Call for Welsh language teachers in Patagonia
"During the pandemic everyone in the Wladfa realised how important the input from Wales is when it comes to learning bilingually.
"With three bilingual schools, as well as extra-curricular activities and lessons for adults, we need a lot more help."Prospective teachers have until 30 December to apply, with travel and accommodation costs paid for, as well a monthly salary of about £750. Nia Jones travelled to work in Esquel and Trevelin in 2016 as part of the British Council-funded scheme and has worked since then in Ysgol Y Cwm in Trevelin.There are currently four teachers responsible for Welsh language lessons and she said it was "a lot of work"."We have nine different classes who have Welsh language lessons every day and from next year we will have a secondary school class as well.
Ms Jones feels the work of the teachers from Wales is even more important with far fewer people travelling to the province on holiday and cultural trips. She said: "We are seeing a few more people coming to see us but the numbers are still low. We haven't had a visit from the Urdd since 2019 and that used to be one of the annual highlights.Image source,Noe Sánchez Jenkins, a bilingual Argentine from Esquel, learned Welsh mainly from teachers visiting from Wales."More people want to learn," she said, "adults as well as children, and that is because of the bilingual schools.
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