1st ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL LITERARY EXPO CELEBRATING LANGUAGES, CULTURES, AND LITERACY

The library will be transformed into a literary paradise with featured authors and storytellers who will performance read in English, Spanish, Swahili, Japanese and American Sign Language. Throughout the day children will enjoy arts and crafts, dancers, and balloon sculptures.

Bowie, MD (PRWEB) July 15, 2004 -- Lessons From Abroad will host its 1st Annual MULTICULTURAL Literary Expo on Saturday, July 31st, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bowie Memorial Library -- 1st Floor, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie MD (next to Bowie High School) in celebration of the 'Year of Foreign Language Study. The library will be transformed into a literary paradise with featured authors and storytellers who will performance read in English, Spanish, Swahili, Japanese and American Sign Language. Throughout the day children will enjoy arts and crafts, dancers, and balloon sculptures. In addition there will be a MULTICULTURAL book fair with books for sale and book signings. The event is free and open to the public.

Lessons from Abroad (LFA) is a year round on-site educational partner offering language programs for youth in schools, childcare centers, after school programs, play centers, youth and social organizations, parent and child groups, home schooled youth, churches, and camps in and around Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

LFA introduces young children and their parents to various languages and cultures through interactive immersion programs using the thematic approach to learning with two specific goals in mind:
1) to expose young children to languages and cultures while they are developing new skills; and
2) to encourage parents to learn languages with their children by practicing the targeted language whenever possible and by taking the children to cultural events.

Deborah Crimes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lessons from Abroad, conceived the idea for the Language Institute because of her passion for learning new languages, discovering new cultures and her desire to teach and share her love of languages. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Deborah enjoyed a 15-year career in contracts and procurement.

For additional information call 301/390-5559 or visit us at www.lessonsfromabroad.com.