On Thursday, 8th January, 1st to 3rd Year students visited the BT Young Scientist Exhibition in the RDS. A number of 1st Year students express their highlight of the visit.
My favourite thing at the Science Exhibition was the Infinity Tunnel because the Infinity Tunnel has this type of mirror window that makes it look like a never ending hole; but isn't. It was a dropping well but with technology.
Aidan Mulligan, 1st Year
My thing about the Young Scientist Competition was the Rubik's cube robot. It was able to complete what ever way you jumbled it up in less than a minute. We met Ryan Tubridy.
Greg Brenner
My favourite part of the BT Young Scientist Exhibition were all the stands, especially the ones with the illusions and the astronaut guy with freeze dried food. Another thing I enjoyed was a stand with the company that makes Sellotape and Pritt Stick. They had a mannequin stuck to the roof over the stall that was stuck on with only one drop of superglue. I also liked getting all the free items. It was a very fun morning and I would be happy to go again.
Jakob Miller
A number of Stratford students were caught on RTE's cameras and footage was broadcast on Thursday, 9th January!
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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