Cuir fàilte chridheil air Sarah
Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Aaron, and her son, Logan, whom she enjoys bringing to our events to encourage his use and interest in the language. Through her professional work as a program manager, Sarah has gained significant experience in working on and building teams, and we are excited that she will be bringing this experience to our organization.Announcing Royal National Mòd Gold Medalists to attend the 3rd Annual Chesapeake Mòd
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Alice Nic a’ Mhaoilein agus Ryan Johnston
Am-bliadhna, bidh e na urram dhuinn fàilte a chuir air Alice Nic a’ Mhaoilein agus Ryan Johnston, a bhuannaich bonn òir a’ Mhòid Nàiseanta Rìoghail 2024. Bidh iad còmhla rinn aig an Dàrna Mòd Bliadhnail Chespeake, le cead bho Chomann Ghàidhlig a’ Chomuinn, ann an Alba.
This year, we will have the honor to welcome Alice Nic a’ Mhaoilein and Ryan Johnston, the 2024 Royal National Mòd gold medal winners. They will join us at the Third Annual Chespeake Mòd, courtesy of The Gaelic Society An Comunn Gaidhealach, in Scotland.
Bidh fàilte mhór oirbh! An tig sibh ann?
You’ll be very welcome! Won’t you join us!
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Thigibh Còmhla Rinn Airson Cèilidh Imbolg!
Get to know each other! Use your Gàidhlig!
Bring a poem, a song, or a story!
Potluck feast – bring a dish!
A bheil thu airson tighinn? Cuir d’ ainm gu h-ìosal.
Ceistean? Sgrìobh thugainn aig sgoilgaidhlig@gmail.com
Want to come? Register below.
Questions? Write to us at sgoilgaidhlig@gmail.com
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Thigibh do Cèilidh na Samhna – Come to the November Cèilidh
Didòmhnaich, 3mh latha den t-Samhain
2f – 5f
Cèilidh Dhualchasach
A’ roinn Biadh, Ceòl, Òrain, agus Sgeulachdan
Thigibh ann cuide ruinn!
Bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine!
Sunday 3 November
2 pm – 5 pm
Traditional Cèilidh
Sharing Food, Music, Songs, and Stories
Join us!
Everyone is welcome!
Bidh a’ chiad chèilidh againn den bhliadhna san t-Samhain.
Bidh a’ chèilidh air tuathanas ann an Frederick County.
An tig sibh? Clàraich gu h-ìosal!
We will have our first cèilidh of the year in November.
The cèilidh will be on a farm in Frederick County.
Will you come? Register below!
SG Students: Counts toward Contact Hours
Get to know each other ~ Use your Gàidhlig
Bring a poem, a song, or a story
Potluck feast – bring a dish
Gàidhlig lesson on farm life as we walk the land
The address of the location will be provided closer to the date to those who register.
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Thigibh còmhla rinn airson cèilidh an t-Sultain
Bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine! – Everyone is welcome!
Get to know each other! Use your Gàidhlig!
Bring a poem, a song, or a story!
Potluck feast – bring a dish!
Gàidhlig lesson on farm life as we walk the land!
A bheil thu airson tighinn? Cuir d’ ainm gu h-ìosal.
Ceistean? Sgrìobh thugainn aig sgoilgaidhlig@gmail.com
Want to come? Register below.
Questions? Write to us at sgoilgaidhlig@gmail.com
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Caroline Root joins Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir Faculty
We’re excited to announce that the highly respected Gàidhlig teacher and creator of the Daily Gaelic (Gàidhlig Gach Latha) learning program, Caroline Root, has joined our faculty for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Caroline is a passionate Gaelic language supporter, and we give her a hearty welcome to the faculty. Caroline has a B.A. with first class honors in Celtic studies, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Gaelic medium) and more than 15 years teaching experience. She spent two years working in the Gaelic Medium Education System in Scotland and was trained by them as a school teacher.
Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir teaches all of it’s classes online via Zoom and holds a variety of in-person activtities through the year.
Full Schedule for The Chesapeake Mòd
Tha sibh air ur fiathachadh
gu Mòd Chesapeake 2024!
You are invited to the 2024 Chesapeake Mòd!
Saturday, 3 August 2024: 10 am – 5 pm (doors open at 9:00 am)
St. Vincent Pallotti High School, 113 St. Mary’s Place, Laurel, Maryland 20707
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE
A chairdean,
Cha bhi e fad’ a-nist agus tha sinn air bhioran! (It’s won’t be long now and we’re excited!)
Below is the full schedule of events during the stay of our guests from Scotland. If you have not registered for the Mòd yet, I encourage you to do so. It’ll be a great day of Gàidhlig and a unique opportunity to hear and learn from the 2023 Royal National Mòd gold medal winners, Emma MacLeod and Iain Cormack. Don’t miss the opportunity.
Glèidh àite dhut fhèin tron fhoirm gu h-ìosal. / Reserve yourself a place through the form below.
Register here: https://sgoilgaidhlig.org/mod-chesapeake/
Here’s the new news:
The lunch at the Mòd itself has been upgraded to a delicious BBQ, including chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian dishes. You’ll love it!
9:30 am: Welcome and Opening of The Mòd
Classes are:
10 am:
Introduction to Gàidhlig (beginners) – Taught by Scott MacIlleMhoire
Gàidhlig Conversation (intermediate/advanced) – Taught by Liam Ó Caiside
11 am:
Scottish Gaelic Songs – Taught by Emma MacLeod or Iain Cormack
Competing at a Mòd: What to Expect – Taught by Emma MacLeod or Iain Cormack
The competition starts ay 1:30 pm, and we will conclude with a communal song sharing at 4 pm.
After the Mòd, everyone is welcome to join us at an area restaurant where we will enjoy dinner together and continue the singing. More on this at the Mòd itself.
In addition, Iain and Emma will be at MacMillan’s Spirit House in Alexandria on Sunday, 4 August.
And, St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore will hold a dinner that will feature a performance by Emma on Tuesday, 6 August.
Tha sinn an dòchas gum faic sinn an sin sibh!
Bidh fàilte mhór oirbh.
(We hope to see you there! You’ll be very welcome)
Cùrsa Bogaidh Samhraidh Ghàidhlig – Summer Immersion Course in Scottish Gaelic
Online conversational /activity-based learning with Amber Buchanan | Òmar Bhochanan.
Woven into the course will be cultural activities and practices such as songs, stories, dance, food, history, and folklore.
Limited seating to enhance engangement. Register now.
Òmar is a partner and consultant in Inside Out, a Gàidhlig and yoga teacher, a weaver, and a Gaelic activist. She lives in Mi’kma’ki | Cape Breton Island with her daughter Sadie.
IMPORTANT NEWS!
THE ORIGINAL TUESDAY EVENING CLASS IS NOW FULL.
BUT WE HAVE OPENED A NEW SUNDAY EVENING CLASS!
REGISTER NOW FOR THE NEW CLASS!
Clàraich gu h-ìosal / Register Below
(Your registration is only complete after we receive your registration form and tuition payment.)
- By check or money order, made payable to Sgoil Gàidhlig, and mailed to Tim Thompson, 5158 Ilchester Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043. Tim is our Board of Trustees Treasurer.
- On line through Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sgoilgaidhlig
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Registration is open for 2024 – 2025 Gàidhlig classes
Thigibh a-steach!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR
THE 2024 – 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR!
To learn more about our curriculum, tuition, and how to sign-up for classes click here!
Learning the language is the foundation for understanding the music, poetry, and stories of the Gaels. Join us for classes and immerse yourself in the language and heritage your ancestors wanted to bequeath to you, a language as beautiful as the landscape.
Classes start after Labor Day and run through June 2025. Learning levels this year include New Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Advanced 1, Advanced 2, and Fluent.
Our Approach: Developing Gàidhlig Thinkers and Speakers
While designed to foster conversational ability in Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic), the curriculum has at its core the principle that the worldview of the people is embedded in the language, and that familiarity with the culture permits a more nuanced and deeper understanding of the spoken tongue.
In all units we strive to immerse the students in the flavor, character, mindset, thinking processes, and worldview of Gàidhlig and the Gael. Hopefully the result will be that we produce Gaelic thinkers as well as Gaelic speakers.
If you have questions about the program, please write to sgoilgaidhlig@gmail.com
Nach ionnsaich sibh Gàidhlig còmhla rinn am-bliadhna?
Won’t you learn Gàidhlig with us this year?
Mòran taing a h-uile duine.
Suas Leis a’ Ghàidhlig!
Gnàthasan-cainnte agus Seanfhacail – Phrases and Old Sayings
Geur-bheachdan Gàidhlig – Gaelic Insights
Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhòir 