#ThinkLanguages Week
17 - 21 November 2025
#ThinkLanguages Week 2025
#ThinkLanguages Week
We are delighted to announce that registration for #ThinkLanguages Week is now open! The event will take place from 17-21 November 2025. It will be the eighth year of the national celebration with exciting partners once again joining the celebrations! We will also be welcoming back the Department of Foreign Affairs, renewing their sponsorship of two very exciting prizes! Register here.
National TY Celebration of Languages
TY students from right across Ireland will come together in a national celebration of languages and cultures, enjoying inspirational talks, fun language-filled workshops and competing against schools nationwide in an interactive #ThinkLanguages Quiz.
TY Students, TY Coordinators and MFL teachers get to run the show and put on a festival of languages in their own school – with lots of support from the #ThinkLanguages Team!
Partners
This year we welcome back previous partners the Irish Film Institute and Universities across Ireland, as well as welcoming some new partners aboard! Cultural Institutes are getting involved this year by hosting onsite events, providing workshops, hosting guest speakers, making online resources available to schools, and more!
Cultural Institutes
This year for #ThinkLanguages Week, our new partners in the cultural institutes will host onsite events, provide workshops, guest speakers, online resources and more. Take part to get a taster of French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Gaisce
We are now partnering with Gaisce! Students involved in their school’s #ThinkLanguages Champion Team can count the skills they develop over 13 weeks towards their Bronze Level Award.
Find out more about our partners here.
Free Supports & Resources provided
Registered schools receive a handy Starter Kit as well as an event pack that help bring the festival vibe to schools across the country!
Online #ThinkLanguages Information Sessions for interested TY Coordinators and MFL teachers will take place at 7:30pm on Monday 15 September and Wednesday 17 September. Sign up here.
The aims of #ThinkLanguages Week are to:
• Celebrate languages together in schools, universities and organisations on a national level
• Support teachers to create space in the school calendar to showcase languages and what they offer beyond the classroom
• Excite and engage TY students about the languages and cultures around them within the school, wider community and around the world
• Promote inclusion and the many personal, social, professional, and cultural benefits of language learning
• Encourage TY students to choose languages at senior cycle and into third level education
• Engage with the local community to raise awareness of the benefits of language skills
Competitions
As part of this year’s #ThinkLanguages festival, TY students are invited to take part in two competitions: the Champion Team Vlog Competition and the Individual Poster Competition. The winning Champion Team will jet off to Brussels, courtesy of our partners at the Department of Foreign Affairs, while the top posters will each receive an amazing prize! Find out more about our competitions here.
Opening Ceremony & Workshops
Pre-recorded Opening Ceremony and a wide selection of pre-recorded online workshops are typically provided for schools to use. Live workshops are also allocated to some registered schools.
Check out our Previous Years section to see some of the many #ThinkLanguages highlights from previous years.
Lots more info available…
Our social channels are a hive of activity so be sure to follow us on social media and join our dedicated Facebook Group.
Want to know more?
- Lots of ideas and info is shared on the #ThinkLanguages Facebook Group – if you’re not already a member, you should join! Find it by searching #ThinkLanguages on Facebook or scanning the QR code.
- Online #ThinkLanguages Information Sessions for interested TY Coordinators and MFL teachers will take place at 7:30pm on Monday 15 September and Wednesday 17 September. Sign up here.
- Check out our FAQ section here
- If you have any further queries, please contact us.
- Please note that spaces for #ThinkLanguages school registration are awarded on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close once full capacity is reached, schools who wish to register after this date will be added to a waiting list.
