On 14th January, the 6th Year Biology students visited NUI, Maynooth to undertake a number of Biology experiments. Jonathan Sweeney and Abi Grainger, two 6th Year Biology students, explain some of the work that the achieved while there.
On 14th January, the 6th Year Biology students visited NUI, Maynooth to undertake a number of Biology experiments. Jonathan Sweeney and Abi Grainger, two 6th Year Biology students, explain some of the work that the achieved while there. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
"It was hands-on, interactive. You were doing the experiments, for example the isolation of DNA and the rate of photosynthesis. We did 8 experiments in total."
Jonathan Sweeney
"An interesting experiment to watch was the photosynthesis one because you could see the bubbles which means that they're creating oxygen."
Abi Grainger
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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