Primary School Petition...

azzuri · Primary School Petition...

Primary School Petition...

Here's a link to a Gaidhlig website for Comann nam Parant in Sleat. This area has proposed an initiative to the local Council to make the local Primary School all Gaidhlig. Gaelic medium education is bi-lingual and all children will be educated together, with no child being excluded from the school.

See here - http://www.cnampshleite.org.uk/

OR

here in English - http://www.cnampshleite.org.uk/index_e.htm

to sign the petition - spread the word folks!

wisnaeme · Petition

Having looked at the signitures and some of the comments on this petition I was mildly surprised by the amount of Welsh support the petition generated.There appears to be a lot of goodwill from the people of Wales.I wonder if Gaelic organisations will take note of this and perhaps capitalise not only on the goodwill shown but also take note of the obvious expertise shown by the Welsh language organisations,speakers and supporters and consider how this could be put to use in the furtherance of the Gaelic language.

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Abieuan

SLG

And Irish. So mibee we should return the favour

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/gaeilge/

It is Fine Gael’s policy to end the Irish language as a compulsory subject for students in schools in the Irish educational system.

The undersigned ask Fine Gael to recognise

1. That this policy will damage the status and usage of the Irish language in coming generations.

2. That the Irish language is a living language and should be taught to every student in the country, so that it will continue to thrive as a vibrant language.

We the undersigned ask Fine Gael to change their newly adopted Irish language policy.

Babygael

I wish them all sucess.

BG smurfin

Theresa

Both interesting and wonderful that Scotland and Wales are both dealing with language issues just now.

Just wondering -- does Scotland currently have issues with local schools being shut down to "consolidate" children into larger, new schools? The point of contention with this in Wales is that closing the local schools disrupts village life and destroys the social fabric (i.e., Welsh language and families) in rural areas. In addition, children must be transported outside the local area.

garye

Was on Skye on holiday last week and read the article linked below in the West Highland Free Press. This is quite significant because the local Community Council originally supported the proposal but then withdrew their support when local opposition was expressed. Now having had time to listen to the various opinions expressed and having taken a vote (which they weren't under any obligation to do) they have unanamously voted to support the proposal that the school be phased to Gaelic Medium only.

http://www.whfp.com/1780/editor.html

Morph

do you think that with pressure on local government we could stop the closure of schools and the collecting of pupils into larger schools? I agree that this does affect communities and also seems to be detrimental to such things as language, ie gaelic

Theresa

Garye, great article. Shows what can be done by people with vision. I don't know what gets into the minds of council members; probably the infection of "political expediency." Seems like a good idea at the time, but works terrible damage in the long term.

And Morph, your question hits the nail on the head. It's absolutely essential that local government be pressured about local schools, nurture of language, and preservation of culture. After all, your tax dollar pays their salaries -- hence the title "public servant." Tell them clearly what you want, form coalitions of people around the issue, and distribute the energy it takes to push the agenda. If many people share the work, then they can carry the load for as long as it takes to implement what they want.

Little steps reap great rewards!

garye