School Report goes Multilingual

In Pictures: Signing School Report at Elmfield School

Students taking part in BBC News School Report presented their own news reports in a variety of languages.

Working with BBC Radio Cymru, Ysgol Morgan Llwyd in Wrexham made the news in Welsh, five students from Elmfield School for Deaf Children in Bristol used sign language and Plockton High School in Ross-shire presented in Gaelic.

Over 100 schools in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales took part in School Report News Day 2006/7 including these three schools.

Below is a report - in Gaelic and English - about Plockton High School's visit to a BBC studio on 8 March.

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Turas gu Stiùidio a' Bh.B.C.
A Visit to the BBC Studio.
by Chrisma Dhomhnallach
Chrisma MacDonald
Teacher, Plockton High School, Ross-shire

Air an ochdamh latha den Mhàirt, chaidh ochdnar bho Roinn na Gàidhlig ann an Àrd-sgoil a' Phluic gu stiùidio a' Bh.B.C. ann am Port Rìgh.

Chunnaic iad Seumas Dòmhnallach, sàr chraoladair aig Radio nan Gàidheal, ag ullachadh fad na maidne airson naidheachdan aon uair deug, a chraoladh.

Fhuair iad fiosrachadh air mar a bhios luchd-naidheachd a' faighinn nan naidheachd, gan eadar-theangachadh, agus air cò ris a tha stiùidio coltach.

An uairsin dh'èist iad ris na naidheachdan a' dol a-mach beò air an àidhear.

Chòrd an là ris a h-uile duine gu mòr agus 's e cothrom air leth a bh' ann dhan a h-uile duine.

Thuirt aon oileanach: "Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu robh e air leth inntinneach.

Bu toil leam fhèin a bhith nam chroaladair aon latha!"

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On 8 March, eight pupils from Plockton High School Gaelic Department, visited the BBC studio in Portree.

They met James MacDonald, one of the leading news presenters for Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's National Gaelic Radio Station.

They saw him preparing to broadcast the 11 O'Clock news.

They learned a lot about how news reporters find the news, translate it into Gaelic, and what it is like to be in a studio.

They then heard the news being broadcast live on air.

Everyone enjoyed the day very much and it was an amazing opportunity.

One pupil said: "I thought it was extremely interesting. I would love to be a news presenter one day!"

Students are producing a Gaelic news programme which will be broadcast on their school website on 22 March 2007.