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  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1998

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Y Pont Aur, 1998 The seismically active San Francisco area was rocked by the descent of the 22nd annual Cymdeithas Madog week-long intensive Welsh language course. Local organizers David and Karen Evans were on hand greeting students as they arrived, arranging transportation to and from the campus and assisting them throughout…

  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1996

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Y Mynydd Glas, 1996 Roedd cyrraedd Poultney, Vermont, fel cyrraedd Cymru i’r pedwar athro o Gymru a oedd newydd dreulio rhai dyddiau yn ninas wallgo Efrog Newydd. Y wlad yn y lle cyntaf: gwlad fryniog, a’r golygfeydd yn ymestyn yn bell; tomen ambell chwarel lechi’n dringo’r llechweddau uchwben y llynnoedd llonydd……

  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1994

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Baltimore, 1994 Cwrs Cymraeg Baltimore a’r Fro at Towson State College was another hit. Participants of this year’s cwrs were again treated to the varied teaching styles of the instructors from Wales. Alun Ifans of Dyfed and headmaster of a primary school brought his enthusiasm as well as his special sense…

  • Scholarship – Open

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Scholarships If you would like to attend Cwrs Cymraeg 2012, but need some financial assistance toward the cost of tuition, Cymdeithas Madog will try to help.  A good place to start is our scholarship brochure (pdf format).  It contains answers to frequently asked questions, contact information and a brief description of the cwrs. …

  • Scholarships – Frequently Asked Questions

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What scholarships are available for Cwrs Cymraeg 2012? Cymdeithas Madog is pleased to offer a number of scholarships for 2012. These include: Scholarship Description The Naomi Mergenthal Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a promising student of the Welsh language who is 22 years of age or younger.…

  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1992

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Waukesha, 1992 The words of lead teacher Clive Rowlands say it all. ‘Arbennig iawn’ is how he described Cwrs Cymraeg Waukesha, which took place at Carroll College from July 25 to August 2, 1992. It was indeed a ‘very special’ course, and not just because it provided an additional seventh day…

  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1991

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Ar Lan Y Niagara, 1991 According to the Buffalo News, if you had been in the vicinity of downtown D’Youville College during the summer of 1991, you would have heard people speaking a “strange musical tongue’ and saying things like ‘bora-dah,’ ‘sootmy?’ ‘de-on-di-awk,’ and ‘naw-sun-law-when.’ They don’t look very musical written…

  • Cwrs Cymraeg Report – 1989

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Cwrs Cymraeg Bro Boston, 1989 On Sunday, July 30, 1989, about 100 students of all ages (well, from age 6 to 86 or so) gathered on the pleasant campus of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts to start our thirteenth Cwrs Cymraeg. Two of those attending, Tom Reilly of New York and…

  • The Roots Of Cymdeithas Madog

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} From an Acorn Comes the Oak: The Roots of Cymdeithas Madog gan/by Sian Thomas It must have been early in 1977 that Wyn Evans, then-minister of Dewi Sant United Church, Toronto, phoned to tell me that someone was organizing a Welsh course, and he expected me to sign up. I don’t recall being…

  • How Cwrs Cymraeg Can Visit You

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    {loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Every summer, Cymdeithas Madog sponsors its week long Cwrs Cymraeg in a different location – normally in North America. In 2009 it was in Camrose, Alberta; in 2010 in Cardiff, Wales; and in 2012, the cwrs will be in Salt Lake City. We are actively seeking potential local organizers for future years and the time to…