Go Cornish’ Mis Ebrel 2020: Diwedh Bledhen Peswar
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KONSEL KERNOW DERIVAS ‘GO CORNISH’ MIS EBREL 2020: DIWEDH BLEDHEN PESWAR CORNWALL COUNCIL ‘GO CORNISH’ REPORT APRIL 2020: END OF YEAR FOUR Young people taking part in the ‘Para Pennsans’ Cornish language trail CONTENTS: 1. Keyndir / Background 2. Berrskrif / Summary 3. Bonniow: Skolyow ha Teyluyow / Clusters: Schools and Families a. ‘Blas an Taves’ (A Taste of Cornish Camborne) b. ‘Nadelik Lyskerrys’ (Liskeard Cornish Christmas) c. ‘Para Kernewek Pennsans’ (Penzance Cornish Crew) 4. E-Dhyski / E-Learning a. Memrise b. Magi Ann 5. Gwiasva / Website 6. Media Socyal/ Social Media 7. Ragdresow Keworransel / Additional Projects a. ‘Expansion of Go Cornish including 4th cluster b. New App for Pre-School Children c. Online Resources to Support WJEC d. Intensive Immersive Course for Beginners e. Screen Cornwall 1. KEYNDIR / BACKGROUND: An dowlen GoCornish re wrug tevi meur yn 2019-20. Ni re besyas oberi gans skolyow, negysyow ha’n gemeneth teythyek yn Lyskerrys ha Pennsans, yn unn ynkressya ober y’gan ‘bonniow’, hag ynwedh ow telivra yn Kammbronn rag an kynsa prys. Kammneves a asnodhow re beu gorrys yn gwiasva Go Cornish, dyworth Lyvrow Lavar [Phrasebooks] dhe erthyglow ow tiskwedha devnydhyans awenek a’n yeth kernewek. An re ma re wrug drehedhes goslowysi bras lowr, skoodhys gans avisyans der ganolyow media sosyel. Yma kors nowydh Memrise displegys dhe skoodhya studhyans rag Kesva 1sa gradh hag an app Magi Ann yw hwath meur gerys rag fleghes yowynkka. Dre arghasans aral, y hwrussyn ni ri soodh dhe Dhyghtyer Towlen, dalleth pareusi rag delivra bonni yn Bosvena yn 2020 ha gwruthyl lies moy asnodhow dyski, y’ga mysk kevres yn arbennek rag studhoryon yn skol nessa, kors gluw, unn jydh y hirder, hag app nessa Magi Ann. 2019-20 has seen the Go Cornish programme grow and develop significantly. We have continued to engage with schools, businesses and the local community in Liskeard and Penzance, increasing participation in our ‘clusters’, as well as delivering in Camborne for the first time. A plethora of resources have been added to the Go Cornish website, ranging from Phrasebooks to articles showcasing inspirational use of the Cornish Language. These have reached a sizeable audience, supported by promotion on social media channels. A new Memrise course has been developed to support study for the Kesva Grade 1 and the Magi Ann app remains extremely popular resource for younger children. Through additional funding, we have also employed a Programme Manager, laid the groundwork to deliver a cluster in Bodmin in 2020 and created a range of new teaching resources, including a series of lessons tailored to secondary school students, a day long intensive course, and a 2nd Magi Ann App. 2. BERRSKRIF / SUMMARY: Work Strand Objective Description 19/20 Target Achieved? 1. CLUSTERS Create Recruit third 3 active Yes. Camborne (BAT), and 1a. Blas an community Cornish Cornish Liskeard (NL) delivered. Taves ’19, 1b. based language Language Penzance (PPZ) delivered in Nad’k clusters of learning cluster Clusters. part due to Covid-19 Lyskerrys ‘19 Cornish restrictions. 1c. Para PZ ‘20 language Learning 500 learning Yes. 1d. 4th Cluster learning opportunities for opportunities Camborne Drop-Ins: 62 R&D children and Camborne Schools: 155 adults Liskeard Drop-Ins: 63 Liskeard Schools: 329 Penzance Drop-Ins: 15 Penzance Schools: 456 = 1080 learning opportunities Increase Engage local Engage 6 Yes. Camborne – 5, Liskeard – public businesses in businesses in 7, Penzance – 8. awareness of Cornish each cluster Cornish Language = 20 businesses engaged. Language Clusters Participatory 3 community No. Camborne & Liskeard public events based events Singing Expeditions. Penzance for cancelled due to Covid-19 “breakthrough” restrictions. level learners Increase profile 1,500 Yes. of Cornish audience Camborne Singing Expedition – Language events members for 100 in communities Cornish Lowender Peran Performance Language – 150 events Liskeard Singing Expedition – 140 Liskeard Christmas Party Performance – 250 Nadelik Lyskerrys Lights – 1000 =1,640 audience members 2. SCHOOLS Engage Deliver Tales 18 engaged BAT: 7 & FAMILIES schools in from Porth to schools NL: 11 Cornish schools PPZ: 7 language = 25 engaged schools learning Deliver advanced 1 school 1 secondary school delivering programme learning delivering Club Kernow – 6 week WJEC opportunities to ‘More Tales Level 1 course. already engaged from Porth’ schools. Train Tales from Porth 18 teachers/ BAT: 12 teachers to CPD schools staff NL: 20 deliver PPZ: 16 Cornish = 48 teachers trained language resources Offer family Cornish 450 learning Camborne Trail: 40 learning Language family opportunities Tro Tren: 186 opportunities trails Liskeard Trail: 135 Penzance Trail: 201 = 562 learning opportunities 3. E- Mobile/ Develop 600 Go Cornish 1 launched in LEARNING smart device ‘Memrise’ Go registered Speak Cornish week. 3a. Memrise learning Cornish 1 users 479 downloads. 3b. Magi Ann Smart/tablet Develop 3 ‘Magi 300 1502 downloads across Apple learning apps Ann’ apps in downloads and Android. Cornish 4. SOCIAL Regular Facebook and SM reach of 518,631 reach across all digital MEDIA & Cornish Twitter, regular 500,000 channels including Facebook, COMMS language scheduled posts (views) Twitter, Vimeo, Newsletter and 4a. Bus posting to in Cornish Website. Kernow social media 10,500 post 17,209 across Facebook and 4b. Social engagements Twitter Media 4c. Other Comms 5. WEBSITE Creation of Online resource ‘Learn Cornish’ Go Cornish website went live website to enable users web portal live December 2018. to access Ongoing 24,043 visitors to Go Cornish information monitoring of website. about the frequency of Specific goals established Cornish use 07/11: language 6547 visits to resource pages 156 class list downloads 6. INTERNAL Implement Delivery Cornish 30 lessons Yes. 4 team members working POLICY Golden Tree language lessons delivered towards KESVA examinations. Cornish to core staff Weekly Grade 1 level class and Language Grade 4 level class. Policy within company Cornish 6 Cornish No. Golden Tree has released 4 language first in language local PRs using Cornish all press releases press releases Language this year. The Western Morning News printed a Cornish Language quote in February 2020. 3. BONNIOW / CLUSTERS: A. ‘BLAS AN TAVES’ (A TASTE OF CORNISH) 2020 was the first year running ‘Blas an Taves’ in Camborne, which was selected due to its compelling tender submission in 2017. There was initially very positive engagement from Camborne Town Council, however part way through the programme the main contact went on Maternity Leave and an addition point of contact was not identified. Overall, engagement was lower than hoped and moving forwards to 2020 we will review our approach. A1. SCHOOLS Delivery to schools was based closely on our tried and tested model, piloted and delivered in Penzance and Liskeard for the past three years. Over a six-week period, participating schools were invited to attend a weekly training seminar where teachers and support staff were introduced to the Tales from Porth learning resources. Additionally, each school was offered a visit from the Golden Tree team in order to introduce and launch the project to pupils. Following feedback from schools in Liskeard and Penzance, we elected to engage a single Art Practitioner, who we worked with to ensure the art workshops maintained a strong focus on the Cornish language and were age appropriate. Participating schools took part in an art workshop order to produce Tales from Porth inspired window displays. These then formed a focal point for a Cornish Language Trail to take place as the culmination of the project. The following schools took part: Weeth School, Treloweth School, Illogan School, Pencoys School, Chacewater School, Camborne Nursery and Camborne Science and International Academy. A2. FAMILY TRAIL On Saturday 27th July, children were invited to take part in Lergh Teylu Blasa an Taves: a family Cornish Language Taster Trail. Six businesses took part, each hosting a stop on the trail. Children travelled around Camborne Town centre, answering questions in Cornish to earn 6 stamps and a delicious cakey tea in the town square. There were 40 participants in total. “I enjoyed learning new words in Cornish. Meur ras!” - Participant in the Schools Programme and Family Trail A3. TUESDAY NIGHTS Concurrently with the schools programme, we delivered three informal drop-in sessions at Camborne Library. Following our established model, these combined introductory Cornish Conversation with a primer of Cornish language singing, delivered by Hilary Coleman. The library was a good venue for the sessions, with a positive atmosphere but there was minimal engagement from library staff. The attendance at the sessions was good, with an average of 20 attendees at each session. “Meur ras for my first Cornish speaking taster in Cornwall library last night. Great fun I’m looking forward to the next one! Splann!” - Caroline Wilkinson A4. SINGING TRAIL The library language tasters culminated on 27th July as participants congregated on Commercial Square in the centre of Camborne to perform the songs which they had learnt. 22 people came together on the square, including local singers who joined the performance. The songs performed included a Cornish Language rendition of ‘Camborne Hill’ which the audience were able to join in with as the team distributed word sheets. B. ‘NADELIK LYSKERRYS’ (LISKEARD CORNISH CHRISTMAS) 2019 acted as a successful handover year for ‘Nadelik Lyskerrys’,