Click on the image to discover the talented winners of the storytelling competition.

Discover the new resource for the French Early Level Learning Room

The resource can be used for family learning or in class: French Play Ideas For Families

Every day during Languages Week Scotland a Daily Challenge is set by the Deputy First Minister.

    1-5 February #scotlandloveslanguages 

https://bit.ly/LanguagesStorytellingCompetition

Share the link above for an exciting storytelling competition which allows families to celebrate and share languages.

This virtual learning room can be shared with families to learn together at home. If you wish to share the classroom as a link please use the following link- https://bit.ly/SecondLevelFrenchClassroom

Click HERE to discover some fantastic Christmas resources for French, Gaelic , Spanish, German and more.

Click directly on the image to enter the French virtual Christmas  scene.

December Languages Calendar

Explore the new Family Learning resource HERE. This can be shared with your families for home learning.

Join us for the launch event of this new and exciting, online resource on                      Tuesday 1^st December, 4-5pm on Microsoft Teams in Glow.

You can register for the Launch Event HERE

Share with parents and learners designed for family learning and homework.

Click HERE to learn more

4 week Spanish beginners’ course starting Thursday 12th November, 3.45-5pm, email gwen.mccrossan2@argyll-bute.gov.uk to register.

Stand alone Webinars                                                                                                                             

 Using Gaelic to Support Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing –                              Thurs 5th Nov, 4-5pm, Register HERE

Learning German with songs- Thursday 5th November, 4-5.30pm, Register HERE

 Discovery Film Festival 2020                                                     

The film festival for young audiences is virtual this year and schools from across Scotland can access the short film selection for free.  The films will be available from the 17^th October-1^st November. To access the films online register your interest by emailing mike.tait@dca.org.uk.

Click HERE to see a video of all the fun activities which took place at Hermitage Primary School during European Day of Languages. Everyone had an amazing day!

Rhu Primary School celebrated the diversity of European countries and Languages for European Day of Languages. Take a look at the fantastic P6 video which showcases this diversity.

The European Day of Languages (EDL) is celebrated on 26 September each year.

If you’re looking for inspiration SCILT has compiled lots of ideas for primary, secondary and parents & families on the SCILT EDL page

Please send any photographs celebrating this event to gwen.mccrossan2@argyll-bute.gov.uk and I will share on this blog.

Early Level French Virtual classroom 

to try out with your learners. The link can be shared with parents for home learning. First and Second level classrooms to follow.

Early Level French Numbers         

Early Level French Colours

Links to share with parents:

https://bit.ly/EarlyLevelFrenchClassAB

https://bit.ly/EarlyLevelFrenchNumbers

https://bit.ly/EarlyYearsColours

Professional learning sessions to help practitioners use digital tools to enhance language learning. The webinars cover a wide range of digital tools and are for primary and secondary practitioners.

Secondary – using digital tools in Glow to enhance and capture learning                          Monday 15th June, 11:00 – 12:00

Primary and BGE languages – using mobile devices to enhance and capture language learning.                                                                                                                                                              Monday 15th of June, 14:00 – 15:00

Primary and BGE languages – using G Suite to enhance and capture learning                 Wednesday 17^th June, 11:00 – 12:00

To find out more and register for these events  follow the link below: https://glowscotland.sharepoint.com/sites/AberdeenshireCouncil/northernalliance/SitePages/Northern-Alliance-CLPL-Offer.aspx

Innellan Primary School has been providing opportunities for family learning through an after-school French club.  Gina Nitschke, a teacher at the school, runs this  club with the assistance of her daughter, Lucy, who is studying French.  This popular club is attended by pupils, siblings, parents and grand-parents.  In fact, the club has proved so popular that it has sparked national interest and you can read more in an article published in the latest edition of the SCILT Newsletter

This is a lovely memory of a successful Gaelic Intergenerational learning event which was held at the beginning of March, at Tighnabruaich Primary School, in partnership with the Cowal Befrienders.  The event brought together primary pupils, senior DGS pupils and older people who live in the Tighnabruaich area.  Everyone enjoyed a meal together and learned the numbers to 10 in Gaelic. The afternoon culminated in a fun game of bingo in Gaelic! Thanks to everyone involved for making the event a big success and let’s hope that we can bring all the generations together again soon.

 Pupils at St. Andrew’s Primary School using BSL

BSL at Apple Tree Nursery

The links above show children at St. Andrew’s Primary School and Apple Tree Nursery developing their language skills through BSL. Liam Dunnachie, a local resident, has kindly volunteered to help develop BSL skills on the island.