In September 2016, Ysgol Hamadryad opened with one Reception class of seventeen pupils on a temporary site next door to Ninian Park Primary School, the school will move to a brand new permanent location on the Hamadryad site in Butetown in Autumn Term 2018. Although we are looking forward to moving to a new building and opening the doors for the first time in January 2019, we are proud of the Welsh conncetions on our temporary site. In 1949, the first Welsh school in Cardiff opened in Ninian Park Primary School’s building, and between 2006 and 2013 Ysgol Gymraeg Tan-yr-Eos occupied the same site.
In light of the closure of Tan-yr-Eos and its amaligamation with Ysgol Treganna a local group of people began a campaign to ensure that the increasing demand for Welsh medium education in Butetown and Grangetown was fulfilled. The campaign was a success, the new building will be financied by the Council and Welsh Government (21st Century School Programme). It is with immense pride and great joy that the school has finally been established and that the staff and governors are able to make the dream of a forward thinking and welcoming school for all local children a reality.
It is a pleasure and a privilege to present to you our school's website, hopefully this will give you a taster of what we offer here in Ysgol Hamadryad. We are a Welsh medium school that serves the most multilingual and multiethnic areas of Wales. We are a happy school community that offers a warm welcome to very individual. We offer a safe and inspirationol environment offering excellent standards of teaching and learning.
Our mission for Ysgol Hamadryad is to develop our children:
Our intention is to give your child a happy start to his or her educational journey ensuring that every child leaves Ysgol Hamadryad as a confident individual, believing in themselves but showing respect and concern for others and forming and sustaining relationships with other children and adults from all backgrounds.
The ward of Butetown is home to some of the most important institutions of Wales and the Welsh language, including the Senedd, the Millennium Centre and the Urdd. The language is heard here on a daily basis, but Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad will be the first Welsh-medium school to be located in the area. The wards of Butetown, Grangetown and the surrounding areas are noted for their multi-ethnic and multi-lingual character and one of the objectives of the new school will be to reflect the diverse nature of our different communities.
The name of the school is deeply rooted in the history of the area. The Hamadryad was a ship that was moored close to the site of the school between 1866 and 1905 which served as a hospital for sailors from around the world. Hamadryad Hospital was opened in 1905 on nearby dry land and today Hamadryad Park is the name of the public park on the banks of the River Taff that will provide the school playing fields. The name Hamadryad comes from Greek mythology—the hamadryad was believed to be a nymph that protected trees.
The history of the school’s name conveys many of its most fundamental values: the importance of caring for people and the environment alike – it will be Cardiff’s first ‘sustainable school’, and respect for different cultures and heritage. All these aspects will be brought together by the Welsh language. The school's aim is to create a happy, ambitious, and inclusive learning community that will be an integral part of the surrounding area.
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