Saturday Classes Multicultural Day
Saturday Classes Multicultural Day Saturday Classes Multicultural Day https://languagesconnect.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Saturday-Classes-Multicultural-Day.mp4 Over 200 students from Leaving Certificate Saturday Classes, Dublin, gathered at Larkin Community College recently to celebrate Multicultural Day, an event which looked to highlight the diverse cultural backgrounds represented across the classes. Organised by Post Primary Languages Ireland, the organisation behind the classes, the day […]
2025 Spanish Competition Winners
Spanish Competition Winners Spanish Competition Winners Congratulations to Andoni Oskoz and Paddy Healy from Summerhill College, Sligo who were awarded first place in this year’s Spanish video competition. The lucky team have won a one-week language scholarship in Castilla y León, Spain, this summer, with flights and accommodation included. Entrants were tasked with producing a […]
HEI Funding Applications now open
HEI Funding Applications now open HEI Funding Applications now open HEI Funding for the 2025/2026 academic year was officially launched on Thursday 15th May at the annual Languages Connect and HEI gathering. The day looked to celebrate the achievements of the partnership, as well as discuss goals for the year ahead. Attendees had the opportunity […]
Say Yes to Languages 2025/26 Applications Open
Say Yes to Languages 2025/26 Applications Open Say Yes to Languages 2025/26 Applications Open Primary schools are invited to express their interest in participating in phase two of Say Yes to Languages (SYTL) . For 2025/2026 the module will look to give pupils and teachers a taste of what it means to integrate additional languages […]
Expression of Interest: Language Upskilling Providers
Expression of Interest: Foreign Language Upskilling Providers Expression of Interest: Language Upskilling Providers We are inviting Expressions of Interest from qualified course providers to support the rollout of a foreign language upskilling scheme for primary school teachers during the 2025/2026 academic year. The growing interest in foreign language learning in primary schools has been bolstered […]
#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels
#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team 2024 Travel to Brussels for Prize The winners of the #ThinkLanguages Champion Team 2024, from Beaufort College, Navan, recently travelled to the home of the EU and melting pot of languages and cultures, Brussels following their well deserved win in the final #ThinkLanguages […]
Language Summer Camps 2025
Language Summer Camps Heritage and lesser-taught language summer camps This summer we are delighted to again be funding five lesser-taught language camps. Taking place in a number of locations across the country, the Summer Camps are targeted at post primary students and provide an opportunity for heritage language speakers to learn more about their language […]
Leaving Cert Language Classes 2025/2026
Leaving Certificate Language Classes Leaving Certificate Language Classes Saturday Classes 2025/2026 Registration is now open for Leaving Certificate Language Saturday Classes, starting this September. This registration is for incoming 5th year students who will sit the Leaving Certificate exams in 2027. The Leaving Certificate course will be covered over a two-year period, meaning students should […]
Japan Quiz Night 2025
Japan Quiz Night 2025 Japan Quiz Night 2025 The annual Japan Quiz Night took place last night, Thursday 13th March, with roughly 150 students participating across five locations including Dublin City University (DCU), University Limerick (UL), St. Angela’s College Cork, Gorey Community School, and CBS Roscommon. The event is coorganised by Languages Connect and Japanese departments […]
#ThinkLanguages Save the Date
#ThinkLanguages Save the Date #ThinkLanguages Save the Date #ThinkLanguages Week 2025 – Save the Date We are delighted to announce that the festival of languages and cultures for TY students, #ThinkLanguages Week, will return in 2025 so be sure to save the date! This year’s event is gearing up to be bigger and better than […]
