Dyffryn Taf
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Dyffryn Taf is the name of a Comprehensive School with both English and Welsh classes in Whitland
, Dyfed
, Wales
, United Kingdom
.
It was founded in the 19th century as a small grammar school
, and has expanded since then into a large school of approximately 1,200 pupils today.
As of 2007, the latest additions to the school buildings have been a new maths block and an extended gym
. A £1.5 million sports hall has recently been built and is used by the school and in the evenings by other groups including one of West Wales' basketball teams - the Preselli Storm. 2010 saw a new re-furbished canteen and a new "sweat shop" style gym, full of new equipment. The school continues to refurbish its class rooms and facilities.
for "Aim for the highest."
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For sixthformers, there is a wide range of clubs to participate in, ranging from Charity committee, to a peer mentoring scheme.
, Woodwind, Percussion, and Strings
. All participate in the school orchestra which plays the music for the productions. The 2011 production will be "The Sound Of Music" and is set to be a great success.
.
Help for Ethiopians
School pupils helped raise money for an Ethiopian library to be built at a school. It helped immensely as the school raised about £1500 to Ethiopian currency that is a tremendous amount.
Other exchanges
There are other frequent exchanges with other schools in France
The school is twinned with a school in the small town of Pipriac, Brittany, France. Every year, year 9 pupils get the opportunity to visit this school for a week, and in return year 9 pupils there come and visit pupils of Dyffryn Taf.
House System
The School has a traditional House System. All students are allocated to a House on entry- Hywel, Dylan or Beca.
The House system is very well run with over 20 activities ranging from the sporting to the academic. Heads of House currently are Miss Roberts(Hywel),Mr John(Dylan), Miss Jones(Beca). The 90's saw a Hywel domination. The millennium and following years has seen Dylan crowned House champions on 8 occasions and 2010 saw a win for Beca.
Charity work
The school thrives in doing work for charity, raising large amounts for charities such as Children In Need, and Room to Read. £2128.46 was raised for Children In Need 2011, by an own clothes day, and year 12 creating mini businesses, selling things from cakes, to masks.
Whitland
Whitland is a small town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, lying on the River Tâf. Whitland is home to the elusive "Whitland Trout" noted for its eggs and oily scales.- History :...
, Dyfed
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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It was founded in the 19th century as a small grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, and has expanded since then into a large school of approximately 1,200 pupils today.
As of 2007, the latest additions to the school buildings have been a new maths block and an extended gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
. A £1.5 million sports hall has recently been built and is used by the school and in the evenings by other groups including one of West Wales' basketball teams - the Preselli Storm. 2010 saw a new re-furbished canteen and a new "sweat shop" style gym, full of new equipment. The school continues to refurbish its class rooms and facilities.
Motto
The school has a motto. This is "I fyny for nod" this is WelshWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
for "Aim for the highest."
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Clubs in school
There are many clubs run in school. Some of these include Young Engineers (see www.youngeng.org), a rugby club for each year and a football club for each year. There is soon to be a Horticulture group. These are just some of the extra-curricular activities done in the school. Others include Speak Out! club, run by sixth formers, a public speaking and debating club for all years. The Eco Committee is an ecology group who meet weekly to discuss the schools environmental impact. Orchestra and choir also practice weekly. As well as these, there is the 5X60 club, which runs various clubs from street dance to dodgeball.For sixthformers, there is a wide range of clubs to participate in, ranging from Charity committee, to a peer mentoring scheme.
Music in school
The school has an excellent reputation for its productions of musicals and its musicians in school. Last years (2007-08) production (Grease) successful as are every other production they've done. The productions even attract local primary school pupils who come to watch the productions. The music doesn't stop there though, many kinds of musical instrument are taught at the school, including BrassBrass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
, Woodwind, Percussion, and Strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
. All participate in the school orchestra which plays the music for the productions. The 2011 production will be "The Sound Of Music" and is set to be a great success.
Far reaching reputation
The school's reputation stretches far beyond the borders of The United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Help for Ethiopians
School pupils helped raise money for an Ethiopian library to be built at a school. It helped immensely as the school raised about £1500 to Ethiopian currency that is a tremendous amount.
Other exchanges
There are other frequent exchanges with other schools in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
The school is twinned with a school in the small town of Pipriac, Brittany, France. Every year, year 9 pupils get the opportunity to visit this school for a week, and in return year 9 pupils there come and visit pupils of Dyffryn Taf.
House System
The School has a traditional House System. All students are allocated to a House on entry- Hywel, Dylan or Beca.
The House system is very well run with over 20 activities ranging from the sporting to the academic. Heads of House currently are Miss Roberts(Hywel),Mr John(Dylan), Miss Jones(Beca). The 90's saw a Hywel domination. The millennium and following years has seen Dylan crowned House champions on 8 occasions and 2010 saw a win for Beca.
Charity work
The school thrives in doing work for charity, raising large amounts for charities such as Children In Need, and Room to Read. £2128.46 was raised for Children In Need 2011, by an own clothes day, and year 12 creating mini businesses, selling things from cakes, to masks.