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Why not make learning Gaelic a family activity? Many of the Gaelic medium schools run classes for parents, with supporting Gaelic activities for kids.

“I’ve been learning for two years. It’s important for me to learn it because my sons in the school and to be able to speak to him. So we do the Gaelic Youth club and we try and do as much Gaelic stuff outside the school and obviously it helps me to practice.”

“I’ve been learning for two years. It’s important for me to learn it because my sons in the school and to be able to speak to him. So we do the Gaelic Youth club and we try and do as much Gaelic stuff outside the school and obviously it helps me to practice.”

Further help

Why not make learning Gaelic a family activity? Many of the Gaelic medium schools run classes for parents, with supporting Gaelic activities for kids. If you plan to enrol your child in school, it’s worth finding out what support is available to you. Don’t forget about our pals at Gaelic4Parents.com – they have games, stories and homework help!

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Evening classes

There are loads of evening classes all over Scotland and they are a great way to learn the language and make new pals.

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Gaelic through distance learning

Technology means that there are more options now than ever before to to put you in touch with institutions and tutors.

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LearnGaelic at college

There are many courses at colleges to get you learning Gaelic.

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LearnGaelic at university

Many of Scotland's universities offer Gaelic as a degree or part of a course at all different levels.

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Reasons to learn Gaelic

People learn Gaelic today for many reasons. Some want to connect with their culture and other people want to better understand place names of Scotland. People often learn Gaelic because they want to sing the beautiful songs of the language.

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Myths about Gaelic busted

Unfortunately, many myths about Gaelic have become popular over the years, such as “Gaelic is dead,” or “I’m too old to learn Gaelic.”