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Rydym heddiw yn falch o gael cydgyhoeddi bod cronfa wedi gael ei sefydlu i gefnogi sector addysg awyr agored breswyl yng Nghymru gyda dyraniad cychwynnol o £2m. Bydd y gronfa hon yn rhoi cymorth i ganolfannau cymwys ledled Cymru i dalu am gostau gweithredu hanfodol rhwng Mehefin a Medi 2021\. 


Mae pandemig COVID\-19 wedi effeithio’n negyddol ar ganolfannau preswyl addysg awyr agored yng Nghymru, fel mewn gwledydd eraill. Nid yw llawer o leoliadau wedi gallu ailgydio yn eu darpariaeth ddysgu awyr agored ers Mawrth 2020\. Gan fod y pandemig yn dal yma ynghyd â’r mesurau i leihau trosglwyddiad y feirws, mae canolfannau preswyl awyr agored yn debygol o barhau i ddioddef. Mae hyn yn effeithio nid dim ond ar y canolfannau, eu staff ac economi eu cymunedau lleol, mae hefyd yn effeithio ar y plant a’r bobl ifanc sy’n elwa ar y profiadau y maent yn eu cael yn y canolfannau preswyl hyn. 


Cyn y pandemig, byddai miloedd o blant ysgol Cymru yn mwynhau’r profiadau a’r cyfleoedd addysgol y mae’r canolfannau hyn yn eu cynnig i blant a phobl ifanc. Maent yn darparu cyfleoedd dysgu dan arweiniad arbenigwyr y tu allan i’r dosbarth, ac mae’r manteision o ran lles y dysgwyr yn gydnabyddedig. Mae addysg antur yn rhywbeth unigryw ar daith person ifanc drwy’r ysgol, ac mor werthfawr fel bod rhieni yn fodlon talu amdani, ac athrawon ac arbenigwyr yn fodlon rhoi o’u hamser i gynnig profiadau a fydd yn cyfoethogi bywydau’r dysgwyr.


Bydd addysg awyr agored yn chwarae rôl bwysig o ran cwricwlwm newydd Cymru, a bydd yn parhau i wneud cyfraniad gwerthfawr i lawer o economïau lleol wrth inni ddechrau cymryd camau gofalus i godi cyfyngiadau COVID\-19\. 


Rydym wedi gwrando’n astud ynghylch pryderon y sector, a’r heriau penodol sy’n ymwneud â chanolfannau preswyl addysg awyr agored. Mae llawer o sefydliadau’r sector wedi cael cymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn ystod y pandemig, ond mae angen sicrhau bod y cymorth yn parhau i fod ar gael lle bo angen. Caiff cronfa ei sefydlu, felly, i gefnogi sector addysg awyr agored breswyl Cymru.


Caiff mwy o fanylion am y Gronfa, gan gynnwys pryd y bydd ar agor i ymgeiswyr, eu rhyddhau ym mis Mai.


 







Translation:


 
Today we are pleased to jointly announce that a fund will be established to support the residential outdoor education sector in Wales with an initial allocation of £2m.  This fund will provide eligible centres across Wales with support to cover essential operating costs during the period June to September 2021\. 


The COVID\-19 pandemic has negatively affected residential outdoor education centres in Wales, as it has in other nations. Many settings have not been able to resume provision of outdoor learning since March 2020\.  Due to the ongoing pandemic and measures in place to reduce the transmission of the virus, outdoor residential centres are likely to continue to be affected.  This not only impacts on the centres, their staff and the economy of the local communities in which they are based, but it also impacts on children and young people who benefit from these residential educational experiences. 


Prior to the pandemic, thousands of Welsh school children would benefit from the educational experiences and opportunities that these residential centres provide for children and young people. They provide expert\-led learning outside the classroom and recognised wellbeing benefits. Adventurous education is unique in a young person’s journey through school, and these learning experiences are so highly valued that parents pay for them, and teachers and specialists give time willingly to ensure these experiences are enriching.


Residential outdoor education experiences will play an important role in supporting the roll\-out of the new curriculum for Wales, and the work providers undertake will continue to make a valuable contribution to many local economies as we begin to emerge carefully from COVID\-19 restrictions. 


We have listened carefully to the concerns of the sector, and the particular challenges in relation to residential outdoor education experiences. Whilst many organisations in the sector have accessed Welsh Government support during the pandemic, there is a need to ensure support continues to be available when necessary.  A fund will therefore be established to support the residential outdoor education sector in Wales.


 


Further details on the Fund, including when it will be open to applicants, will be released in May.