The purpose of this trip was to help our 2nd years to think creatively and cross-curricularly about their CBA projects. On Wednesday, 15th December the Science and English teachers accompanied the 2nd Years on this STEAM initiative to help them to think outside of their subjects' boxes.
They visited these wonderfully, stimulating places of learning:
The Science Gallery, The Seamus Heaney exhibition in the National Library of Ireland and a tour of Trinity College, including the Douglas Hyde Gallery.
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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