Bloomsday in Rathgar - The birthplace of James Joyce
Thursday, 16th June is Bloomsday. Dublin City Council and the Rathgar Business Association are organising events from 4-7pm in and around the village of Rathgar.
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Finalist entries of TY Children’s Book Competition
Browse through the beautifully illustrated Children's Books created by the finalists in the TY Children's Book competition - Ryan Baker, Cormac Kelly and Jake Henry.
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Past pupil Jake Walsh (1990) returns to school to judge 2nd Year Digital Media work
In mid-May, past pupil Jake Walsh (1990) who is Managing Director and Head of Commercials for ScreenScene, visited the school to judge the 2nd Year Digital Media projects. The winning students went on to win an award at the National Creative Schools Competition in June 2016.
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English students win Creative Schools Award
Stratford College were awarded a top prize at the National Creative School's Competition in The Ark on Tuesday, 31st May. They won the award for an advertising video they created as part of their 2nd Year English Media Studies module.
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TY student, Cormac Kelly featured in Fighting Words supplement published in The Irish Times
Congratulations to Cormac Kelly, TY student, who had a written piece published in the Fighting Words supplement published by The Irish Times on Wednesday, 11th May.
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Stratford in Irish Independent article: “The changing face of how we assess our students”
On Tuesday, 10th May, Ms. Reynolds and her 2nd Year English students were featured on their experience of peer assessment. The overall feature examined the changing face of assessment in the Irish classroom to Assessment for Learning (AfL).
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TY English students complete inaugural Toastmasters module
Well done to the Transition Year students who each received a Toastmasters Certificate in Public speaking in early May. This is the inaugural Toastmasters module in Stratford College.
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TY students Creative Engagement project to be part of IMMA exhibition in October 2016
In November during Arts Week, Eilis O'Toole, a landscape painter, worked with our TY students creating on site sculptures down at the Grand Canal in response to Patrick Kavanagh's canal bank poems. This culminated in a collaborative water colour painting which will be part of the NAPD Creative Engagement exhibition held at IMMA next October.
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Collaborative Learning Opportunities for Students
Stratford is examining how different learning opportunities can improve well being. Aspects of this exploration include digital profiles, digital portfolios and online collaboration work. Watch three short videos where 2nd Year students talk about the impact these initiatives are having on their learning.
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May Book Club Choice: “Running Girl” by Simon Mason
This month's Book Club Choice is a book by Simon Mason. It's a mystery book. Borrow it from the library and see what you think.
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