Programming Blog Posts
SciFest@Stratford: TY Scratch programming projects examined by external judges
In a busy week for the TY students, two external judges examined their Scratch programming projects in the second strand of the SciFest@Stratford competition held on Tuesday, 8th March. Congratulations to Gabriel Messam for his individual project and to Cormac Kelly, Jake Henry and Geordan Sheridan O'Brien for their group projects - they were deemed joint winners. read more →
CoderDojo@Stratford on Sundays
Since Sunday, 19th April the Parents Association has organised a weekly CoderDojo@Stratford from 4pm - 5.30pm. Up to 20 pupils aged between 8-12 have been attending regularly, with students from Stratford College acting as mentors and lending their expertise, while the main programming expert is a parent from Stratford National School. read more →
Hour of Code - what Stratford students thought
Hour of Code was promoted throughout the whole school from Monday, 8th to Friday 12th December. It is to encourage everyone to try their hand at coding. Read what some students thought. read more →
SciFest@Stratford - first time in Ireland Scratch programming projects featured
On Tuesday, 29th April, Stratford College hosted its first-ever SciFest@Stratford. A SciFest is like a mini 'Young Scientist' competition but held in the school itself. Lots of students can enter a SciFest and the rest of the school gets to see their work too. External SciFest judges visit the school to choose the prizewinners. read more →