MS Readathon 2024
MS Readathon 2024 MS Readathon 2024 Try reading in another language! MS Readathon is back once again and we are delighted to be a partner, bringing a foreign language element to Ireland’s biggest sponsored reading initiative to raise funds for multiple sclerosis. While inspiring kids to read, the MS Readathon has also been raising funds […]
1,300 Schools Say Yes to Languages
Over 1,300 Schools Say Yes to Languages Say Yes to Languages Kicks off for Fourth Year Primary Module Continues for Fourth Year Over 1,300 schools will take part in the Say Yes to Languages module during the 2024/2025 school year in what is to be the fourth year of the module. Say Yes to Languages […]
Revised Guidelines on Languages at Primary Level
Revised guidelines on language and languages at primary level Revised guidelines on language and languages at primary level Post-Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) are delighted to launch revised guidelines for primary schools in the area of language and languages in school. Having originally launched in 2021, the guidelines are designed to help principals and teachers respond […]
#ThinkLanguages 2024 Registration Now Open
#ThinkLanguages Week 2024 #ThinkLanguages Week 2024 Registration is now closed! Registration is now closed 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 […]
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, […]
