#ThinkLanguages Week
18 - 22 November 2024
#ThinkLanguages Week 2024
#ThinkLanguages Week 2024
#ThinkLanguages Week took place from 18 – 22 November. Thousands of TY students in schools nationwide celebrated the festival of languages and cultures.
#ThinkLanguages has grown and evolved since the inaugural event in 2018. This year 17,500 TY students and over 200 schools took part.
We teamed up with some exciting partners again this year and brought #ThinkLanguages on tour to the cinema and on campus. There was also a fantastic prize to be won by our Champion Team of the Year 2024!
National TY Celebration of Languages
TY students from right across Ireland came 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 got to run the show and put on a festival of languages in their own school – with lots of support from the #ThinkLanguages Team!
Free Supports & Resources provided
Registered schools received a handy Starter Kit as well as an event pack that helped bring the festival vibe to schools across the country!
Registered Schools
View the map to see all the schools registered for #ThinkLanguages 2024. Every county in the Republic of Ireland was represented.
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
Opening Ceremony & Workshops
We provided a pre-recorded Opening Ceremony and a wide selection of pre-recorded online workshops.
Live workshops were also allocated to some registered schools.
Check out our Previous Years section to see some of the many #ThinkLanguages highlights from the last six 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. See what other schools got up to when they celebrated #ThinkLanguages Week 2024!
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.
- Check out our FAQ section here
- For Top Tips, check out our videos here
- If you have any further queries, please contact us.
