On Thursday, 14th November, 5th and 6th Year Classical Studies students visited the Classical Museum in UCD as part of Arts Week.
On Thursday, 14th November, 5th and 6th Year Classical Studies students visited the Classical Museum in UCD as part of Arts Week. For some students this was the highlight of the week. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
Although I was absent for the first two days of Arts Week the vibe around the school was brilliant and uplifting. My favourite things were visiting the Classics Museum in UCD and having Johnnee the singer/songwriter come in to perform.
Tim Cullen (5th Year)
The UCD Classics Museum - we actually got to see artefacts. The girl called Jo was a great lecturer and answered all my questions that I had.
Alice Quinn Banville (6th Year)
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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