Charlotte Church gives fans a glimpse inside her £2.5 million South Wales home with a secret bookcase door, plants aplenty and a SCHOOL in the annexe of her sprawling garden
Charlotte Church has given fans a glimpse inside her quirky £2.5 million South Wales home that boasts a school in the annexe.
The 35-year-old singer lives in the well-heeled village of Dinas Powys with her husband Jonathan Powell and their nine-month-old daughter whose name is yet to be disclosed, and her children, Ruby, 13, and son Dexter, 12, who she shares with her ex-partner, former Wales rugby player Gavin Henson.
The Welsh beauty recently opened her doors to local children as well, after setting up a private school in 2019 with a 20-person classroom where she hopes to ‘liberate’ children.
Look inside: Charlotte Church has given fans a glimpse inside her quirky £2.5 million South Wales home that boasts a school in the annex
Wow: The 35-year-old singer lives in the well-heeled village of Dinas Powys and recently opened her doors to local children as well, after setting up a private school in 2019 with a 20-person classroom where she hopes to ‘liberate’ children
In an Instagram video on Thursday, Charlotte announced she ‘wanted to share the most magical area of my house’ as she showed off a secret door to her living room disguised as a bookcase.
‘Who says magic isn’t real!’ asked Charlotte as she shared the clip along with the Harry Potter theme music.
As the bookcase door swung open it revealed a spacious living room that boasted soft leather sofas a selection of plants and wall hangings as well as a guitar.
The video also showed off her two pet pooches who were filmed running around the room and jumping onto a large brown sofa that was decorated with teal cushions.
Another picture shared from her home showed her walls boasting a quirky patterned paper with large windows allowing for plenty of natural light and a look at her sprawling garden.
Magical: In an Instagram video on Thursday, Charlotte announced she ‘wanted to share the most magical area of my house’ as she showed off a secret door to her living room disguised as a bookcase
Although Charlotte gave fans a look at her incredible outdoor space the private school she has set up on her grounds was not visible.
The singer, her husband and several teachers, welcomed 18 kids, aged 9-12 into the school last autumn after announcing she did not think the current school system works.
The idea is part of Charlotte’s The Awen Project – which she hopes will eventually grow into a charity which can set up other independent schools.
She pledged the school which would have pupils from ‘all walks of life’, stating: ‘Since I’ve had kids I have become much more interested in education and child development.
‘We started looking at schools and different mainstream options available to us. It started to become apparent that mainstream is struggling with underfunding and overcrowding – teachers are incredibly tested.’
Magical scenes: ‘Who says magic isn’t real!’ asked Charlotte as she shared the clip along with the Harry Potter theme music
Prior to setting up the private school she said she had been on a ‘massive research mission’ for 18 months visiting schools – including Sands in Devon and private school Eton.
She said: ‘We’re trying to create something really based on all the evidence – everything we know about how humans learn best, at what stage do children’s brains develop to take in different types of information.
‘We see a lot of people feeling completely disengaged or don’t feel that they have a voice, or that their voice matters.’
Striking: Another picture shared from her home showed her walls boasting a quirky patterned paper with large windows allowing for plenty of natural light and a look at her sprawling garden
Pupils would study for qualifications such as GCSEs and BTECs but Charlotte said the school would ‘still have lots of creative freedom’.
Welsh is not currently planned to be taught as a subject – but the pupils would learn the language in a ‘Welsh kitchen’.
She said: ‘I totally believe in the transformation of the whole education system and I think it’s possible. I want to play an active part in making that change.’
She announced that pupils would be given a say over the rules, how they want lessons to be delivered, what food they eat and how they travel to school.
Sweet: The 35-year-old singer lives in the well-heeled village of Dinas Powys with her husband Jonathan Powell and their nine-month-old daughter whose name is yet to be disclosed, and her children, Ruby, 13, and son Dexter, 12
The school will be non fee-paying and will educate children aged between nine and 12, but neighbours raised fears about the schoolchildren’s welfare.
Speaking to the New Statesman about her school, she revealed that some of the pupils came to her school as selective mutes after struggling with the current schooling system.
She explained: ‘These kids were very, very unhappy in mainstream education,’ Church says, ‘but then within a couple of months they were chairing our daily democratic meeting.’
Charlotte helps out with the teaching herself, offering music lessons to the pupils.
Plenty of greenery: Although Charlotte gave fans a look at her incredible outdoor space the private school she has set up on her grounds was not visible
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