{"id":9182,"date":"2024-10-12T08:07:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T11:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2024-10-12T08:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T11:07:39","slug":"highland-village-museum-establishing-gaelic-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/highland-village-museum-establishing-gaelic-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Highland Village Museum Establishing Gaelic Institute."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nova Scotia residents who want to learn about Gaelic culture and how to speak the language can take part in a pilot immersion program next year thanks to a provincial grant announced today, October 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLanguage has a future if it is valued in the institutions of education and spoken at home with family and in the community with other speakers,\u201d said Allan MacMaster, Minister of Gaelic Affairs. \u201cThe G\u00e0idhlig aig Baile Institute will give participants the chance to learn and use Gaelic in everyday community life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Highland Village Museum in Iona, Victoria County, received funding to establish the G\u00e0idhlig aig Baile (Gaelic in Community) Institute, which will host a Gaelic immersion program for up to 10 people. The institute will also train instructors and support research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the immersion program, participants will become part of the community, building relationships with local residents and organizations, attending community events and gatherings, and supporting local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The institute is expected to launch in early 2025. The location is not yet finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honoured to be working alongside the Office of Gaelic Affairs to bring the G\u00e0idhlig aig Baile Institute to life. This initiative reflects our mission and deep commitment to preserving and revitalizing Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia. By creating immersive, community-based opportunities for language learners, we believe the institute will play a crucial role in ensuring Gaelic language continues to be a vibrant part of Nova Scotia\u2019s identity for generations to come.\u201d<br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Melissa Blunden, Executive Director, Baile nan G\u00e0idheal (Highland Village Museum)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highland Village Museum received a grant of $250,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the immersion program is open to Nova Scotia residents aged 18 or older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Highland Village Museum:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/highlandvillage.novascotia.ca\/\">https:\/\/highlandvillage.novascotia.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaelic Affairs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/government\/gaelic-affairs\">https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/government\/gaelic-affairs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaelic.ca\/nova-scotia-s-gaelic-culture\">https:\/\/www.gaelic.ca\/nova-scotia-s-gaelic-culture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage grants and programs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future\">https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online grant finder tool:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage\">https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Provincial Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nova Scotia residents who want to learn about Gaelic culture and how to speak the language can take part in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9183,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9182\/revisions\/9183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}