Alaw Mared Jones, a former A-level student at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Pwllheli campus, started a fitness business called ‘Coached by Alaw’ during the pandemic.
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor News
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A-level Computer Science students from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Pwllheli and Dolgellau campuses are working on a joint project with Aberystwyth University to create and program carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors using Arduino circuit boards, which will be placed in classrooms throughout Wales.
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With Christmas fast approaching, students on the Life and Work Skills course at Coleg Glynllifon have been very busy getting the college ready for the festive celebrations.
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A-level Welsh students from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor's Pwllheli campus recently got the opportunity to visit Glan-llyn: one of the leading outdoor education centres in Wales.
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Students on the Animal Care course at Coleg Glynllifon have recently been collecting litter from Dinas Dinlle beach, as part of a project to improve the college's green credentials.
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Art & Design students recently had the opportunity to go on educational visits to the TATE Modern and the Liverpool Museum, before moving on to visit the Art & Design department at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
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In collaboration with Cricieth Town Council, Art students at our Pwllheli campus have been shortlisted for the national Creative Lives Award.
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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai's brand new £3m animal care facility at Coleg Glynllifon has been officially opened by Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and Trefnydd.
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Students on our Childcare course in Pwllheli have completed a sponsored walk from the college to Llanbedrog to raise money for Children in Need.
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Students from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Drama and English Department went on a theatre trip to Theatre Clwyd and Galeri recently.