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Whittled Sticks

Whittling Sticks & Stick Bread

10/05 Whittling our sticks for making stick bread ready for the following Tuesday. Whittling is the art of carving shapes with a knife. There is something satisfying about making something fro …

Lino Prints

Lino Printing

We were lino printing one day this week at school… We observed a plant outside, drew a design based on notes and observations, cut out the design in lino and then printed using various colou …

Dandelion Honey Mixing

Dandelion Honey

Class 1 is using the outdoor classroom every Tuesday, last week we were making dandelion honey. The dandelion is the only flower which represents the three celestial bodies of the sun, the moo …

School's Longitude

School’s Longitude

It doesn’t look like much, but this piece of paper took centre stage in our experiment yesterday to measure the School’s longitude. The paper was left in the garden on the hill with a stick po …

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COVID-19 Risk Assessment (May 1st 2022)

Although there is no longer a legal requirement to produce a COVID-specific risk assessment, the School’s Health and Safety Team recognises that the School needs to continue applying some miti …

Outdoor Classroom

New Outdoor Classroom

The premises team would like to make the school community aware of this project. The following sets out what you can expect from the new outdoor classroom at Nant-y-Cwm. During the Easter holi …

Boxing up Donations for Ukraine

Ukraine Collection

The whole school has been busy collecting for the families of Ukraine. Thank you all for your tremendous support. The items collected by the classes went last Friday to the ‘Get the boys a lif …

Steiner Olympics Racetrack

Warldorf Steiner Olympics

Warldorf Steiner Olympic Games – a milestone in class 5. Towards the end of the summer term, when a child is 10 or 11 years old, it is a tradition amongst Waldorf schools to hold an athletics …

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COVID-19 Risk Assessment (March 2022)

The Health and Safety Team has produced the updated (6th March 2022) COVID-19 Risk Assessment. The School has always tried to minimise the impact of necessary measures on the children at Nant- …

Brash Hedge

Brash Hedge

The beginnings of our brash hedge up in the Nant-y-Cwm garden. A brash hedge is made of small twiggy or thorny branches, also known as brush. Class 4&5 were joined by parent volunteer Rick …