Consent forms to be filled out by parents, Parents of students ages 5 to 17 must fill out the consent form.Student Participants: Ages 5-17.Please follow instructions by clicking the link below:
All program directors are required to request and administer the completion of consent forms from participants. Both online and paper versions of these forms are available at the links below. Programs should request that all participants (or their parents, if they are minors) complete either online (preferred) or paper consent forms. STARTALK Central at the University of Maryland needs these consent forms from participants who will take STARTALK surveys and/or will be photographed or videotaped during the program.Any participant whose consent form has not been signed should not complete a survey, and photos or video of those participants should not be shared with STARTALK Central or shared publicly.Participants, program directors, and STARTALK Central will receive a confirmation email after completing the online consent form.For all consent forms, it is essential that the name of the STARTALK program be clearly indicated, so that we can accurately track participant responses to your program.All paper consent forms must be scanned and emailed to STARTALK at startalk@nflc.umd.edu (preferred) or mailed to the following address:
STARTALK, National Foreign Language Center, The University of Maryland
Mail Services Bldg #343, P.O. Box 93
College Park, MD 20742