & multi-week discounts - This year, we are also offering both sibling discounts & special pricing to students who sign up for multiple camp sessions. Please reach out to our Program Coordinator, Rob Fuller, at rob.fuller@wlimt.org for more information about multiple sign-up discounts!
  • All Arabic Camps are grant-funded - Read more about our grant-funded Arabic Camps below!
Camp Description & Details:
  • WLI offers 4 week-long sessions of dynamic and engaging Language & Culture Camps for kids ages 5-17 in a variety of languages that will leave your child dreaming of traveling the globe!
  • Camps are filled with fun games, traditional art & cooking activities, storytelling, songs, and more, all led by experienced Language Coaches.
  • ​Camps are held M-TH, 9am-3pm at the Story Mansion, with the majority of activities being held outdoors. Language camp offerings vary each session, so please check the website for more details!
What you Get:
  • 6 hours per day of professional language & culture instruction
  • Instruction provided by trained and experienced professional educators (who are often native speakers of the target language)
  • A week filled with play-based learning activities developed using nationally recognized teaching methodologies and best practices
  • Access to and experience with culture-oriented art & cooking materials 
  • Camp location at Bozeman’s historic Story Mansion, including day-long access to outdoor spaces
  • WLI Summer Camp t-shirt ​
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Grant-funded Arabic Summer Camps

Real students, real stories

Check out Bozeman Daily Chronicle's article about WLI & HRDC's partnership to offer Spanish language classes to 30 HRDC employees this spring!
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You can read WLI's official quarterly blog about the partnership with HRDC on our "Real Students, Real Stories" blog page here.
2/22/22, Article by Liz Weber Chronicle Staff Writer

Spring Language programs

Spring programs will begin the week of February 14th and run for 12 weeks.
 Please reach out to info@wlimt.org with any questions. ​​
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wlI community nights

Celebrating world cultures & the multilingual past, present, & future of Montana
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Thank you to everyone who joined WLI’s first Community Night pilots in Fall 2021. Due to the disruption of COVID during the winter months, and now due to an overstretched staff, we are canceling the remaining Community Night events for Spring 2022. WLI plans to offer exciting new Community Night events beginning in Fall 2022, including a new partnership with The Bozeman Film Society’s international film showings! We are thrilled to continue growing free event opportunities for our community to engage with and learn about world cultures, and hope you will join us. Thank you for your support!

Creating a pipeline for languages in montana

 WLI-MT is proud to share that we now offer programs in 7 languages; Spanish, English, French, German, Arabic, Mandarin, & Japanese, all of which are taught at Montana State University. 

It is our mission to create language & culture education opportunities for k-12 students as a pathway toward further language education, and to encourage community members aged 5-100 on their journey towards language acquisition.

Why Learn a World Language?

Watch the videos below to hear why our students love learning world languages with WLI-MT!