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Cymdeithas Madog is settting its sights on Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon for its annual Cwrs Cymraeg (Welsh Course). From July 19-26, 2015, students will learn the Welsh language in an immersive environment, as well as participate in Welsh cultural activities aimed at producing a wider understanding of the rich history and culture of Wales.

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Scholarships

The scholarship application period for Cwrs Cymraeg 2015 has now closed.  For those of you have made an application, we wish you the best of luck.  You should hear from our scholarship committee soon.  In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerms, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our scholarship committee via our contact form.

Cymdeithas Madog Web Links

British / Celtic Sites

The following links to Celtic and British sites may be of interest to students of Welsh. Cymdeithas Madog provides this information as a public service, and is not responsible for the content of the associated pages.

Set your sights on the Windy City – Elmhurst, Illinois to be precise for our next Cwrs Cymraeg

The next Cwrs Cymraeg may be seven months away, but there are plenty of ways to keep up your Welsh in the meantime.

We at Cymdeithas Madog would like to wish you a joyous holiday season and all the best for 2013.

Crws Cymraeg 2013, Elmhurst, IL.

Annwyl frindiau/Dear friends

It is now time to register for Cwrs Cymraeg 2013, which will take place July 14-21, 2013, at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL, near Chicago. Go to Cwrs Cymraeg 2013 on Cymdeithas Madog’s webpage, www.madog.org , to use the link to “Register for Cwrs Cymraeg 2013.”

There you can sign up now for the Cwrs and reserve your place by making a deposit of $100 on line by Pay Pal or otherwise by sending a check for that amount made out to “Registrar, Cwrs Cymraeg 3013,” c/o Wayne Morrissey, 2505 S. Reed Dr., Apt A, Arlington, VA 22206.

Interested in how participants can get to Elmhurst College? You may fly into Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport or Midway Field both of which have convenient connections to downtown Chicago. Alternatively, you can also arrive at Chicago’s Union Station by train (Amtrak). Elmhurst College is about 16 miles outside the “Windy City,” with easy connections to Campus from downtown Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC). Metra, one of Chicago’s transportation systems run trains regularly in and out of Elmhurst weekdays and weekends.

Want to start to familiarize yourself now with the local area in which this year’s Cwrs Cwrs Cymraeg will be held? Visit http://elmhurst.org for an informative video, “Exploring Elmhurst.” This website also has downloadable and printable local and regional transportation maps, driving directions, and information about Elmhurst College. Believe it or not, there’s even a “Red Dragon” restaurant at 117 West 1st Street in Elmhurst, “serving the finest Mandarin cuisine.” Sorry, couldn’t resist.

If you have any further questions about registration contact me:

Dw i’n edrych ymlaen at y gweld chi/I look forward to seeing you at Elmhurst College this year.

Wayne Morrissey
// registrar@madog.org // This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. //
2505 S. Walter Reed Dr., Apt A,
Arlington, VA 22206-1207
USA

Cwrs Cymraeg 2013 in Elmhust, IL is getting closer every day. Read the February issue of the CM newsletter for all the latest news.