Today is an exciting day as the order books for the autumn term for Mwydro’s Gweithdai GIFs i Ysgolion officially opens.

Since over a year the digital illustration business from Caernarfon, Mwydro, has been travelling to over 100 schools all over Wales to bring the Welsh Language, History and IT into one fun and interactive workshop.

The workshops, aimed at Year 5 and 6 pupils, offer the chance for pupils to celebrate their language and square mile by designing a GIF of a Place Name of their choice, which would then be placed in the public GIF search bar for everyone to use on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp and more.

The project strongly aligns with the Curriculum for Wales’ cross-cutting themes of local, national and international contexts and offers the opportunity for pupils to learn a brand new skill all within a fun two hour workshop.

Sioned Young, founder of Mwydro and IPSE’s Young Freelancer of the Year award, noted;

“My assistant Tesni and I love travelling Wales with our GIFs in Schools Workshops. Seeing how much fun the pupils and teachers have, and the pride on their faces at the end of the workshop when they’ve created a piece of artwork to celebrate their square mile is a very special feeling.”

Workshops are delivered in Welsh, English or Bilingual in all parts of Wales. Workshops can be delivered in person in Anglesey, Gwynedd and Conwy, or virtually to all other counties.

Within the workshop, pupils can create artworks like these to celebrate their square mile

Over this summer term Mwydro has been working with Pembrokeshire County Council to deliver virtual GIF Workshops to all schools in the county. Catrin Phillips, Welsh Language Development Officer at Pembrokeshire County Council noted;

“As a county, we asked Mwydro to work with our schools to present digital illustration workshops to support the Welsh Language Charter’s work and celebrate Pembrokeshire’s place names. It’s been a pleasure working with Sioned by organising this project and her professional and loveable attitude.

The feedback from the schools has been very positive, with the children enjoying the sessions very much. It’s a project which not only promotes Welsh language skills but also nurtures a feeling of pride and belonging to heir habitat.

We’re very happy with the final GIFs and they’ll be sure to expand the use of the Welsh language amongst parents and visitors. We’re very fortunate of our pupils and Mwydro’s work by putting Pembrokeshire’s beautiful places firmly on the map and on the internet. I’d encourage any school or county to take part in this great initiative.”

For further information or to arrange a session, contact Sioned on info@mwydro.com

Mae heddiw’n nodi diwrnod cyffrous, wrth i’r llyfr archebion ar gyfer tymor yr hydref o Gweithdai GIFs i Ysgolion Mwydro agor yn swyddogol.

Ers dros flwyddyn mae’r cwmni darlunio digidol o Gaernarfon, Mwydro, wedi bod yn teithio i bron i 100 o ysgolion hyd a lled Cymru i ddod a’r iaith Gymraeg, Hanes a Thechnoleg Gwybodaeth ynghyd mewn un gweithdy hwyl a rhyngweithiol.

Mae’r gweithdai, wedi eu anelu at ddisgyblion Blwyddyn 5 a 6, yn cynnig y cyfle i ddisgyblion dathlu eu iaith a’u milltir sgwâr drwy ddylunio GIF o Enw Lle Cymraeg o’u dewis a bydd wedyn yn cael ei osod yn y bar chwilio GIFs cyhoeddus i bawb ddefnyddio ar Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp a mwy.

Mae’r prosiect yn un sy’n gweddu’n gryf gyda’r thema drawsgwricwlaidd o’r Cwricwlwm i Gymru o gyd-destunau lleol, cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol a’n cynnig cyfle cyffrous i ddysgu sgil newydd oll o fewn sesiwn dwy awr hwyl.

Meddai Sioned Young, sylfaenydd Mwydro ac enillydd Gweithiwr Llawrydd Ifanc y Flwyddyn IPSE;

“Dwi a fy nghynorthwyydd Tesni wrth ein boddau yn teithio Cymru gyda’m Gweithdai GIFs i Ysgolion. Mae gweld faint o hwyl mae’r disgyblion ac athrawon yn cael, a’r balchder ar eu hwynebau ar ddiwedd y sesiwn wedi iddynt greu darn o gelf i ddathlu eu milltir sgwâr yn deimlad arbennig.”

Darperir y gweithdai drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, Saesneg neu’n Ddwyieithog ym mhob rhan o Gymru. Gellir cynnal gweithdai mewn person i ysgolion yn Ynys Môn, Gwynedd a Chonwy, neu’n rhithiol i ardaloedd tu hwnt i’r rheiny.

O fewn gweithdy caiff disgyblion cyfle i greu darluniadau hwyl fel rhain o’u milltir sgwâr

Dros dymor yr haf eleni bu Mwydro’n gweithio ar y cyd gyda Cyngor Sir Penfro i ddarparu Gweithdai GIFs rhithiol i bob ysgol yn y sir. Dywed Catrin Phillips, Swyddog Datblygu’r Gymraeg. Cyngor Sir Penfro;

“Fel sir, gwnaethom ofyn i Mwydro weithio gyda’n hysgolion i gyflwyno gweithdai darlunio digidol er mwyn cefnogi gwaith y Siarter Iaith a dathlu enwau lleoedd Sir Benfro. Mae wedi bod yn bleser i weithio gyda Sioned wrth drefnu’r prosiect gyda’i hagwedd hawddgar a phroffesiynol.

Mae’r adborth gan ysgolion wedi bod yn hynod gadarnhaol, gyda’r plant yn mwynhau’r sesiynau’n fawr. Mae’r prosiect nid yn unig yn hybu sgiliau iaith Gymraeg ond hefyd yn meithrin ymdeimlad o falchder a pherthyn i’w cynefin.

Rydyn ni’n falch iawn o’r GIFs terfynol a byddant yn siŵr o ehangu’r defnydd o’r Gymraeg ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol ymhlith rhieni ac ymwelwyr. Rydyn ni’n ffodus iawn o waith Mwydro a’n disgyblion wrth roi lleoedd hardd Sir Benfro yn gadarn ar y map ac ar y we! Rwy’n annog unrhyw ysgol neu sir yn fawr i gymryd rhan yn y fenter wych hon.”

Am ragor o wybodaeth neu i drefnu sesiwn, cysylltwch ar info@mwydro.com