Dena Caplin, Midwife, contributed her memories of Stratford for the 60th Anniversary book, '60 Years A Growing', which was launched in November 2014.
I spent all of my school years in Stratford, from my very first day in Primary School as a young child to my very last day in Secondary School as a mature adult. This is not surprising as my parents Sharlette and Adrian Caplin had been pupils at Stratford too, as well as my brother Lee and my sister Michelle. What I found interesting was that some of the teachers who taught me also taught my parents.
While I was a pupil in Stratford College I was privileged to be asked to represent Ireland in Israel at the Chidon HaTanach 'International Bible Quiz' for Israel's 60th birthday in 2008. I have always been very proud to be Jewish and believe so much in the importance of education and therefore chose to do Hebrew Studies (Biblical Hebrew) as a subject in my Leaving Certificate. This made me feel so proud and motivated me to excel in this subject. I enjoyed every moment of the learning and truly succeeded thanks to my teacher Mrs Judy Charry who always made her classes so interesting.
I graduated from Stratford Secondary School in 2009 and I went to study in Trinity College Dublin where I completed a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery. To date I have delivered 40 babies in the Rotunda Hospital Dublin. I made Aliyah (moved to Israel) in the Summer of 2014. This was a dream come true and I am so excited to see what the future has in store for me. I wish Stratford College a very happy 60th birthday with many more years of continued success. Shalom.
Dena Caplin
Read the 60 Years A Growing eBook for more Stratford memories.
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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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