This week, our school proudly participated in Stand Up Week, an initiative to raise awareness and support for LGBTQ+ students while standing against bullying. Shockingly, nearly 50% of LGBTQ+ students in Irish secondary schools experience homophobic, biphobic, or transphobic bullying. Our goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where every student feels accepted and valued.
Throughout the week, we ran a poetry, art, and creative writing competition, inviting students to express their perspectives on diversity, acceptance, and inclusivity.
On Friday, we capped off Stand Up Week with a vibrant fundraiser where students wore rainbow colours to symbolize solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. Together, we raised funds for Pieta House, an organization supporting mental health.
Stand Up Week has sparked meaningful conversations in our school about acceptance, respect, and allyship. We’re hopeful that these discussions will continue, helping to create an environment where everyone feels safe and celebrated for who they are.
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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