Sandbank Primary School鈥檚 new early level Gaelic class is proving a popular choice, with all 24 of its registered spaces already taken.
The purpose Early Learning and Childcare facility, or Sgoil-脌raich as it is called in Gaelic, has been funded by the Scottish Government and will open its doors for the first time this August.
P站色情片鈥檚 Policy Lead for Gaelic, Councillor Robin Currie said: 鈥淭his is a huge milestone for Gaelic in the Bute and Cowal area. Sandbank Primary has provided Gaelic medium unit for several years, but this new facility will accommodate pre-school and primary one pupils.
鈥淩esearch shows that when children have a fully immersive Gaelic experience from age two or three, they are given the best opportunities to become fluent. Fluency in Gaelic is in turn, directly linked to attainment.
鈥淭he majority of families who choose Gaelic Medium Education don鈥檛 speak Gaelic at home but that isn鈥檛 necessarily a barrier to learning 鈥 there鈥檚 lot of support for parents, carers and children within the Gaelic community.
鈥淭his new unit shows the council鈥檚 commitment to the Gaelic language and has given families the community confidence to choose Gaelic education for their children.鈥