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Stratford College awarded title of Model School for Green Schools 2017

Stratford College hosts the Green Schools Annual Water Forum, 18th October 2017 Photo: V. Goulakova
NEWS / 19 October 2017

First off, congratulations to Stratford College for becoming the Model School for Green Schools 2017! Because of this the Green Schools Annual Water Forum was held in Stratford on Wednesday, 18th of October. 3rd Year student, Valery Goulakova writes in detail about the day.

The Green Schools Annual Water Forum was held in Stratford on Wednesday, 18th of October. We had a full day where other schools, who are going for their Water Flag, as well as guest-speakers came to our school to talk about how they can achieve the Water Flag and have a chat about the problems we are currently dealing with water. 

3rd Year student Valery Goulakova writes a very detailed report on the day - read it in PDF format.

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