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Our vision at Ysgol Brynaerau is to provide a school where all pupils, staff, Governors and the wider community collaborate to create a welcoming, stimulating, and safe environment, to encourage effective learning. The aim is to nurture a sense of pride in the child, the school, and the community. Every individual within the school community is appreciated and respected and we place a special pride of place an emphasis on celebrating achievements. We try and achieve this through providing a diverse, well-balanced, and enriching Curriculum that provides plenty of engaging, diverse learning experiences and current and enriching resources to spur a natural curiosity in every child, irrespective of ability, race, or gender. This, in turn, will equip the pupils for their future as local and global citizens. Firm roots are laid in their immediate environs, and their sense of Welshness, loyalty towards the local community, and their heritage whilst at the same time developing respect towards other faiths and cultures. My goal is to see the children of Ysgol Brynaerau leaving the school as confident pupils, who enjoy learning, are equipped with skills to be lifelong learners, ready to face challenges and learn independently, able to collaborate, and equip various investigative skills in various situations. The children, their education, their well-being, and their ability to contribute towards school-related decisions are a priority at Ysgol Brynaerau. The children’s active participation in their learning and what is taught is crucial and their suggestions steer a change in the school’s environment. The school and the home are a partnership. My goal is that parents and guardians take pride in the school. I believe that the school should provide an opportunity for you to understand and participate in the teaching process so that you can assist your children beyond the school premises. The school is situated on a hill above the village of Pontllyfni, in the parish of Clynnog Fawr. The school’s pupils come from neighboring villages including Pontllyfni, Clynnog Fawr, Gyrn Goch, Capel Uchaf, Bwlch Derwin, and Brynaerau. From the school, there are excellent views of the Eifl mountains, and of course of the sea. The current school was established in 1912, and before that time, lessons were provided at Brynaerau chapel vestry. (1905). It is one of two outdoor plan schools in Gwynedd. 71 children currently attend the school. During 2008 /09, an additional car park was completed for visitors and school buses, with space for 15 cars and two school buses, an outside space for the Foundation Phase including installing a shelter canopy, gates, and re-surfacing the school playground. A new kitchen and staffroom have also been completed. A ‘Llyfni Vegetables’ vegetable selling company has been established and a strip of land has been developed for vegetable growing. There is now a willow house, ‘outside class’ with space for twenty children to sit when working, and a herbs wheel has been developed. The Wales Children Commissioner’s Ambassadors and the School Council have collaborated with the Governors and the Friends of the School to ensure that the school environment supports the school’s diverse learning experiences whilst also reflecting the children’s aspirations and opinion when improving the school. View full school