On Tuesday morning, 15th March - Proclamation Day - the pupils, teaching staff (present and retired), staff and some parents from Stratford Schools, assembled out the front to celebrate the 1916 commemorations. Later in the afternoon the two schools were treated to a festival of talent at the annual Seachtain na Gaeilge concert.
Tuesday, 15th March 2016 was designated as Proclamation Day to celebrate the 2016 centenary celebrations of 1916. At 10.15am Stratford National School and Stratford College pupils, along with teachers (both present and retired), staff and parents assembled in front of the school. The 6th class pupils read the Proclamation that they wrote, followed by the raising of the National flag and singing the National anthem. It was an historic occasion captured to the full in these photos. Go to the 2015-2016 web gallery for more photos!
Read the Proclamation written by the Stratford College students during History classes, which was read out during the Seachtain na Gaeilge concert later in the afternoon of Tuesday, 15th March.
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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