*Gàidhlig Week is now fully booked. However, we are still welcoming enquiries from beginners and intermediate learners for further events in the future.*

Gaelic Learning Week

During the Easter holidays 2010, Stòras Uibhist are offering a unique opportunity to Gàidhlig learners to spend a learning week in South Uist and its surrounding communities, enhancing and developing their use of Gàidhlig through a total immersion programme.

The Learning Week will be based at the exclusive Grogarry Lodge on an all inclusive basis. This is an exceptional opportunity for learners at an intermediate level to experience Hebridean culture and apply their Gàidhlig in an informal atmosphere in the homeland of the Gaels within the exquisite and historical island setting of a traditional Estate lodge.

The week will take the format of interactive tuition in the mornings, followed by a wide range of culturally based activities related to the learning sessions including hill / machair walks, museum and cultural tours, autobiographical presentation by a local author, fishing and weather permitting, an exciting and thoroughly memorable boat trip to the second most southerly island of the Western Isles; Mingulay. Evening entertainment will encompass a range of opportunities to see, hear and take part in traditional dancing, song, ceilidhs and music sessions – so bring your instruments!

So, please join us on the beautiful Hebridean island of South Uist for an exclusive, action packed week of Gàidhlig learning enhancement through our total immersion programme. The tutorials will be led by Archie Campbell, a native of Benbecula and he will remain with you for the days’ events along with a Gàidhlig speaking local guide.

Throughout the week you will be delighted by the stunning scenery in the Uists and Benbecula, from the beautiful white sandy beaches teeming with oystercatchers and redshanks, the green machair land coloured by wild flowers, heather clad majestic hills housing Red Deer and Golden Eagles and the variety of archaeological sites and areas of cultural interest.

The week will take place from Monday 5th April with departures on Saturday 10th April 2010. Please see the table below for an outline of the programme for the week. (subject to change)

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Tutorial	Croft visit and Kildonan Museum / Comunn Eachdraidh talk	Traditional Dancing Lessons
Tuesday	Tutorial	Golf lessons and nature walk round machair at the recently restored Askernish Golf Course	Music sessions in local hotels
Wednesday	Tutorial	Visit to and lunch at Taigh Chearsabhagh Talk by a local author incorporating a walk to the east side of Benbecula	Ceilidh night at the Lodge
Thursday	Tutorial	Visit to Eriskay and short walk on the south end of South Uist	Free time before the active day ahead!
Friday	Tutorial on board a boat trip to Mingulay with Sea Angling

The price for this event including tuition, activities, meals and accommodation is £350.

For further details please go to www.storasuibhist.com/gaelic-week or contact Deirdre MacEachen on 01878 700101.

This project is funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig

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