5th Year History student, Maeve Crossan, writes in detail about the impact of Tomi Reichental's lecture to senior students on Tuesday, 25th November.
On the 25th November, we were visited by Tomi Reichental, a Holocaust survivor. He felt that as one of the last remaining survivors that he had to share his story and we were very thankful that he did. Hearing it from an eye-withness made it much more real than when you read it in a book.
He spoke of how he avoided those who tried to take his family to camps, of how old friends betrayed them and what the camps were like. The most memorable thing he spoke of was how the other children, as well as himself, would play amongst stacks of bodies in the forest; that the stench didn't bother them after a while. It gave us an idea of how dehumanised the people there became.
Maeve Crossan, 5thYear
Post Script
On Saturday, 6th December Tomi Reichental was awarded International Person of the Year 2014 at the RTÉ Person of the Year Awards. The Student Council, on behalf of everyone at Stratford College, sent him a congratulations card.
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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