A number of Year 7 students enjoyed a visit to St Fagans on Friday the 18th of October.

All students were involved in a Cynefin workshop. There, pupils were discussing "What is Wales?" and learning the meaning behind the word "Cynefin" which means home or the sense of belonging. All items were previously a part of Welsh history and culture. 

Year 7 went into the gallery "Wales is..." "Yr Oriel Cymru yw..." Pupils were given statements about Welsh history and in their groups looked for evidence of whether their statements were true or false based on information in the galleries. The pupils enjoyed reading about Welsh culture and events that had happened in Wales. Pupils found the story of Capel Celyn, the Welsh Not and the Aberfan disaster very interesting.

Both groups experienced a tour of the terraced houses and the old shops and were educated about how they would have been schooled in the 1800s and the effects of the ‘Welsh Not’ on the Welsh language. Some students learnt about having their hand tied if they used their left hand to write as during that time it was thought that the devil was on your left shoulder, so children were forced to use their right hand when writing, even if they were left-handed! A very informative and fun day had by all. Llawn hwyl a sbri.