Stratford in the Media

Stratford’s Friendship Fair another major highlight of Friendship Week
Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Wellbeing, General School News, General School News, General School News, General School News, Stratford in the Media / 4 October 2016

Stratford’s Friendship Fair another major highlight of Friendship Week

Ms Reynolds and the TY students played host to Stratford's Friendship Fair on Thursday, 29th September. Pupils from Stratford National School were also invited to participate in the many activities in the Fair. Friendship Week was from 26th - 30th September. On Monday, 3rd October Ms Reynolds and Charlie Ward-Pratt (TY) were interviewed by Sean O'Rourke on his RTE Radio 1 Today show about sociograms.

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Classical Studies in Stratford College featured in The Irish Times
Subject Blogs, Classics/History, Stratford in the Media / 20 September 2016

Classical Studies in Stratford College featured in The Irish Times

Ms. Donohoe, Classical Studies teacher, and 6th Year Classical Studies student, Oscar McHale were both featured in the Education section of The Irish Times on Tuesday, 20th September. Ms Donohoe points out in the article that Classical Studies "suits a diverse range of students and engages them with art, literature, music, language and politics". Oscar McHale set up the Classical Youth Society of Ireland in 2014 and was featured on John Murray's morning show on RTE Radio 1 in that same year.

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Stratford’s Computer Studies classes highlighted at launch of Trinity Report on Digital Skills
Subject Blogs, Science/Maths, Stratford in the Media / 18 May 2016

Stratford’s Computer Studies classes highlighted at launch of Trinity Report on Digital Skills

On Friday, 13th May, Trinity College launched their "Trinity Access 21: Year 1" report on the need for Digital Skills in Irish Education at Google's Dublin HQ. A number of teachers were also invited to speak at the launch, including Ms. O'Kelly who was asked to speak about the coding initiatives implemented from 1st Year to TY in Stratford College through the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) curriculum. The report was featured on RTE 1 News and Radio reports.

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