Ms. Kenny explains how CSPE students get to explore different topics using active teaching methodologies.
CSPE ProjectsWalking Debate
Just one way of students expressing their opinions or showing what they know about a topic. Also a way of thinking critically as students can change their position based on a sound argument they heard or new information they have learned.
e.g. CSPE: Do animals have rights?
History: ‘Ireland had a lucky war’- this was said in relation to WWII. Explain why this statement is true or false. Include adequate and accurate material in your answer.
Walking Fact Finding Exercise
Groups of students walk around the classroom to find answers to worksheet questions that are displayed on classroom posters or objects that are displayed. These same answers may be found on posters on the classroom walls. Similar exercise to active learning on a museum visit where students have a worksheet and the group examine the objects displayed and find out information from the exhibits only.
Students are divided into groups/ committees to organise and carry out tasks. Then students report and reflect on their activities both as individuals and as members of a group.
Raising Awareness and Fund-raising for the DSPCA
Mini-Market Fundraiser/ Visit to Dail Eireann
A Visual Presentation of Human Rights Issues in Ireland today, e.g. Photography montage.
Ms. Kenny
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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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