Pennod 3 OMG: Ysgol Ni!
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-SCHOOL BELL | 0:00:00 | 0:00:01 | |
-School - -it can be tough, it can be fun. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
-It's definitely a challenge. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:11 | |
-2 A-X. Oh, no! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
-And not just for the pupils. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
-Year 8! | 0:00:17 | 0:00:18 | |
-Year 8! - -And you're at it already. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:19 | |
-Though many claim to be experts, -they don't truly know... | 0:00:20 | 0:00:24 | |
-..what happens on school corridors -between 8.30am and 3.30pm. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
-Ysgol Maes Garmon in Mold is opening -its doors to television cameras. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:37 | |
-It's home to around 500 pupils -and 40 teachers and support staff. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:54 | |
-Bronwen Hughes is the head. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:56 | |
-This is the only Welsh-medium -secondary school in Flintshire... | 0:00:57 | 0:01:02 | |
-..and it's a constant battle -to maintain the language. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:06 | |
-Language | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
-Four minutes. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:12 | |
-It's not the last lesson. -We've got another. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
-I don't speak Welsh at home. -My father speaks it. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
-My mother's a learner, -she doesn't always understand... | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
-..so we tend to speak English. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
-Welsh is my first language. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
-My mother and father speak Welsh. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
-My grandmother's from Caernarfon. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
-Welsh comes naturally to me. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
-I speak more English... | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
-..because my family -can't speak Welsh. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
-But every chance I get, -I try to speak Welsh. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
-In terms of the pupils' -linguistic backgrounds... | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-..many of them come from homes in -which the main language is English. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:59 | |
-There might be a parent -or a grandparent who speaks Welsh... | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
-..but English is the main language -for almost 85% of pupils. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
-Take that back! | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
-Take that back! | 0:02:12 | 0:02:13 | |
-Are you feeling better now? | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
-Sometimes it's hard -to get people to speak Welsh... | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
-..when they -come from an English background. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-They need encouragement. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
-People who come from -Welsh-speaking backgrounds... | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
-..should speak Welsh to them -as much as they can. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
-Yes? | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
-Yes? - -12. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:42 | |
-Some pupils come to Maes Garmon... | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
-..with no Welsh at all. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
-These pupils are fully immersed... | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
-..in an intensive Welsh course -introduced in 1973... | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
-..and rolled out -in many schools across Wales. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
-How many rectangles are here? | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
-Ffion put the two together, -didn't you? | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
-You did the first 10 and 10 -and then the six and six. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
-We provide an immersion scheme... | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
-..for any pupil in -an English-medium primary school... | 0:03:13 | 0:03:18 | |
-..wishing to study through the -medium of Welsh at secondary school. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
-The figures are currently stable. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
-We attract about 14 pupils a year. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
-We'd like to increase -that provision. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
-Bring it down. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
-Five and four. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
-By Years 9, 10 and 11... | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
-..I have trouble remembering -the immersion pupils... | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
-..which proves -how successful the course is. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
-Just pause there -and check that you've done it. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-Six by three. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
-The immersion pupils -come here for half a term... | 0:03:53 | 0:03:57 | |
-..from May to summer. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
-They usually spend six weeks here. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
-They're given -intensive Welsh lessons... | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
-..to ensure -they're given a foundation... | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
-..so that by the end -of the six weeks... | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
-..they have an adequate level -of understanding. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:17 | |
-Write a sentence... | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-..telling me -your name, age, where you live. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
-As well as the usual subjects... | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
-..Year 7 pupils are given five hours -of Welsh lessons each week... | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
-..two hours more -than mainstream pupils. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
-How do you say, -"I went to whatever primary school"? | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
-Alice? | 0:04:37 | 0:04:38 | |
-In the beginning, obviously -English is used regularly... | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
-..to support pupils' understanding. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
-Throughout the year, the percentage -of Welsh used increases. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:53 | |
-She has glasses. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:55 | |
-She has adventure as a lion. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-She has adventure as a lion. - -She's...? | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
-Start that again. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
-I'd say that by the end of Year 7... | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
-..around Easter time... | 0:05:06 | 0:05:07 | |
-..English is only used when I ask, -"Have you understood that?"... | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
-..to make sure everyone -understands what's going on. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-As adventurous as a lion. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
-Who's as adventurous as a lion? | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
-Who's as adventurous as a lion? - -Eleri? | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | |
-Great. Well done. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
-By Year 9, pupils will receive... | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
-..all their education -through the medium of Welsh. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-Alice? Big, loud voice. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
-"She has long, blonde hair -like the sun." | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
-One of the immersion pupils -this year is Alice. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
-She attended -St Mary's primary school in Flint. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-She wanted to come to Maes Garmon... | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
-..instead of -the English-medium secondary school. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
-Who has blonde hair and blue eyes? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
-Ffion. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
-There are blue ones here. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
-I came to Maes Garmon -because I competed... | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
-..at the 2014 -and 2015 Urdd Eisteddfodau... | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
-..and it inspired me... | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
-..when I listened -to people speaking Welsh. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
-Do I have a big nose? | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
-No, I don't have a big nose. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
-I came to Ysgol Maes Garmon... | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
-..with no Welsh... | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
-..except the basics. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
-At the end of the six weeks... | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
-..I learnt a lot of Welsh. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
-Which subjects today? | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
-Geography, Welsh... | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-It's the homework which causes -the biggest problem for Alice. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:55 | |
-What do you do in DT? | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
-Textiles. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
-I have more English homework... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
-..so it's easy. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
-But I also have -geography and history... | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-..which requires a lot of Welsh... | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-..but I don't know every word. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
-It's a bit difficult. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-So it's like boot camp for your -Welsh now, is it? Stepping it up? | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
-After Glan-llyn, -there'll be no more English. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
-According to the 2011 Census... | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
-..only 13% of Flintshire's -population speaks Welsh. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:39 | |
-But the figure rises to 37%... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
-..among schoolchildren -aged between five and 15. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
-As a result of sending their -children to a Welsh-medium school... | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
-..many parents learn the language to -help their children with schoolwork. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
-I go for a walk... | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
-..in Northop. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
-Alice's father, Tim, -is one such learner. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
-About a mile. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
-Over the past two years, he's -been taking Welsh lessons in Mold. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:15 | |
-Tim is headteacher -at Ysgol Penycae, Wrexham. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
-His job has also prompted him -to learn Welsh. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:24 | |
-I live in Wales, therefore, -why not learn the language? | 0:08:24 | 0:08:29 | |
-It's important to speak Welsh... | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
-..at school too. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
-I had no Welsh -and I need to be setting an example. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
-Cooking Christmas cake, -eating turkey, drinking champagne. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-Buying. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-Tim is one of 6,000 adults -across North Wales... | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
-..who choose -to learn Welsh each year. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-Will you -go to the club on New Year's Eve? | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
-Tim is a member of a fun class. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-They're a microcosm... | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
-..of the people in this area. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
-Some are given time off work, there -are shift workers, young parents... | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
-..some have children in nursery. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
-A few are parents-to-be, -a few are pregnant. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
-Some are retired too, -so we have a real cross-section. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:25 | |
-I took my wife -and my wife's mother... | 0:09:25 | 0:09:30 | |
-My wife speaks Welsh. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
-She comes from Anglesey. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
-All her family speaks Welsh. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-We're expecting our first child. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
-I want to speak Welsh -with my wife and baby. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
-I'm learning Welsh... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
-..because my son -has started cylch meithrin. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:55 | |
-My family speaks Welsh. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
-My sister. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-Little? And little sister. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
-Baby room? | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-I have a daughter -in reception class... | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
-..at Ysgol Glanrafon. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-I'm a teacher at -Ysgol Gwernymynydd Primary School. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
-I speak Welsh with my children... | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
-..but I wish -I spoke more Welsh in school... | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
-..so I could -speak more to them now... | 0:10:29 | 0:10:34 | |
-..and to my son and daughter. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
-When we started in the 1990s, there -were very few classes in Mold... | 0:10:38 | 0:10:43 | |
-..but as you can see, there are five -classes in one centre this evening. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:49 | |
-There are -21 classes in this building. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
-There are -numerous classes in Flintshire. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
-The number grows every year. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
-I have, you have... | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
-..he has, she has... | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
-..we have, you have... | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
-..they have. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
-Loud voices. One, two, three! | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-Do I have, do you have... | 0:11:21 | 0:11:25 | |
-..does he have, does she have... | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
-..do we have...? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
-Immersion is difficult sometimes -because it's so intense. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:35 | |
-Difficult, but it's... | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
-..good at the same time. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
-It's a good idea -to get more people speaking Welsh... | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
-..since we live in this country. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
-I'm worried about speaking Welsh -because I could get it wrong. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:53 | |
-And writing Welsh -because I get my spelling wrong. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:59 | |
-Do you have blue eyes? | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
-It should be taught more -in primary schools. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
-Welsh is a really good language -to learn. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
-You can learn -more languages as well. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
-If you want to learn Welsh... | 0:12:14 | 0:12:17 | |
-..go to Maes Garmon. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
-I thought I'd never learn Welsh... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
-..but after the immersion... | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
-..I realized it's possible -to speak Welsh fluently. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
-I don't have black glasses. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
-I love Welsh. It's fun. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
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-Subtitles | 0:12:39 | 0:12:39 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
-Since many of our pupils come from -non-Welsh-speaking backgrounds... | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-..sometimes it's hard -to get them to communicate... | 0:12:51 | 0:12:56 | |
-..and to socialize -through the medium of Welsh. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
-When you think of Mold's location... | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-..in relation to Wales... | 0:13:03 | 0:13:05 | |
-..we're close to the border... | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
-..and the percentage -of Welsh speakers... | 0:13:08 | 0:13:11 | |
-..is much lower than other counties. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
-Out in the community, -English is the main language. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
-They tend to watch -and listen to English music... | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
-..so for many of them, -their lives are very English. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-It's easier -to speak English with friends... | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
-..but if you're talking -about schoolwork, I turn to Welsh. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
-When I'm chatting -about something outside of school... | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
-..it's natural for me -to speak English. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
-I think it can be -quite disheartening at times... | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
-..when you -don't hear Welsh on the corridors... | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-..but I've sort of -got used to it by now. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-I do speak English... | 0:14:06 | 0:14:08 | |
-..just because it's easier. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
-Getting the balance right between -urging pupils to speak Welsh... | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
-..and not being too strict... | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
-..and punishing them for -not speaking Welsh is difficult. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:23 | |
-The ethos of Maes Garmon -is to urge them to speak Welsh... | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
-..and praise them for speaking it. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
-There's no point punishing them... | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
-..or we'll turn them -against the language. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
-What do you think... | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-..is the poem's main message? | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
-We try to make sure they speak Welsh -as much as they can... | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
-..because the school -is central to their Welshness. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
-Don't listen -to what people tell you to do. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-They don't experience Welsh -as a living language all the time. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:58 | |
-It's our job to teach them that -and provide experiences. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-Authority. Well done. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
-Excellent. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:06 | |
-It's great -that the pupils succeed in Welsh. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
-When they see that success, -it gives them confidence. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
-That's what will give them -a positive experience of Welsh... | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
-..for the rest of their lives. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
-Welsh in Flintshire is highlighted -in the Taith yr Iaith project. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:27 | |
-The school has been given -a grant of 25,000... | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
-..by the Heritage Lottery Fund. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
-A Radio Wales reporter has come -to the school to hear more about it. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:39 | |
-Why did you decide -to do this project? | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-It's the Flintshire Eisteddfod -next May... | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
-..and we're looking at the history -of Welsh over the past 100 years. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:51 | |
-They've been speaking -to parents and grandparents... | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
-..and gathered stories which will be -compiled in a book and DVD... | 0:15:56 | 0:16:01 | |
-..that will be published in January. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
-..that will be published in January. - -It's been an opportunity... | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-..for pupils to question relations -about their experiences of Welsh. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
-What have you -found out about your grandfather? | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-My father was a goalkeeper -for Wales, Wrexham... | 0:16:14 | 0:16:18 | |
-..Swansea and Everton. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
-Whose story have you been following? | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
-My grandfather's. He lived -in Liverpool when he was young. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:29 | |
-He was in school with John Lennon. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
-What's your name -and what have you found out? | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
-I'm Ethan and I've been finding out -about my gran and her friend, Idris. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:42 | |
-My grandmother -worked at Glanrafon... | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
-..which was the first -Welsh school in Flintshire. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
-When I started school, -I couldn't speak English. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
-I think we learnt more Welsh... | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
-..at Sunday school because -it was through the medium of Welsh. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:01 | |
-When we started primary school... | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
-..we were taught through the medium -of English many years ago. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:09 | |
-We had one Welsh lesson -on a Friday afternoon. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
-I'd say that the younger generation -have a better chance. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
-Many young people -who've been taught... | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
-..through the medium of Welsh... | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
-..don't speak Welsh -with one another. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-We've made a mistake somewhere... | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
-..but I don't know where. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
-As part of the project... | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
-..pupils have been -poring over records and articles... | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
-..at Flintshire's Record Office -in Hawarden. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-This is a good story. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
-"Said Welsh should not be a must." -Who said that? | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
-Geoffrey Summers. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
-He was probably a councillor. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
-At a meeting -of the Mold education committee. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
-We're looking through -old documents... | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
-..to see -how many people spoke Welsh... | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
-..or English or were bilingual -and writing it down. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-The girls behind me -have been looking at... | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
-..the report into -the Treachery of the Blue Books... | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
-..in which it was claimed -that Welsh was holding English back. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:26 | |
-Even in this county. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
-The writers of the reports thought -there was no point learning Welsh... | 0:18:29 | 0:18:34 | |
-..because the language had no use. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
-It's harsh they said that... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
-..because lots of people -spoke Welsh. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
-Attendance was atrocious. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
-I'm looking through this book... | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-..that was written -by a headmaster... | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
-..of a boys' school in Mold. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
-"School closed -by order of medical authority... | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
-"..on account of measles." | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
-The school had to close. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:06 | |
-The school had to close. - -Many children... | 0:19:06 | 0:19:07 | |
-..had been missing school... | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
-..due to illness. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
-It says that children -had to go home to plant potatoes... | 0:19:13 | 0:19:18 | |
-..and help out on the farm. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
-Look through -the forms you've been filling. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
-The biggest riot was in Flintshire. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
-Yes, the Mold Riots. -What was behind the riots? | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
-People spoke Welsh and a man -didn't want them to speak it. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
-He was a new manager and -forbade the workers to speak Welsh. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-"English is the language of work." | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
-It's one thing -speaking Welsh at school... | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
-..but what happens -when pupils leave? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
-The Tivoli nightclub, Buckley. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
-A reunion -for former Maes Garmon pupils. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-It was organized -by Emma Thomas from Flint. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
-Though she now speaks Welsh -every day... | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-..in her job at -Ysgol Croes Atti primary school... | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
-..she admits that for 15 years, -she'd lost the language. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:16 | |
-I didn't speak Welsh -after leaving school. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
-I didn't really -speak Welsh at school. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-I was 16 and thought I knew it all. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-Coming from a non-Welsh-speaking -family, Welsh wasn't important. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
-You don't know why your parents -sent you to a Welsh-medium school. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-After leaving, I thought, -what's the point of speaking Welsh? | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
-When you don't speak it for a number -of years, you lose confidence. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
-A lack of confidence and a lack of -opportunity is a problem for others. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:48 | |
-Day to day, in my job, -I don't really use it... | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
-..but perhaps -after a couple of pints... | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-..I might get back -into the swing of speaking Welsh. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
-I'm the only Welsh speaker in my -family, so I can't speak to anyone. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:04 | |
-I lived in Pwllheli for three years -and I've moved back to Flint now. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:09 | |
-Nobody speaks Welsh. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-I lost my Welsh when I left school. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
-When I went for a job -at Mold cylch meithrin... | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
-..my Welsh has come back to me now. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
-I'm more confident -to speak Welsh with parents... | 0:21:21 | 0:21:27 | |
-..and I teach children -to speak Welsh now. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-You can't point the finger and say, -"You should change this." | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-That's the million-dollar question. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
-Back at school, some of the -older pupils have their own ideas. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
-The problem exists -right across school. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-We might have to start from the top. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
-If Year 7 -hear Year 11 speaking Welsh... | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-..then they -might want to speak Welsh too. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-In primary school... | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
-..lots of people thought -it wasn't cool to speak Welsh. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
-Now we see the importance of it. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
-It helps our schoolwork... | 0:22:08 | 0:22:12 | |
-..if we speak Welsh. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
-It's a battle at times... | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
-..but if you ask Maes Garmon pupils -if they're Welsh... | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
-..they'll say, "Yes, we're Welsh." | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
-They're proud of their Welshness. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
-What about Alice? | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
-Three months on, -does she still enjoy learning Welsh? | 0:22:29 | 0:22:34 | |
-It's easier talking to teachers. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
-I understand more now. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
-I'm very happy at Maes Garmon. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
-I have lots of friends... | 0:22:44 | 0:22:45 | |
-..who support me. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
-I just love Maes Garmon. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:50 | |
-Next week, it's Christmas at Maes -Garmon, and it's a hive of activity. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:56 | |
-Once the children are in the church, -that's when the excitement starts. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
-There's a lot -of eager anticipation in one home. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 |