The annual reward ceremony for Spanish education was held at
the Spanish embassy in Dublin this year. Every year the Ministry of Education in the UK and Ireland elect and reward the best Spanish language schools and
students to promote the teaching of Spanish in Ireland. Tía Tula had a direct
presence in the awards this year.
The best students in Ireland were selected with reference to
the assessment scores on the Junior Certificate exams (high school) and the
Leaving Certificate exams (pre-university). The best students of the Spanish language in
Ireland this year were Daniel Coleman (St. Conleth’s College, Dublin) and
Michael Angland (Ashton Comprehensive School, Cork).
The best Spanish school of the year is chosen based on different
criteria such as the number of students enrolled in Spanish as a Foreign
Language (ELE) courses, the use of innovative methods in teaching,
participation in international projects where Spanish is the mean language, the
visibility of Spanish and the Hispanic culture and extracurricular activities
dedicated to the promotion of the Spanish language. This year’s best Spanish school in Ireland
was the Beaumont National School for Girls (Beaumont, Co. Cork). The school
received two completely paid Spanish summer courses in Spain at Tía Tula and the academy, Mester (also in Salamanca). Teacher Elizabeth Corcoran and director
Margaret McCarthy will be the lucky ones that get to study Spanish in Salamanca
during the summer.
The awards were presented by S.E.D. Javier Garrigues
(ambassador of Spain in Dublin) and D. Gonzalo Ceballos (director of the
Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin). About
50 guests from the world of education in Ireland, national agencies and
language associations of Spanish teachers attended the ceremony.
Tía Tula would like to congratulate all winners, especially
Elizabeth Corcoran, who contacted us, of the Beaumont Nation School for Girls. A
warm welcome is waiting for you at Tía Tula!
You can read more about this subject on the website of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
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