On Friday, 19th September the 5th and 6th Year students visited the Higher Options exhibition in the RDS.
On Friday, 19th September the 5th and 6th Year students visited the Higher Options exhibition in the RDS. A number of the students report back on their experiences:
"It was a very interesting and helpful day. It has given me a better insight into different courses available to me." (Emer Downes, 5th Year)
"Myself and Emer went to several lectures available to us as part of our ticket. The lectures we took were interesting and we got a better insight into those particular careers." (Fiona Maguire, 5th Year)
"Higher Options was really interesting and helpful." (Christina Greene, 5th Year)
"I enjoyed speaking with the different college students but I did not like the lectures." (Paul Stafford, 5th Year)
[Image: www.irishtimes.com/higher-options]
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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