Foghlam G<\/u>\u00e0<\/u>idhlig\/Gaelic-medium Education<\/u><\/p>\n
Gaelic-medium education has been available in Condorrat primary school since August 1997.\u00a0 Pupils in Gaelic-medium education are taught primarily through Gaelic with English being introduced later as a secondary language.\u00a0 Here in Condorrat nursery and primary we aim to bring our Gaelic-medium pupils to the stage of \u2018broadly equal\u2019 competence in Gaelic and English, by the end of Primary 7.<\/p>\n
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An D\u00f2igh Teagaisg\/Gaelic-medium Teaching Methodology<\/u><\/p>\n
We undertake \u2018total Gaelic immersion\u2019 in our Gaelic nursery and Gaelic classes until primary 4 where all<\/u> learning is undertaken in Gaelic.\u00a0 This is to ensure our GME pupils build a strong \u2018Gaelic\u2019 basis onto which we can scaffold our pupils learning in the future. When the children enter the \u2018immersion\u2019 phase of their learning in primary 4 where English is gradually introduced the pupils learning is still undertaken through the medium of Gaelic.\u00a0 Many of our GME pupils come from homes where no Gaelic is spoken so to ensure their Gaelic skills progress well there is an oral Gaelic language progression in place across the school from the nursery stage to primary 7.\u00a0 Active learning is used across all classes to better promote language acquisition and to allow our pupils to use their Gaelic. Condorrat primary school is filled with an equal balance of Gaelic and English displays celebrating our pupils success and achievements.<\/p>\n
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\u00c0rd-sgoil\/High School<\/u><\/p>\n
Our pupils transition to Greenfaulds High School where there is a Gaelic department and our pupils can continue their studies in Gaelic right into the senior phase.<\/p>\n
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A-mach As An Sgoil\/Extra-curricular Activities<\/u><\/p>\n
We encourage our GME pupils and their families to take part in as many Gaelic out-of-school activities as they can.\u00a0 These include the local and national M\u00f2ds and a residential trip to Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig on on the Isle of Skye.\u00a0 Information on events is shared with all our GME families so they can opt in or out if they wish.\u00a0 Promoting our Gaelic community here in North Lanarkshire is important to our GME families and through our Comann nan P\u00e0rant group our Gaelic families can build friendships and access support networks to help support their child on their GME journey.\u00a0\u00a0 This also helps our families to strengthen Gaelic as a family language.<\/p>\n
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Fiosrachadh\/Information<\/u><\/p>\n
Some useful websites and links-<\/p>\n
www.parant.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.gaidhlig.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.gaelic4parents.com<\/a> \u2013 Gaelic reading books online.<\/p>\n www.go-gaelic.scot<\/a><\/p>\n www.gaelicmediumeducation.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.binlingualism-matters.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.learngaelic.scot<\/a><\/p>\n www.bbc.co.uk\/alba<\/a><\/p>\n www.gaelicbooks.org<\/a><\/p>\n www.acairbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.smo.uhi.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.feisean.org<\/a><\/p>\n www.education.gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Foghlam G\u00e0idhlig\/Gaelic-medium Education Gaelic-medium education has been available in Condorrat primary school since August 1997.\u00a0 Pupils in Gaelic-medium education are taught primarily through Gaelic with English being introduced later as a secondary language.\u00a0 Here in Condorrat nursery and primary we … Continue reading