Lifelong Learning DGC

Dumfries & Galloway Council LifeLong Learning Service
#changinglives #lifelonglearning

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

⭐ Free online hypnotherapy session for parents happening this Wednesday at 7.30pm.

⭐ See poster below for further details. 👇

#Hypnotherapy #ParentSupport #MentalHealthMatters

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

Did you know Dumfries & Galloway has many beautiful Gaelic place names?

To celebrate World Gaelic Week, we’ll share one each day! First up: Portpatrick / Port Phàdraig ⛅️🌊

Thanks to Michael Ansell for these fascinating posts!

#WorldGaelicWeek #SeachdainNaGaidhlig

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🤩🎶 Free Gaelic Fun Afternoon!

Join Fèis an Iar Dheas at Stranraer Millennium Centre on Sunday 1st March for crafts, colouring, Gaelic phrases, local place names, live music, ceilidh dancing and more!

Fun for the whole family — FREE to attend ☺️

#SeachdainNaGaidhlig2026

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🚨 Free Cyber Scotland Week 2026 Webinars!

Join Lead Scotland for interactive online sessions on staying safe:
🔐 Device protection | 🎣 Phishing | 📱 Social media | 🛒 Online shopping + more ✅

Live demos & Q&A included.

Sign up: https://t.co/NUSsc13Pz7

#CyberScotlandWeek

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🌻Our Women’s Wellbeing Group in Dumfries recently enjoyed a creative printing workshop!

It is amazing what you can make using takeout lids and a pasta maker. 🧑‍🎨

Our Women’s Wellbeing group runs every Wednesday at The Bridge, Dumfries from 12.30pm-2pm. All women are welcome😊

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🎨🙌🤩Adult Learning Challenges🤩🙌 🎨

The Arts and Crafts Challenge has begun for our learners at the ARC!

It has been fantastic to see their creativity, efforts and confidence on display already.

Well done everyone your work is outstanding 👏✨

#AdultLearning

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🐻‍❄️ P2 Climate Change
Week 3 at Park Primary, Stranraer was all about the Arctic!

🐻‍❄️ We learned about the amazing animals that live there and how we can help protect them.

🌍 The class had great fun exploring the world and creating their very own polar bears!

#climatechange

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

📢 Tackling Poverty Reference Group needs YOU!

Help shape local policies, projects, and funding to reduce poverty in our region. New members welcome!

🔗 More info: https://t.co/KRzF8VntCx

#TacklingPovertyDumfriesandGalloway #Volunteering

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

📚📣 Love reading? Join our friendly Online Book Club!

🗓 Last Tuesday of each month | ⏰ 2pm | 💻 Zoom | 📅 Starts 24 Feb 2026

Relaxed chats, favourite books, and new ideas 📖
✉️ Email TO BOOK: [email protected]

#OnlineBookClub #LifelongLearning

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

Recently at PEEP in Dumfries we celebrated Lunar New Year the Year of the Horse 🐎🏮

We played with horse toys, enjoyed a horse themed story and songs. We all got very creative making our own Chinese drums! 🥁✨

A fun and cultural session for everyone 🎶 📖

#Peep

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

Pupils at Auchencairn Primary School completed a 4-week Gaelic block with our Gaelic Development Officer Emily!

Through games and songs they learnt basic phrases, colours, numbers, feelings, weather and local animals 🐑

‘S math a rinn sibh, Auchencairn! 👏

#GaelicDevelopment

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🌳🌟 Roots of Empathy – Newington Primary School 🌳🌟

Baby Leni had a great time with the P3s! 🐟 We explored feelings, thinking skills and even enjoyed some special songs the children wrote just for her 🎶

#RootsOfEmpathy #LifelongLearning

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

👇📱 Digital Skills Support — 1:1 sessions at The Johnston, Kirkcudbright (running for 4 weeks).

Contact to book:
📧 [email protected] | 📞 01557 337211

#DigitalSupportDumfriesandGalloway

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

At a recent Sanquhar Nursery Peep session, we explored how play and everyday experiences support healthy brain development 🧠

Children loved “building their brains” through shared learning with parents and carers 📚

#PlayBasedLearning #EarlyYears #BrainDevelopment

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

At Kirkconnel ARC, some of the service users made their own clay pots, and had great fun painting them. 😊🎨

They chatted about what seeds they’d like to plant and decided lavender would be a lovely choice, as it is such a beautiful scent! 🌿

Well done👏

#KirkconnelARC

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

Still on a high after our Lip Reading Group was recognised at the National Adult Learning Awards in Edinburgh last month.

Well done everyone, so well deserved. 👏

https://t.co/cTNHqETqLQ

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

We recently received some lovely photos from a learner’s support worker from the Scottish Learning Partnership Celebration Event held in Glasgow back in November, such happy memories of a very special day! 🥳🌟🏆

#SayYestoAdultLearning #LifelongLearning #SuperStars

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

We are excited to be working with Lincluden Primary School as we kick off a 4-week block of fun, hands-on STEM activities! 😊

We will be exploring, experimenting, creating, and discovering together.🧪

It is going to be a fantastic few weeks filled with fun🤩

#STEM

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🦸🏻‍♂️ Recently we enjoyed our last visit to Penninghame Primary to complete our P2 Climate Change/Stem sessions.

We had a discussion about renewable energy and enjoyed making our own wind turbines.

Great job everyone!

Thank you Learners Together for funding the superhero capes.

[Lifelong Learning DGC @DgcLearning]

🤩Lifelong Learning is excited to be working in partnership with Fiona and Emily from ‘Coorie intae Ceòl’ to launch a new parent and toddler group celebrating Scots & Gaelic language in Dumfries!

A 5 week pilot block will begin during Seachdain Na Gàidhlig!

Poster with info👇