Transition Year

Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, Transition Year / 24 February 2014

TY Mini-Company Report: Table-tennis tournament, t-shirts and movie day

TY Business students, Rory Murphy, Kate Dempsey, Tomas Hennessy and Andrew Enright, have written up their report on their mini-company.

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Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, Transition Year / 19 February 2014

TY Cake Sale - just in time for Valentine’s Day

At lunchtime on Thursday, 13th February one of the TY mini-companies organised a cake sale. Staff and students tucked in to delicious, multi-coloured muffins baked by the students themselves.

Law Week: TY students visit Criminal Courts

During the TY Law Week beginning Monday, 17th February, TY students experienced a mock trial with a visiting barrister to the school and then visited the Dublin Criminal Courts. Isabelle Cahill (TY) comments on the experience.

TY English students create posters about 2011 London Riots

Mr. Dooley's TY English class created posters on four key topics surrounding the 2011 London Riots. Take a look at the posters to examine the subject further.

Group of TY and 5th Year English students see the play, “A Tender Thing”

5th Year English student, Ciara Harrison, recounts the trip to see the play "A Tender Thing" which is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" on Monday, 10th February.

TY Students describe the Italian Ski Trip in French

TY students, Kate Dempsey and Rory Murphy, write all about the TY Skiing Trip in French.

Ski Stratford! Video of Ski Trip to Italy, 2014

TY student, Carmel Grey, filmed and produced a video of the recent ski trip to Italy from 5th to 9th January. Watch it on the Stratford YouTube channel and ski down the slopes with the TYs!

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Subject Blogs, Classics/History, Jewish Studies, Past Pupils, Stratford in the Media, Transition Year / 29 January 2014

Dena Caplin (2009) featured on front page of The Irish Times, 27th January 2014

A very striking photograph of Dena Caplin (2009) lighting a candle at the National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on Sunday, 26th January, was published on the front page of the Irish Times the next day.