The Department of Education, Skills & Children’s Services are delighted to announce that every school in the Western Isle is to be gifted a set of Scrabble: Gàidhlig. The game was made available in late 2023 and the Department are delighted to offer pupils the opportunity to develop their linguistic skills in a fun way.
Katy Graham, P5-7 Gàidhlig teacher at Sgoil nan Loch, Isle of Lewis, said:
“We hugely welcome this resource in our classrooms. We know that pupils love any form of competition, and I think that there will be a lot of competitions happening in my class now! Any resource which aids learning and language acquisition is to be praised and who knows, in the years to come we may have inter school Scrabble competitions taking place through the medium of Gaelic”.
Teàrlach Wilson, who developed the product and is the founder of An Taigh Cèilidh in Stornoway added:
“We are delighted to establish a partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in making Scrabble Gàidhlig available to all schools in the Western Isles. There has been a huge amount of interest and support shown in the game since it became available, but it’s especially encouraging to see it becoming utilised and loved by a new generation. Any pupil is always welcome to come into An Taigh Cèilidh and pit their wits against our staff members”
The games will be distributed to all schools in the coming weeks. If any member of the public is interested in purchasing a set or wants to find out more about An Taigh Cèilidh, please visit www.taighceilidh.com