On the 29th of April, Stratford College welcomed The High School for a debate between the junior teams on the motion ‘Artificial Intelligence is a force for Global Good’. The Junior team, captained by Cian, argued the proposition, with teammates Jack, Robert and Anastasiia focusing on the fact that AI is neither good nor bad in and of itself; it is a tool, and it is up to use how we use it.
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On the 27th of April, 6th years visited the National Library’s Seamus Heaney exhibition ‘Listen Now Again’ on Westmoreland Street. The class studied Heaney’s poetry for their exams, and this immersive exhibition provided a fascinating glimpse into Heaney’s working process, featuring his humble writing desk, alongside drafts of his poems, letters and postcards and interview footage.
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On Tuesday 21st April, the 6th Computer Science students visited Equal1 in the UCD start-up campus in Belfield to learn and see all about the world's first rack-mounted quantum computer.
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Approximately 13,000 students from all over Ireland competed in the Bebras Challenge last November. 600 students were invited to compete in the Bebras National Finals in mid-April in Maynooth University. Well done to the 11 Stratford students who were invited to the finals - a major achievement indeed!
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The 4th year horticultural students and 3rd year Darragh have been work hard in the polytunnel throughout the year and are seeing the fruits of their labour!
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During mid April, the English department was delighted to welcome two English teachers from Luleå in the north of Sweden. They came as part of the Erasmus programme, specifically to observe how English is taught in an English-speaking country.
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On the 14th of April, the drama students performed “Burial at Thebes” by Seamus Heaney. For the past few months, we have been rehearsing the play with our incredible cast of talented actors and our amazing director/drama teacher Mr Barron, and it came out incredible.
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As part of learning the Greek myth Narcissus and Echo, first years were given a Narcissus (daffodil) flower on Monday, 23rd March. They were asked to take a photo at the same time everyday.
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The TYs have been really busy throughout March! Every Friday they've been going to the BLOC Climbing Centre near Tallaght, a number of students visit Orwell Lodge Nursing Home every Tuesday at lunch, a field trip to the Incinerator in Sandymount with Ms Skehan, completed a Kinia Paired Reading training morning, attended a Women in STEM talk when past-pupil Olivia Foley returned to Stratford and more! Plus the very cool TY 2025-2026 hoodies arrived - thanks Mr Eppel!
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Transition Year students gave a presentation on the upcoming Jewish Holiday of Passover to the whole school on the last day of term, 27th March. We were delighted to welcome Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder to share some thoughtful words. We wish all our students, families and staff a restful and peaceful holiday.
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