Mar 15 2008
The Highland Council’s Great Gaelic Resource
The Highland Council has launched a fantastic online resource for anyone wanting to know more about Gaelic, it has superb downloadable audio clips for phrases and special guidance for those who want to promote Gaelic in the classroom.
We’ve just been lucky to secure funding through NHS Highland to provide our Health and Wellbeing guidance for primary schools in Gaelic. I’m happy to share with other Scottish authorities as soon as it’s printed. However, any documentation we produce always promotes Highland’s cultural identity by carrying translated headings and straplines, but having the funding to wholly translate our materials means we can serve our first Gaelic school, Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, and Gaelic medium units across Highland with specific Health and Wellbeing resources.
A few words from the toolkit…
Gaelic is Scotland’s oldest spoken language and is associated with a rich and varied culture. At one time Gaelic was the main language of the nation, but since then it has been subject to periods of persecution and neglect. Remarkably, Gaelic has survived into the 21st century, more than 1500 years since it was first established in Scotland, and now strenuous efforts are being made to ensure that the language continues to be used for generations to come.
At the same time the language’s associated culture is experiencing a renewal of interest and the vibrancy that it currently enjoys will help shore up the fortunes of Gaelic itself. The Highland Council supports and encourages people to develop their Gaelic.
Browse through the toolkit to find lots of tools to help you learn Gaelic and use it in the classroom.
Math dhà-rireabh!
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Nothing whatsoever to do with Gaelic but just thought I’d share – the photo was taken in Strontian and if you look to the right of the “t” in the Gaelic part of “lochailort” you can see a wee chimney. Mine! Very odd…