European Union Modern Foreign Languages Erasmus Programme

St. Patrick’s Primary School is very excited to be part of the Galway Education Centre Modern Foreign Languages Consortium. We are one of 13 schools in the consortium taking part in Europass Mobility Activities, during which we travel to other European countries to visit Primary Schools and learn how languages are taught.

Ms. Donoghue went to Ciep Tierno Galván in Cadiz, Spain and undertook an analysis of educational practices in an international setting with a view to St. Patrick’s Primary School introducing a modern European language into the curriculum in senior classes in the future.

This was a great opportunity to reflect on educational methodologies used to teach a second language. This is one of three trips that the school will be involved in, and we hope this experience will enrich future Modern Foreign Language learning through inclusive, multilingual practices. The consortium will equip us with a better understanding and appreciation of teaching modern European languages as part of the new curriculum.