Highland Council Workshops for parents in Nairn
Supporting Children’s Gaelic outside School
Workshops for Parents
Exposure to Gaelic outside the school, and particularly at home, can have a great influence on a child’s attitude to the language and on his or her ability to get the best from Gaelic-medium education. Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd/Highland Council is running two informal workshops for parents of children interested in Gaelic-medium education. The aim is to provide information and advice about giving practical support to children’s Gaelic outside the classroom.
These workshops will take place on Tuesday 21st March and Wednesday 29th March, between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm, in the Newton Hotel, Nairn. The topics will be as follows:
Tuesday 21st March: Raising Gaelic-Speaking Children
Trying to raise Gaelic-speaking children in an (apparently) English-speaking world presents parents with a number of issues to deal with. No matter what their own ability in Gaelic, there is a lot that parents can do.
Wednesday 29th March: Supporting Gaelic-Speaking Children – Things to Do
This will deal with effective ways of supporting the work of the school through educational activities in the home and outside. The workshop will give an opportunity to find out about books, video and audio tapes, CDs, websites, and television and radio programmes.
We do hope that you will be able to attend these workshops; we want them to be relaxed, yet helpful and informative. Previous workshops in other areas have been very well received by parents, who saw them as a welcome opportunity to raise questions, get advice, pick up ideas and find out about Gaelic resources. Tea, coffee, etc. will be provided
Workshops for Parents
Exposure to Gaelic outside the school, and particularly at home, can have a great influence on a child’s attitude to the language and on his or her ability to get the best from Gaelic-medium education. Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd/Highland Council is running two informal workshops for parents of children interested in Gaelic-medium education. The aim is to provide information and advice about giving practical support to children’s Gaelic outside the classroom.
These workshops will take place on Tuesday 21st March and Wednesday 29th March, between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm, in the Newton Hotel, Nairn. The topics will be as follows:
Tuesday 21st March: Raising Gaelic-Speaking Children
Trying to raise Gaelic-speaking children in an (apparently) English-speaking world presents parents with a number of issues to deal with. No matter what their own ability in Gaelic, there is a lot that parents can do.
Wednesday 29th March: Supporting Gaelic-Speaking Children – Things to Do
This will deal with effective ways of supporting the work of the school through educational activities in the home and outside. The workshop will give an opportunity to find out about books, video and audio tapes, CDs, websites, and television and radio programmes.
We do hope that you will be able to attend these workshops; we want them to be relaxed, yet helpful and informative. Previous workshops in other areas have been very well received by parents, who saw them as a welcome opportunity to raise questions, get advice, pick up ideas and find out about Gaelic resources. Tea, coffee, etc. will be provided
