Y Bont Faen PTA are raising funds to purchase a multi purpose outdoor classroom, stage and seating area. The additional outdoor space will provide flexibility to take lessons out doors regardless of what the welsh weather has for us! It can be used to extend current forest school provision and provide an out door arts and performance venue within the grounds of school.

We need to raise at least £3000 to enable us to provide this fantastic facility for our children. This is a really important project for our school, particularly as the children return from lock down learning. Research shows that taking learning outside has many benefits including increasing motivation and engagement, improving health & well being, social skills and positive behaviour and just as importantly it is fun! In a recent Natural England study 95% of children said outdoor lessons make learning more enjoyable!

Many children found lockdown learning during the pandemic challenging and the long term impacts of the sacrifices children made to help keep everyone safe from Covid-19 may take time to surface. We see the opportunity to get our children outdoors, learning in a safe environment as worth every penny we can raise!

Please help us to turn learning inside out!