Fall 2023 Scottish Gaelic Classes via Zoom
with Kerrie Kennedy
Subject to sufficient registration, the following classes will be offered
Introduction to Scottish Gaelic / Beginner 2 Scottish Gaelic / Level 3 Scottish Gaelic /
Tutorials with Kerrie / Private Classes / About Kerrie
Introduction to Scottish Gaelic
Dip your toes into Gaelic with this Scottish Gaelic starter class designed for absolute beginners. No prior knowledge required.
Tuesday evenings via Zoom from Oct. 3 through Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30pm-7:30pm eastern time. Class will be limited to 10 students.
This will be the only Intro class this year. The Sept 2023 class will continue in Jan 2024.
Students will learn Scottish Gaelic pronunciation, and how to start a simple conversation by talking about the weather and how you are. Learn your name in Gaelic (or pick a Gaelic name for your Gaelic alter-ego).
Students will be sent a short optional practice exercise each week, for extra practice.
Cost for 10 x one-hour classes
$75
$60 for seniors 65 and over
$60 students (students will have to show a valid student card when registering)
Payment for all classes is by InterAc on your online banking site to payment@torontogaelic.ca (no password necessary). We regret that we cannot accept payments by PayPal or Credit Card. Arrangements can be made to pay by cheque. For more information, or to register, please email: 
fios@torontogaelic.ca with the email address you want to use for class, and include the level of class that you wish to enrol in.
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Beginners 2 Scottish Gaelic
Thursday evenings beginning Sept 14 through Nov 16, 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm eastern time.
This is a continuation of the Spring 2023 Beginners 2 class. New students are welcome. Some prior knowledge of the language is required. Class is limited to 10 students.
Students should have some familiarity with simple past tense of regular verbs, the future tense of bi (bidh, cha bhi), phrases that use prepositional pronouns (eg. agam, orm, leam), possessive pronouns (eg. mo, do, a) and how to use gu bheil , gun robh, nach eil, or nach robh as “that†to connect ideas.
This class will work on holding simple conversations as well as general Gaelic skills, and possibly adding our first irregular verb.
Cost for 10 x one-hour classes
$75
$60 for seniors 65 and over
$60 students (students will have to show a valid student card when registering)
Payment for all classes is by InterAc on your online banking site to payment@torontogaelic.ca (no password necessary). We regret that we cannot accept payments by PayPal or Credit Card. Arrangements can be made to pay by cheque. For more information, or to register, please email: fios@torontogaelic.ca with the email address you want to use for class, and include the level of class that you wish to enrol in.
Level 3 Scottish Gaelic
Saturday mornings, beginning Sept 16 through Nov 25, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am eastern
New students are welcome. Students should have familiarity with the prepositional pronouns (eg.agam, orm, leam, dhomh and rium), past and future tense of regular and irregular verbs (eg. deach, chunnaic, rinn, thuirt, chuala, fhuair), and possessive pronouns.
This class will continue practicing with the definite article of masculine and feminine words, using adjectives, and working on the relative independent future as well as comparatives and superlatives (good, better, best) and Gaelic conversation skills.
Cost for 10 x 1.5 hour classes
$100
$65 for seniors 65 and over
$65 students (students will have to show a valid student card at registration)
Payment for all classes is by InterAc on your online banking site to payment@torontogaelic.ca (no password necessary). We regret that we cannot accept payments by PayPal or Credit Cards. Arrangements can be made to pay by cheque. For more information, or to register, please email: fios@torontogaelic.ca with the email address you want to use for class, and include the level of class that you wish to enrol in.
Tutorials with Kerrie
Students who want to have a private session to review concepts covered in class, work on conversation, or who want to review a concept they will need for a class level can arrange to book a 30 minute tutorial with Kerrie.
Tutorials are only available to students who have registered in TGLA courses for either the Sept 2022, Jan 2023, or Spring 2023 term. Students who have registered in any of these group classes can book a tutorial any time until a new year of classes begin in Sept 2023.
Tutorials are 30 minutes in length for $25 (tax included). Contact fios@torontogaelic.ca to arrange a time.
Private Classes
Kerrie is available for private classes., including classes to work on a specific topic. Private classes are tailored to the needs of each individual student.
Private classes are $40 (tax included) for the first hour (or any part of the first hour) and can be broken into 15 minute additions after that. Please contact fios@torontogaelic.ca for further information or to arrange times.
About Kerrie
Kerrie Kennedy is a former Highland dance teacher and has studied Scottish Gaelic at University of Toronto and the Gaelic College in Cape Breton. She is a past recipient of the Kennedy Society of America Gaelic Scholarship and the An Comunn Gàidhlig Ameireaganach (the American Scottish Gaelic Society) Gaelic Scholarship. She has been teaching Scottish Gaelic group classes for the Toronto Gaelic Learners’ Association, and to private students since 2001.