Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg celebrates St David’s Day

YGBM Celebrate 20 Medal Haul at the Urdd Eisteddfod 2019

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg enjoyed a successful Urdd National Eisteddfod. The week long festival celebrating Welsh language and culture was held in Cardiff Bay this year and YGBM pupils won a total of 20 medals in a wide range of categories from singing, acting, creative writing, art, music, mathematics and hairdressing.

Adding to the celebrations was the announcement that former pupil Brennig Davies had won The Crown, the main literary prize for prose. Brennig, now a first-year student at Oxford University where he is reading English explained that the main reason he had competed for The Crown was the school.

YGBM Represent Wales and Pupil wins 'Outstanding Personality' at English Speaking Union Grand Final 2019

On 27 April, Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg public speaking team represented Wales in the English Speaking Union Churchill Public Speaking Competition.

The competition had over 1200 entrants and the last eight teams competed in the UK Grand Final at Churchill College, Cambridge.

Rhys Griffiths, year 11 pupil and speaker for YGBM team was awarded ‘Outstanding Personality’ for the competition. Rhys was accompanied by his team mates, Sara Jones: chair and Morgan Bailey: questioner. He spoke on the topic ‘We should lower the voting age to 16’

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg pupils have had a busy half term, with school trips to China, Iceland and a poignant trip to Belgium’s battlefields.

This initial trip to Belgium was organised to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1; with 90, year 9, pupils visiting important historical locations of the Great War.

On October 12-14, Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg under 14 girls football team will be representing Wales in the Rod Houston Cup, organised by the Schools Association Football International Board (SAFIB).