{"id":4,"date":"2019-06-06T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/multilingual-mainers\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:25:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-235 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2020\/06\/multilingual_mainers_logo-copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2020\/06\/multilingual_mainers_logo-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2020\/06\/multilingual_mainers_logo-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2020\/06\/multilingual_mainers_logo-copy.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>Multilingual Mainers promotes the study of world languages and cultures and multilingualism. Our direct service is a learning partnership between Bowdoin College undergraduates and teachers, students and community members in Maine. Through professional development conversations, ongoing classroom visits, lunchtime reading programs, and language mentorship, the program ignites a passion and enthusiasm for a lifetime of language learning. The curriculum promotes critical-thinking skills and provides age-appropriate tools to combat xenophobia, racism and intolerance.<\/p>\n<p>This program was established by Associate Professor of Romance Languages <a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/mboyle2\/\">Margaret Boyle<\/a> in fall 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/volunteer-here\/\">Volunteer Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bowdoin.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Embed.aspx?id=81a47d40-0d60-480d-9e3d-aeb700fbe562&#038;autoplay=false&#038;offerviewer=true&#038;showtitle=false&#038;showbrand=false&#038;captions=false&#038;interactivity=all\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" style=\"border: 1px solid #464646;\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/americathebilingual.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1490\" src=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2026\/01\/american-bilingual-conversaton-logo.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/americathebilingual.com\/\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2026\/01\/american-bilingual-conversaton-logo.png 500w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2026\/01\/american-bilingual-conversaton-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/multilingual-mainers\/files\/2026\/01\/american-bilingual-conversaton-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multilingual Mainers promotes the study of world languages and cultures and multilingualism. 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