{"id":5841,"date":"2025-08-21T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:36:41","slug":"ysgolioncreadigol-dyffrynogwen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/ysgolioncreadigol-dyffrynogwen\/","title":{"rendered":"Parade and Performance at Bethesda Carnival: Ysgolion Creadigol (Creative Schools) Dyffryn Ogwen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/ysgolion-creadigol-creative-schools\/\">Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi (Creative Schools)<\/a> project has been supporting young people in our areas to communicate creatively about climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Year 7 and 8 pupils of Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen decided they wanted to make a big &#8220;splash&#8221; &#8211; which is why they decided to take their message to the Bethesda Carnival &#8211; 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The young people also wrote and practiced their plays under the guidance of the actress <strong>Angharad Llwyd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During planning it became clear that the young people were concerned about pollution, waste and damage to the natural world, sea and rivers in their local area &#8211; and that they wanted to raise awareness about the importance of doing something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s disgraceful how much plastic people throw into the sea,&#8221; said Lloer, year 8. &#8220;I hope people realise how bad this is for the world and try to change the decisions they make.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;I hope people from the community will learn to respect the world better,&#8221; said Nest from year 8.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pupils had another small surprise before the big day &#8211; <strong><em>Heno <\/em><\/strong>wanted to do an item on the pupils&#8217; work, so they had the opportunity to have their say in front of the whole of Wales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a video about the process, createed by Rhodri Williams:<\/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 : Dyffryn Ogwen\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bvEVYFuEJf0?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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More about Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi:<\/strong><br><br>As part of the Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi (Creative Schools) project, pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle have written<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/ysgolion-creadigol-dyffryn-nantlle\/\"> three original songs with musician Gai Toms<\/a>, and created <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/ysgolion-creadigol-dyffryn-nantlle\/\">Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle <\/a><\/em>(the Green Book of Nantlle). At Ysgol Dolbadarn, pupils created a piece of visual art with Katie Ellidge, with Femke van Gent creating a piece of art showing their visions for a bright future for the Dyffryn. And something exciting is happening at Ysgol y Moelwyn with Buddug Roberts &#8211; go to G\u0175yl y Glaw, Blaenau Ffestiniog to find out more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi (Creative Schools) project has been supporting young people in our areas to communicate creatively about climate change. 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