WorldWise Global Schools - Global Justice, Sustainability and Active Citizenship
Subject Blogs, Art, Jewish Studies, Wellbeing, General School News, Green Schools, Junior Cycle, Student Council / 13 May 2022

WorldWise Global Schools - Global Justice, Sustainability and Active Citizenship

Art, Global Justice, Community Activism are intertwined in murals that explored themes such as Climate Action. The main mural - 'Rising tides' is in an open-art museum/classroom/teaching and learning space: a busy space where students move about in. The goal is to capture attention and trigger action.

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Stratford College selected for BLAST Arts-in-Education Programme
Subject Blogs, Art, English/Drama, General School News, Transition Year / 9 November 2021

Stratford College selected for BLAST Arts-in-Education Programme

Stratford College has been selected as one of 400 schools to participate in the Department of Education's new innovative Arts-in-Education BLAST Residency Programme in 2021. Adrienne Geoghegan, a visual artist and illustrator, is going to work with the TY class in January and February 2022 to help them write and illustrate their own children's books.

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Chasing Joy ebook! Enjoy the student competition entries
Subject Blogs, Art, English/Drama, Music, Wellbeing, General School News, Student Council / 29 September 2021

Chasing Joy ebook! Enjoy the student competition entries

In January 2021, as Ireland bore the brunt of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and remote schooling was required for a second time, a competition was announced where Stratford students were encouraged to express themselves 'Chasing Joy!'. Now you can watch the eBook of the creative works submitted by students.

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​Faces of Stratford College 2002
Subject Blogs, Art, General School News, Past Pupils / 20 June 2021

​Faces of Stratford College 2002

Part of a commission/artist in residence at Stratford College, Dublin, 2002. Where I painted a series of student portraits for the Colleges 50th Anniversary . Fresco fragment with gold-leaf. The work was inspired by Pompeii frescos of children’s portraits and Roman/Egyptian funeral mask frescos of mummies. The artwork was unveiled by President Mary McAleese in December 2002. Chris Banahan https://www.instagram.com/bana...

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