Llangunnor Primary School

Llangunnor Primary School is for pupils aged 3 to 11 years. The present school buildings were opened in 1961 with extensions in 1980 and 2002. The school is a dual stream school which provides bilingual education of the highest quality for over 300 pupils. We are proud of the consistently high school academic standards, and a wide range of extra-curricular activities are also very important for us, with pupils experiencing success in various fields.

Llangunnor School aims to provide each pupil with a happy and caring environment where every child is encouraged to develop as an individual and in so doing acquire understanding, knowledge and skills relevant to adult life. Llangunnor School is a school which aims to :

• Care for all children
• Provide a broad and balanced curriculum in order to nurture lively, enquiring minds and to encourage application to tasks.
• Encourage every child to develop as an individual and in so doing acquire understanding, knowledge and skills relevant to adult life.
• Emphasise learning and academic success so that language and number can be used effectively.
• Believe in close contact with parents.
• Stresses high standards of courtesy, dress and behavior
• Support close community links.
• Develop personal and moral values and tolerance for other ways of life.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES :

• To read fluently and accurately with understanding.
• To communicate clearly and confidently in speech.
• To develop legible handwriting and good standards of spelling, syntax punctuation and usage.
• To listen attentively and with understanding.
• To learn how to acquire information from various sources.
• To understand the applications of mathematical ideas in various situations.
• To master basic scientific ideas.
• To analyse and to solve problems.
• To acquire a set of moral values and to develop habits of self discipline.
• To be aware of the geographical, historical and social aspects of the local environment.
• To use several forms of arts and crafts as means of expression.
• To develop agility and physical co-ordination.