Youth urged to keep a lookout for Gaelic 29/1/13
A new competition has been launched for Scottish schools teaching Gaelic, to record examples of Gaelic being used by communities and businesses.
The competition is organised by Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG), as a means to create as comprehensive a list as possible of communities and businesses who are using Gaelic as part of their daily activity or their branding or logo.
The school that adds most names to the list will get a first prize of £400, with the schools in second and third places getting £200 and £100 respectively.
CnaG chief executive Donald MacNeill said: “We are organising this as part of the work we do on behalf of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. They, and their partners, are about to undertake a significant study into the impact of Gaelic, where it is being used as an economic or social asset.
“As part of that, they anticipate that their researchers will be looking for good
examples of companies and communities who are using Gaelic. We do have our own lists
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“By providing this opportunity for schools, we hope we’ll be able to expand our list, but also that the pupils themselves will benefit from seeing how frequently Gaelic is used in the community, and how people are taking advantage of it.”
The new competition will be open to primary and secondary schools, both those who are providing Gaelic medium education, as well as those where Gaelic is taught as a subject for learners.
According to CnaG there are many ways in which Gaelic is being in the private commercial sector today, including building or company signage, Vehicle livery, internet marketing and advertising, Food and drink packaging as well as musicians and artists using Gaelic professionally.