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Linear Perspective

Linear Perspective

An exercise with class 6&7 to illustrate linear perspective. A glass screen was placed at one end of the room. At the other end, the children lined up. One pupil then used a felt tip to dr …

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COVID-19 Risk Assessment (January 2022)

The Health and Safety Team, with the School Governance Team, has produced, and updated (6th January 2022), the COVID-19 Risk Assessment. The School has always tried to minimise the impact of n …

Stars in the Fire

Making Stars

Classes 1 and 6&7 made some beautiful wire stars in the woods yesterday afternoon. The wire was wrapped around cardboard cut into a star shape, then our fire burnt the cardboard away, leav …

Advent Decorations

Advent Fair/Ffair Nadolig

This year’s Advent Fair has felt like a herculean effort with the combined challenges of COVID restrictions, storm Arwen and road closures to meet and overcome.  The Advent and Summer Fai …

Medieval Project

Homework

As a picture paints a thousand words, here is the homework about the medieval period produced by our Class 6&7 during their two week autumn half term break. It shows the involvement and in …

Martinmas

Martinmas

Around 11th November each year, Steiner Schools across the globe celebrate Martinmas, or the festival of St. Martin, with a night time lantern walk. The purpose of the lantern walk, a long sta …

Michaelmas Bread

Michaelmas

This past week Nant-y-Cwm has been celebrating Michaelmas festival in both the Kindergarten and Main School. One aspect of this festival is that of nurturing and shining our inner light, and o …

Middle Ages Blackboard

The Middle Ages

We’re now finishing our Middle Ages block and it has been really fantastic. Class 6 & 7 have spent the last four weeks studying the Middle Ages (which has included a study of the basic …

Blackberries

Jam Making

Class buddies jam making in the woods! Classes 1 and 6&7 have been making blackberry jam in the woods this morning ready for our Michaelmas celebrations later this month. It was lovely wat …

Kindy Boundary Fence

3rd Kindergarten Development

We’ll be updating and adding pictures to keep a historical record of all the preparation, development and changes the community has been implementing throughout this phase of creating a new Ki …