#ThinkLanguages 2024 Registration Now Open
#ThinkLanguages Week 2024 #ThinkLanguages Week 2024 Registration is now open! Registration is now open for #ThinkLanguages Week 2024. This year events will be taking place nationwide during the week of 18 – 22 November 2024. Join thousands of TY students from across Ireland in a festival of languages and cultures. Enjoy inspirational talks, engaging language-filled […]
Try a New Language on Culture Night
Culture Night 2024 Language Taster Classes Culture Night 2024 Try a New Language this Culture Night In celebration of Culture Night and the European Day of Languages, language taster classes will be held on Friday 20 September at Europe House and online on Thursday 26 September. Languages Connect have teamed up once again with our partners […]
Upskilling Summer Courses
EPV days-approved courses for upskilling in modern foreign languages EPV days-approved courses for upskilling in modern foreign languages EPV days-approved courses in modern foreign languages are available for the first time this summer, with primary school teachers having the opportunity to chose from a range of languages and locations. There are 13 new courses available […]
#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels
#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team 2023 Travel to Brussels for Prize The winners of the 2023 #ThinkLanguages Champion Team Competition, from Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, recently travelled to Brussels, the languages capital of Europe, for their once-in-a-lifetime prize trip, which was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs as […]
Career Skills Competition Winner
Careers Skills Competition Winner 2024 Careers Skills Competition Winner 2024 The Languages Connect Award for Careers with Foreign Languages Congratulations to Aoife McCann from Sacred Heart School, Drogheda, Co. Louth who has won the Languages Connect Award for Careers with Foreign Languages at this year’s careersportal.ie Career Skills Competition. Aoife is a fifth year student […]
Say Yes to Languages 2024-2025
Say Yes to Languages Say Yes to Languages Module extended for fourth year! April 2024: Primary schools are invited to apply to participate in the Say Yes to Languages module in the 2024/25 school year. The Say Yes to Languages module introduces primary pupils to a new language by facilitating schools to introduce either a […]
Language Summer Camps
Heritage and lesser-taught language summer camps Heritage and lesser-taught language summer camps This summer we are delighted to be funding seven heritage and lesser-taught language camps across the country. Summer Camps are targeted at post primary students and provide an opportunity for heritage language speakers to learn more about their language and culture, or for […]
Spanish Competition Winner
Spanish Competition Winners 2024 Spanish Competition Winners 2024 A week in Spain! Congratulations to Erin Shoenmaker and Olunor Dede Ubogu and their Spanish teacher Olan Geaney from Ashton Comprehensive School, Cork 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, […]
New Language Mat added
New Arabic Language Mat Added New Arabic Language Mat Added Arabic in the classroom We are delighted to be adding Arabic to the existing range of foreign language mats that we have developed. The mats aim to help students learn everyday phrases used in the classroom. Arabic is the newest addition to the long list […]
HEI Funding Applications now open
HEI Funding Applications now open HEI Funding Applications now open HEI Funding for the 2024/2025 academic year was officially launched on Thursday 11th April 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 […]
