The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College is accepting registrations for its ninth annual Celtic Adventures for Kids, July 26-30, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Children from grades 1-9 take part in several classes daily: Irish language, music with songs and the tin whistle, literature and story telling, Irish dance, arts and crafts. The Maguire Center swimming pool is also available for daily use.
This is the final meeting for people who have already sign-up for the 2010 September 4-14 Ireland Tour. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 216 (2nd Floor) of Berchmans Hall at Elms College, Chicopee, MA. For directions to the campus go to: http://www.irish-cairde.org/content/contact-us. For a glimpse of the building to help you identify it once you’re on campus, please go to the following website: http://www.elms.edu/-Admission-/Visit_Campus/Berchmans_Hall.xml). For those who are unable to attend, please call Kathy Gallivan at (413) 536-9709 or the Irish Cultural Center by Friday, July 30th.
Parking: The closest parking lot is near the Chapel which is next to Berchmans Hall. You may also park on the street on the weekend.
For more information about this unique tour call Kathy Gallivan at (413) 536-9709 or the Irish Cultural Center at (413) 265-2537. Call for Availability & Price. Tour price includes Land +Airfare, bus transportation to and from Logan Airport from Elms College, all sightseeing attractions, 16 meals (including breakfast on day of arrival), centrally located Superior 1st Class hotels, all hotel tips and hotel taxes in Ireland. Gratuity for Irish Driver/Guide in Ireland is not included. Travel Protection/Insurance, Departure Tax/fees/fuel surcharges are extra. (Note: This tour is exclusive to the Irish Culture Center and will not join with any other groups.) Seats are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Elms College will welcome Donegal native and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Maitiú de Hal to campus in September. He will teach a three-credit Irish language course, as well as two noncredit Irish language courses in conjunction with the Irish Cultural Center each semester. The first semester runs from September 7 to December 7. All three courses will continue in the second semester beginning in January.
The three-credit course, “Novice Irish 1,” will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. To enroll, visit or call the registrar’s office at 413-265-2314. For people 65 or older, or who wish to audit the course, the cost is $100, plus a $20 registration fee.
A noncredit course, “Introductory Irish 1,” is for people who have no prior knowledge of the language, and for those who have had only one or two semesters of study. The class will be offered Tuesdays beginning September 14, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
A second noncredit course, “Irish Conversation: Advanced Practice 1,” will meet Wednesdays beginning September 15, from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The course is for people who have a good basic knowledge of Irish.
To register for either noncredit course, call the Elms College Division of Graduate studies and Continuing Education at 413-265-2218. Cost for each course is $150, or $100 for Cairde members of the Irish Cultural Center.
Maitiú de Hal has taught Irish in varying settings: in the state system, Irish summer colleges, extra tuition courses for trainee primary schools teachers, and at a summer program in Chicago. He will receive his master of arts degree in Nua-Ghaeilge (modern Irish) in September from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in Irish and history and a post-graduate diploma in education from the same university.
For the modern Irish master’s, he has focused on sociolinguistics, specifically language acquisition, language shift and language in an educational context. He bases his thesis on the effect of children of returning emigrants on Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area) education. He measured the impact of those who come into the system late-on, assessed support levels for their varying needs. He says he hopes to become a better teacher with an understanding of these principles.
de Hal is involved in an Irish language drama society at the university; he has a passion for music, both traditional and modern. He plays drums and the bodhran and is learning sean-nos singing.
For further information, call the Irish Cultural Center at 413-265-2537, or Tom Moriarty at 413-592-6951. The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College offers programs in art, music, literature that promote the Irish language in order to “keep the Irish arts alive.”
Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.
Meets Tuesday from 6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Elms College will welcome Donegal native and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Maitiú de Hal to campus in September. He will teach a three-credit Irish language course, as well as two noncredit Irish language courses in conjunction with the Irish Cultural Center each semester. The first semester runs from September 7 to December 7. All three courses will continue in the second semester beginning in January.
The three-credit course, “Novice Irish 1,” will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. To enroll, visit or call the registrar’s office at 413-265-2314. For people 65 or older, or who wish to audit the course, the cost is $100, plus a $20 registration fee.
A noncredit course, “Introductory Irish 1,” is for people who have no prior knowledge of the language, and for those who have had only one or two semesters of study. The class will be offered Tuesdays beginning September 14, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
A second noncredit course, “Irish Conversation: Advanced Practice 1,” will meet Wednesdays beginning September 15, from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The course is for people who have a good basic knowledge of Irish.
To register for either noncredit course, call the Elms College Division of Graduate studies and Continuing Education at 413-265-2218. Cost for each course is $150, or $100 for Cairde members of the Irish Cultural Center.
Maitiú de Hal has taught Irish in varying settings: in the state system, Irish summer colleges, extra tuition courses for trainee primary schools teachers, and at a summer program in Chicago. He will receive his master of arts degree in Nua-Ghaeilge (modern Irish) in September from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in Irish and history and a post-graduate diploma in education from the same university.
For the modern Irish master’s, he has focused on sociolinguistics, specifically language acquisition, language shift and language in an educational context. He bases his thesis on the effect of children of returning emigrants on Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area) education. He measured the impact of those who come into the system late-on, assessed support levels for their varying needs. He says he hopes to become a better teacher with an understanding of these principles.
de Hal is involved in an Irish language drama society at the university; he has a passion for music, both traditional and modern. He plays drums and the bodhran and is learning sean-nos singing.
For further information, call the Irish Cultural Center at 413-265-2537, or Tom Moriarty at 413-592-6951. The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College offers programs in art, music, literature that promote the Irish language in order to “keep the Irish arts alive.”
Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.
Irish Language Award Application
“Waveriders" (75 min, 2008, Documentary)
This captivating documentary traces the rebirth of surfing catalyzed by an Irish immigrant to Hawaii. In the early 20th century, George Freeth though Hawaiians to surf, breathing new live into an old past time. This big wave journey travels from Hawaii to the Irish Coast
All films will be shown in the Elms College Alumnae Library Theater at 7:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public, though we will accept a free will offering. The Library is handicapped accessible.
Meets Wednesday from 6:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Elms College will welcome Donegal native and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Maitiú de Hal to campus in September. He will teach a three-credit Irish language course, as well as two noncredit Irish language courses in conjunction with the Irish Cultural Center each semester. The first semester runs from September 7 to December 7. All three courses will continue in the second semester beginning in January.
The three-credit course, “Novice Irish 1,” will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. To enroll, visit or call the registrar’s office at 413-265-2314. For people 65 or older, or who wish to audit the course, the cost is $100, plus a $20 registration fee.
A noncredit course, “Introductory Irish 1,” is for people who have no prior knowledge of the language, and for those who have had only one or two semesters of study. The class will be offered Tuesdays beginning September 14, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
A second noncredit course, “Irish Conversation: Advanced Practice 1,” will meet Wednesdays beginning September 15, from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The course is for people who have a good basic knowledge of Irish.
To register for either noncredit course, call the Elms College Division of Graduate studies and Continuing Education at 413-265-2218. Cost for each course is $150, or $100 for Cairde members of the Irish Cultural Center.
Maitiú de Hal has taught Irish in varying settings: in the state system, Irish summer colleges, extra tuition courses for trainee primary schools teachers, and at a summer program in Chicago. He will receive his master of arts degree in Nua-Ghaeilge (modern Irish) in September from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in Irish and history and a post-graduate diploma in education from the same university.
For the modern Irish master’s, he has focused on sociolinguistics, specifically language acquisition, language shift and language in an educational context. He bases his thesis on the effect of children of returning emigrants on Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area) education. He measured the impact of those who come into the system late-on, assessed support levels for their varying needs. He says he hopes to become a better teacher with an understanding of these principles.
de Hal is involved in an Irish language drama society at the university; he has a passion for music, both traditional and modern. He plays drums and the bodhran and is learning sean-nos singing.
For further information, call the Irish Cultural Center at 413-265-2537, or Tom Moriarty at 413-592-6951. The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College offers programs in art, music, literature that promote the Irish language in order to “keep the Irish arts alive.”
Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.
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"Leap Year" (97 min, 2009, Romance)
Staring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode
Anna (Amy Adams) chooses February 29 to propose marriage to her “perfect” boyfriend, confident he’ll accept because of an old Irish custom. However, after meeting Declan (Matthew Goode) en route to Dublin, Anna must reevaluate her original plan. Sometimes you can find what you really need in the most unexpected places.
All films will be shown in the Elms College Alumnae Library Theater at 7:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public, though we will accept a free will offering. The Library is handicapped accessible.
“The Yellow Bittern: The Life and Times of Liam Clancy" (105 min, 2009, Documentary)
This documentary is a revealing portrait of ballad singer Liam Clancy. Packed with his personal film footage and classic narration style, this film covers all aspects of his professional and personal life. It was the last project he filmed before his death. Come see why Bob Dylan called him “the best ballad singer I’d ever heard in my whole life.”.
All films will be shown in the Elms College Alumnae Library Theater at 7:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public, though we will accept a free will offering. The Library is handicapped accessible.
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