Throughout the summer term all 3rd Year Computer Studies students participated in Trinity College's ERASMUS extenDT2 research project into Design Thinking with Emerging Digital Technologies. Through Design Thinking and using any of the three technology applications (ChoiCo, MaLT2, SorBET and nQuire for Students) - the 3rd years came up with games to help change the behaviour and understanding of people about Fast Fashion.
Fast Fashion is what the 3rd years have been exploring in CSPE classes this year. Doing this Design Thinking project helped students get a deeper understanding of how to use technology to change people's behaviour. After almost 7 weeks work, all the 3rd years presented their projects - one of the stages of Design Thinking to Shayla and Dr Carina Girvan.
A huge shout out to Shayla who was heavily involved in the research and teaching of 3rd year Computer Studies classes throughout the summer term. Thanks to Dr Carina Girvan and Dr Jake Byrne for inviting Stratford to be part of this research project. Thanks too to Ms Kenny, Ms Donohoe and Ms McGill for their support through CSPE classes.
Ms O'Kelly
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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