This year's annual lecture will be delivered jointly by Anne MacPhail (Ht of Bun Sgoil Taobh na Pairce) and me.
Every year, the Gaelic
congregation of Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk hosts a public lecture,
inviting well-known figures to speak on some aspect of the Gaelic world. Poets,
academics, language activists and others have spoken on a range of subjects
covering the history, culture and present-day situation and challenges of the
Gaelic language and the communities who speak it.
This year has been a big one
for the Gaelic community in Edinburgh, with the opening of the capital's first
fully Gaelic Medium primary school - a milestone in the development of Gaelic
education, and an important step in the revitalisation of the language. Recent
years have also seen considerable growth in the provision of Gaelic-medium
education and learning opportunities at high school level in the city. We have
therefore decided that this year's lecture will be on the subject, "Gaelic
Education in Edinburgh", and will be delivered jointly by Anne MacPhail
(Head Teacher of the new Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce), and Donald Macdonald (Head
Teacher of James Gillespie’s High School).
The lecture is sure to be of
interest to anyone with an interest in Gaelic, minority-language rights and
education. All are very welcome to attend.
The lecture will be
delivered in English, with time for discussion at the end. Tea and coffee will
be provided afterwards.
9 October at 19:30
Greyfriars Kirk
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