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
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!
Language Village Schedule: April to September 2024
Thigibh don Bhaile Chànain!
The Language Village is an interactive, engaging space at festivals in which Scottish Gaelic / Gàidhlig is being spoken, people are being introduced to the language, and everyone can take part in singing, learning, and other activities – from new learners to fluent speakers.
This year we will again be at several festivals. Check out the list below for our current stops. We’ll update it as we go. At each one, we will run a variety of language activities throughout the festival designed to appeal to children as well as adults, including sessions on Gàidhlig poetry, Gàidhlig song, and introductory Gàidhlig classes, plus a participatory waulking song session, displays of the history and cultureof the Scottish Gael, an area for games and other activities in which you can learn and use some Gaelic, and impromptu poetry, music, and conversation. Read More
Thigibh do Chèilidh na Bealltainn (Come to the Beltaine Cèilidh)
Didòmhnaich, 5mh an Cèitean
2f – 5f
Cèilidh Dhualchasach
A’ roinn Biadh, Ceòl, Òrain, agus Sgeulachdan
Thigibh ann cuide ruinn!
Sunday, 5 May, 2 pm – 5 pm
Traditional Cèilidh
Sharing Food, Music, Songs, and Stories
Join us!
The cèilidh will held on a farm in Frederick County, Maryland.
The address will be given out only to those who register.
Bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine! – Everyone is welcome!
Royal National Mòd Gold Medalists to attend the 2nd Annual Chesapeake Mòd
Tha deagh naidheachd againn!
Am-bliadhna, bidh e na urram dhuinn fàilte a chuir air Emma Sgalpaigh agus Iain MacCarmaig, a bhuannaich bonn òir a’ Mhòid Nàiseanta Rìoghail 2023. Bidh iad còmhla rinn aig an Dàrna Mòd Bliadhnail Chespeake, le cead bho Chomann Ghàidhlig a’ Chomuinn, ann an Alba.
We have good news!
This year, we will have the honor to welcome Emma MacLeod and Iain Cormack, the 2023 Royal National Mòd gold medal winners. They will join us at the Second Annual Chesapeake Mòd, courtesy of The Gaelic Society An Comunn Gaidhealach, in Scotland.
MÒD CHESAPEAKE
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
Mòd Chesapeake is sponsored by
Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhòir, Gàidhlig Photomac, and
An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach
Nach tig sibh ’nar cuideachd – Please join us
CEANN-LATHA ÙR / NEW DATE! 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
Cèilidh Samhain
Cèilidh Samhain
Bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine! – Everyone is welcome!
The cèilidh will held on a farm in Frederick County, Maryland.
The address will be given out only to those who register.
The farm in Frederick County in autumn color.
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
Gàidhlig classes start after Labor Day. Will you join us?
Thigibh a-steach!
CLASSES START NEXT WEEK!
YOU CAN STILL REGISTER!
Our Approach: Developing Gàidhlig Thinkers and Speakers
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 Gàidhlig thinkers as well as Gàidhlig speakers.
Mòran taing a h-uile duine.
Suas Leis a’ Ghàidhlig
New Podcast Release – Am Mòd ann an Ameireaga a Tuath – The Mòd in North America
We are excited to announce the release of our most recent podcast:
Am Mòd ann an Ameireaga a Tuath
The Mòd in North America
Reminder:
THE CHESAPEAKE MÒD
Saturday, 12 August 2023: 10 am – 5 pm (doors open at 9:00 am)
St. Vincent Pallotti High School,
113 St. Mary’s Place, Laurel, Maryland 20707
Nach tig sibh?
Gnàthasan-cainnte agus Seanfhacail – Phrases and Old Sayings
Geur-bheachdan Gàidhlig – Gaelic Insights
Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhòir 