{"id":5708,"date":"2025-07-31T12:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:38:23","slug":"ysgolion-creadigol-dyffryn-nantlle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/ysgolion-creadigol-dyffryn-nantlle\/","title":{"rendered":"Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle and three original songs: Ysgolion Creadigol (Creative Schools) Dyffryn Nantlle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi (Creative Schools) project has been supporting young people in Dyffryn Nantlle to communicate creatively about climate change.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last November, we made an open call for artists, poets, storytellers and all kinds of creative practitioners who wanted to collaborate with local schools<strong> to help young people convey their climate messages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pupils of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle chose to work with the musician and author<strong> Gai Toms<\/strong>, and we are delighted with their creations: three original songs and <strong><em>Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle (the Green Book of Nantlle<\/em>). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may be familiar with Manon Steffan Ros&#8217;s powerful novel &#8211; <em>Llyfr Glas Nebo<\/em> <em>(the Blue Book of Nebo)<\/em> &#8211; which is set in a very dark future in Dyffryn Nantle. As an antidote to this message, the pupils decided that they wanted to create<em><strong> Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle<\/strong> (the Green Book of Nantlle)<\/em>: a collection of art, poetry and positive visions for the future of the valley, as well as warnings about climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the book cover to read it as a flipbook, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LlyfrGwyrddNantlle.pdf\">click here to view it as a static PDF.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"fp-iframe lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/9d40eecbd9.html\" style=\"border: 1px solid lightgray; width: 100%; height: 540px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to the pupils&#8217; original songs here: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/cwm-y-cerrig\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5697\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5697 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cwmycerrig_cover-1.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Y-llithr-ar-llethr-1.m4a\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5693 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yllithrarllethr_cover.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a short film about the process by Hedydd Ioan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi : Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXRkJ9PNdDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5704 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;width:482px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-24x18.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-36x27.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141203_441-1-48x36.jpeg 48w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gai Toms started by taking pupils from years 7-12 for a walk around their habitat with the local historian, John Dilwyn, so that they could gain a better understanding of their history and local wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This clearly sparked a passion for the young people&#8217;s local <em>cynefin<\/em>, as well as their creativity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through June and July, pupils got busy writing, drawing, composing, singing and recording three new songs with Gai. The young people made a lot of amazing artwork, a newspaper article, a short play, and paper mache sculptures &#8211; and much more &#8211; as well as the three original songs &#8211; Cwm y Cerrig, y Llithr a ir Llethr and Pigavo, which we feel capture the true spirit of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Even though we&#8217;re young people, we can do something about climate change,&#8221; said Cadi from year 10. &#8220;It&#8217;s our future &#8211; and even if nobody else does anything about it, we can.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5702 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-24x18.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-36x27.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image_20250430_141202_105-1-1-48x36.jpeg 48w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hard copy (original) of <em><strong>Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle<\/strong><\/em> will be available to view in Yr Orsaf&#8217;s caf\u00e9, Penygroes, over the summer holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the<em> Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi<\/em> (Creative Schools) project, pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen got involved in the Bethesda Carnival: creating a float for the parade and performing a series of short plays. Pupils at Ysgol Dolbadarn created a piece of visual art with Katie Ellidge and Femke van Gent, showcasing their visions for a bright future for the area. And there is something exciting coming from Ysgol y Moelwyn with Buddug Roberts leading&#8230; stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>GwyrddNi also works with Schools in our five regions (Dyffryn Nantlle, Dyffryn Ogwen, Pen Ll\u0177n, Bro Ffestiniog and Dyffryn Peris) to teach children about their habitat and the climate &#8211; as well as about possible solutions. We then support them to bring their ideas to life through projects, such as creating a wild garden or mapping their habitat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">Contact us<\/a> if you want GwyrddNi to work with your school!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle (the Green Book of Nantlle), listen to the young people&#8217;s original songs, and watch a film about the process..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5708"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5754,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708\/revisions\/5754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}