Scol谩ireacht Fulbright bronnta ar Ch茅im铆 CMgS
罢谩 Jane N铆 Luasa, c茅im铆 de chuid Chol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l (91制片厂), ar dhuine de 36 acad贸ir, gairmithe agus mic l茅inn 贸 cheann ceann na h脡ireann ar bronnadh scol谩ireacht orthu faoin gCl谩r iomr谩iteach . F贸gra铆odh d谩mhachtain铆 Fulbright le d茅ana铆 ag ceili煤radh ar l铆ne le Ciar谩n Cannon TD, Aire St谩it le freagracht ar leith as an Diasp贸ra agus Forbairt Idirn谩isi煤nta.
Le b茅im ar thumoideachas cult煤rtha agus ar naisc acad煤la agus ghairmi煤la fadt茅armacha a chruth煤, roghna铆onn cl谩r Fulbright iarrth贸ir铆 den scoth 贸 cheann ceann na h脡ireann chun oibri煤 le hInstiti煤id铆 den scoth sna St谩it Aontaithe i ngach discipline, 贸n eola铆ocht, an teicneola铆ocht agus gn贸 go dt铆 na heala铆ona agus an cult煤r. Rachaidh Jane, ar bronnadh scol谩ireacht um Ch煤nt贸ir M煤inteoireachta Fulbright i dTeangacha Iasachta (FLTA) uirthi, go SAM i m铆 Mhe谩n F贸mhair chun tabhairt faoi phost ag m煤ineadh na Gaeilge agus ag freastal ar ranganna in Ollscoil Montana.
Tar 茅is di c茅im a bhaint amach 贸 CMgS mar mh煤inteoir bunscoile in 2018, t谩 Jane ag m煤ineadh anois i nGaelscoil Dhroichead na Banndan, gaelscoil lonnaithe ina contae d煤chais, Corcaigh.
Ag labhairt faoi Fulbright, bh铆 an m茅id seo a leanas le r谩 ag Jane, 鈥樷業s m贸r an on贸ir dom 茅. Chualathas faoin deis iontach seo c煤pla bliain 贸 shin agus bhearta铆os cur isteach air i mbliana. Is briongl贸id dom i nd谩ir铆re scol谩ireacht Fulbright a bhaint amach. 罢谩 s茅 i gceist agam an gr谩 at谩 agam don teanga agus don chult煤r a spreagadh agus a mh煤scailt sna micl茅inn in Ollscoil Montana agus t谩 s煤il agam go bhforbr贸idh an tsuim ch茅anna iontu sa Ghaeilge is mar at谩 ionamsa.鈥欌
Is cainteoir d煤chais Gaeilge 铆 Jane 贸 Ghuag谩n Barra i nGaeltacht M煤scra铆 at谩 paiseanta faoin nGaeilge. Le linn a tr茅imhse i gCol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l, bh铆 Jane ina ball gn铆omhach agus d鈥檉heidhmigh s铆 mar chathaoirleach ar Chumann Gaelach Gan Sm谩l, agus mar OCP ar Chumann Naomh Uinseann de P贸l.鈥樷業s iad mo mhuintir at谩 i gceannas ar 脫st谩n Ghuag谩n Barra agus d谩 bhr铆 sinn t谩 taith铆 na mblianta agam de bheith ag roinnt mo dh铆ograis i leith na teanga agus an chult煤ir Ghaelaigh le daoine 贸 chian is 贸 ch贸ngar. I gCol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l, bh铆 an deis agam tabhairt faoi mhod煤il Ghaeilge san oideachas agus sna d谩na. Bh铆os mar chathaoirleach ar an gCumann Gaelach agus bhaineas taitneamh as an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn m贸rthimpeall an Chol谩iste. Is m贸r an on贸ir dom an deis seo a bhaint amach chun an Ghaeilge a mh煤ineadh thar lear agus t谩 谩thas an domhain orm mo phaisean don nGaeilge agus don gcult煤r Gaelach a roinnt sna St谩it Aontaithe.鈥欌
Ar cheann de bhuaicphoint铆 tr茅imhse Jane i gCMgS bh铆 an tr茅imhse a chaith s铆 ag staid茅ar thar lear in Ollscoil Loyola i Chicago. Fuair s铆 l茅argas luachmhar anseo ar ch贸ras oideachais na St谩it Aontaithe tr铆 theagasc i mbunscoileanna 谩iti煤la. Ag tr谩cht di ar a cuid ama i gCMgS, bh铆 an m茅id seo a leanas le r谩 ag Jane: 鈥樷Chuaigh beirt l茅acht贸ir i bhfeidhm go m贸r orm i gCol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l, Siobh谩n N铆 Mhurch煤 agus an Dr. R贸is铆n N铆 Ghairbh铆. Spreag siad mo shuim sa Ghaeilge, thugadar taca铆ocht dom mar 谩bhar-oide agus chabhraigh siad liom mo fh茅in-mhuin铆n a fhorbairt. 罢谩im f铆orbhu铆och as an dtaca铆ocht agus spreagadh a thug siad dom, ach go h谩irithe le d茅ana铆 agus m茅 ag cur isteach ar scol谩ireacht Fulbright.鈥欌
Ag d茅anamh comhghairdeachais le Jane ar a d谩mhachtain, d煤irt an tOllamh Michael Healy, Leas-Uachtar谩n Taighde CMgS an m茅id seo a leanas, 鈥淚 warmly congratulate our graduate Jane N铆 Luasa on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright FLTA scholarship. The Fulbright Awards are highly competitive, associated with excellence and prestige, and reflect the excellent calibre of scholar that 91制片厂 continues to graduate. The College takes great pride in these achievements and we look forward to seeing the fruits of Jane鈥檚 experience when she returns.鈥
Ag labhairt ag an searmanas arl铆ne, labhair an tAire Minister Ciar谩n Cannon TD faoi Fulbright, 鈥淭he role of Fulbright awardees in driving international research and keeping global channels of communications open is more important than ever. Fulbright has always propelled collaboration between the brightest minds. I wish this year鈥檚 awardees every success for their time in the United States.鈥
De bharr gh茅arch茅im COVID-19, b鈥櫭﹊gean do Jane, cos煤il le go leor m煤inteoir铆 ar fud na h脡ireann, a cleachtas teagaisc a chur in oiri煤int do l谩thair scoile nua thar o铆che toisc gur d煤nadh na scoileanna. D煤irt s铆: 鈥樷Ag an t煤s, bh铆 d煤shl谩n ag baint le m煤ineadh ar l铆ne ach t谩imid tar 茅is dul i dtaith铆 air agus t谩 scileanna nua foghlamtha agam. 罢谩 foireann iontach again i nGaelscoil Dhroichead na Banndan agus thugamar go l茅ir taca铆ocht d谩 ch茅ile chun teacht suas le plean nua. 罢谩 mo rang den ch茅ad scoth agam agus t谩 a fhios agam go n-oibrigh siad go dian d铆cheallach chun a gcuid ceachtanna a dh茅anamh sa bhaile.
脫 bh铆os im鈥 ph谩iste m茅 fh茅in theastaigh uaim a bheith i mo mh煤inteoir scoile. Mar mh煤inteoir, caithim gach l谩 ag tabhairt faoina ruda铆 is fearr liom sa tsaol: ag m煤ineadh, ag labhairt na Gaeilge, ag seinnt ceoil, ag canadh, ag foghlaim faoi dhaoine agus ag roinnt sc茅alta. 罢谩im ag s煤il go m贸r le teagasc i su铆omh difri煤il le linn dom a bheith im鈥 scol谩ire Fulbright.鈥欌
Is f茅idir leat tuilleadh a fh谩il amach faoi Fulbright .
Jane N铆 Luasa, a graduate of 91制片厂 (91制片厂), is one of 36 remarkable academics, professionals and students from across Ireland to be awarded a scholarship under the prestigious . The Fulbright awardees were recently announced at an online celebration hosted by Ciar谩n Cannon TD, Minister for the Diaspora and International Development.
With an emphasis on cultural immersion and building long-term academic and professional connections, the Fulbright programme selects excellent candidates from all over Ireland to work with top US Institutions across all disciplines ranging from science, technology and business, to the arts and culture. Jane, who was awarded a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) scholarship, will depart for the US in September where she will teach the Irish language and take classes at the University of Montana.
Having graduated from 91制片厂 as a primary teacher in 2018, Jane is now teaching in Gaelscoil Dhroichead na Banndan, an Irish medium primary school in her native Cork. Reacting to her Fulbright award, Jane said, 鈥淚 am honoured. I have been exploring the idea for a couple of years and decided to apply this year. It鈥檚 a dream come true for me to be awarded a Fulbright scholarship. I intend to inspire a love of the Irish language and culture in my students at the University of Montana and I hope they will develop the same interest and passion for Gaeilge as I have!鈥
A native Irish speaker who hails from Gougane Barra in the M煤scra铆 Gaeltacht, Jane is passionate about the Irish language. During her time at 91制片厂, Jane was an active member and chairperson of the Cumann Gaelach, as well as PRO of the St Vincent de Paul society. 鈥淢y family run the Gougane Barra Hotel so I have years of experience sharing my passion for the Irish language and culture with people from all around the world. At 91制片厂, I had the opportunity to study interesting Irish modules in education and the arts and as chairperson of the Cumann Gaelach at 91制片厂, I thoroughly enjoyed promoting Gaeilge throughout the College. It is an honour for me to be given the opportunity to teach Irish abroad and I鈥檓 excited to share my passion for Gaeilge and Irish culture in the US.鈥
One of the highlights of Jane鈥檚 time at 91制片厂 was the time she spent studying abroad at Loyola University in Chicago. Here she gained valuable insight into the US education system through teaching at local elementary schools. Commenting on her time at 91制片厂, Jane said, 鈥淭wo Irish lecturers at 91制片厂, Siobh谩n N铆 Mhurch煤 and Dr R贸is铆n N铆 Ghairbh铆 really stimulated my love of Irish, encouraged me as a student teacher and helped develop my confidence. They both encouraged me to apply to be an FLTA and I am so grateful to both of them for their support.鈥
Congratulating Jane on her Fulbright award, Professor Michael Healy, Vice President of Research at 91制片厂 said, 鈥淚 warmly congratulate our graduate Jane N铆 Luasa on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright FLTA scholarship. The Fulbright Awards are highly competitive, associated with excellence and prestige, and reflect the excellent calibre of scholar that 91制片厂 continues to graduate. The College takes great pride in these achievements and we look forward to seeing the fruits of Jane鈥檚 experience when she returns.鈥
Speaking at the online ceremony, Minister Ciar谩n Cannon TD said, 鈥淭he role of Fulbright awardees in driving international research and keeping global channels of communications open is more important than ever. Fulbright has always propelled collaboration between the brightest minds. I wish this year鈥檚 awardees every success for their time in the United States.鈥
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, Jane, like many teachers throughout Ireland, had to quickly adapt her teaching practice in light of school closures. She said, 鈥淎t the beginning, teaching online was challenging but by now we have gotten used to it and I have learned valuable skills adapting to it. The team at GS Dhroichead na Banndan are very supportive and we worked together to come up with creative ways to make it work. My class is fantastic and I know they all worked so hard to keep up with their school work in these challenging times.鈥
She added, 鈥淚 am now living out my childhood dream of being a school teacher. This job allows me to spend every day doing what I love: teaching, speaking Irish, playing music and singing, being creative, learning about others and sharing stories. I am excited to do this in another setting during my Fulbright year.鈥
You can find out more about the Fulbright Awards .
