On an overcast morning on 1st May, the school set off from Crone Wood car park, to walk a part of the Wicklow Way which skirts Djouce Mountain. After a few food and drinks breaks and a deluge of rain the 10km walk ended above Lough Tay on the Roundwood-Glendalough road. Thanks to the 5th Year LCVP class and Mr. Desmond for organising a day of two halves (on the weather-front)!
On an overcast morning on 1st May, the school set off from Crone Wood car park, to walk a part of the Wicklow Way which skirts Djouce Mountain. After a few food and drinks breaks and a deluge of rain the 10km walk ended above Lough Tay on the Roundwood-Glendalough road. Read the comments from some of the 5th Year students. Thanks to the 5th Year LCVP class and Mr. Desmond for organising a day of two halves (on the weather-front)! All monies raised were in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation. For more photos see the 2013-2014 Gallery.
"I loved getting to know all of the younger years because I never really have time to stop and chat to them... and the exercise did me good!" (Joy Malone)
"The gorgeous view over Powerscourt and talking to other years." (Ruth Somers)
"Rather than being bogged down by the rain, I embraced the challenge of walking through it. I loved it!" (Ciaran O'Byrne)
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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