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Ministers are inspired by Manx revival

A FACT-FINDING mission to the Isle of Man was both inspirational and relevant, two ministers said.

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A FACT-FINDING mission to the Isle of Man was both inspirational and relevant, two ministers said.

Culture and Leisure minister Mike O'Hara and Education minister Carol Steere said the trip was to see how the island was keeping its heritage alive and particularly to find out how its almost dead language had been rejuvenated.

The visiting deputies and accompanying officers, learned that around 1,300 children were being taught Manx at school and that number was expected to rise.

'It was obvious that they were all very proud to be keeping their native language alive,' said Deputy O'Hara (pictured).

'The delegation learned how they had launched and developed their language initiative, some aspects of which can be employed in the development of our own Guernesiais.'

He said Culture would now work with Education to develop a curriculum on the subject of governance and its relationship with young people.

'Many deputies already give presentations on government in various schools and the idea of developing this curriculum, which will be linked into the citizenship programme, will provide the deputies with resources that they can utilise,' he said.

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