Nationwide Welsh heritage competitors sees two Wrexham winners

Over 6000 pupils from throughout Wales took half on this yr’s Welsh Heritage Colleges Initiative competitors, and Ysgol St. Christopher’s and Holt CP Faculty each got here away with prizes.

The goal of those awards is to encourage younger individuals in Wales to take an curiosity of their heritage and to take a look at, and respect, the methods wherein households and communities have contributed to it. The awards run yearly, and this was the primary time since earlier than Covid that judges had been capable of go to the faculties and pupils in-person.

Ysgol St. Christopher’s, gained the 2023 Particular Training and Various Provision defend for his or her participating, whole-school, venture referred to as ‘Cynefin, Cymuned, Cae Ras – Native Space, Group, Racecourse Floor‘, which targeted on the affect of Wrexham AFC on Wrexham and the college group. In addition to permitting the pupils to take an energetic half within the improvement of the brand new stadium, the venture included visits to the college by Wrexham AFC ladies’s staff gamers, in addition to journeys out to the stadium and the museum to provide pupils an understanding of the lengthy historical past and heritage of the membership. The venture will go on show on the stadium and a Wrexham AFC heritage path has been developed by the college.

Holt CP Faculty’s research (referred to as It’s Not Simply Jam’) had a really shut give attention to one space of their group and studied the results on it of World Struggle II. This meant that the kids might discover historical past because it occurred of their village and be taught what earlier generations skilled. The venture vividly portrayed this via tasting, artwork, expertise, and digital displays.

Sixty-seven faculties in Wales have been introduced with Initiative’s prestigious awards for his or her inventive and assorted analysis, sharing over £32,000 in prize cash, and Wrexham’s winners obtained their awards on the Nationwide Slate Museum, Llanberis earlier this month.

Cllr Phil Wynn, lead member for schooling, stated: Cllr Phil Wynn, lead member for schooling, stated: “It’s so necessary for our kids and younger individuals in Wales to find out about their heritage and I’m so happy to listen to in regards to the nice work that’s being performed in Wrexham’s faculties. Congratulations to everybody who took half within the competitors, particularly the pupils at Holt CP and Ysgol St. Christopher’s for the work which went into their good initiatives, for studying about their very own heritage and for uplifting others to be taught too.”

WHSI Chair, Angharad Williams, stated: “With a document variety of faculties competing this yr, it’s clear that the requirement of the brand new curriculum ensures that our competitors is as related and interesting as ever. It’s encouraging to see such ardour and delight in our younger individuals as they focus on and share the outcomes of their analysis.

“All our 2023 winners needs to be justly proud and positively deserve the chance for his or her glorious work to be acknowledged and celebrated. To allow us to award such beneficiant prizes, WHSI is extraordinarily grateful and indebted to each certainly one of our loyal sponsors, together with the Moondance and Hodge Foundations, for his or her generosity.”