The Dublin City Gazette on Thursday, 22nd October, published an article about how Stratford's 2nd Year Media Studies module was recently commended at Féilte 2015 - a Teaching Council festival celebrating innovation in teaching.
The English Department were commended at Féilte 2015, in early October for being pioneering in the way it teaches Media Studies. The Dublin Gazette published an article (on page 7) on the same point on Thursday, 22nd October. To go directly to page 7 in the online edition, click here.
Alternatively browse through the online edition to page 7 to read the article. Read the English blog to read the reactions on the day of Féilte 2015.
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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