On a bi-annual basis, Stratford College and The High School's Student Councils meet. These occasions offer neighbouring schools and their young leaders the opportunity to meet together to discuss how their individual councils have developed, the successes they have enjoyed, the initiatives and fundraising they have been involved in. This has proven useful to individual School Councils as a way of learning from the experiences of others.
On Wednesday 22 April Stratford College was welcomed back to The High School. We enjoyed a walk around the campus and discussed bio-diversity and environmental initiatives led by students in both schools. In the Library we discussed topics of mutual concern such as Prefect Elections; Senior Cycle Reform as well as the insights and benefits of occasions such as the visits of Tanaiste Simon Harris and Dr. Mary Mc Aleese to our school. Students enjoyed some light conversation over refreshments and homemade biscuits. Many thanks to Ms. Shuna Hutchinson-Edgar and her wonderful student team for the warm welcome.
Venita Kenny
Student Council Liaison Teacher
We met with their Student Council to share ideas and get inspired for future events. We discussed topics such as sustainability, Simon Harris’s visit, prefect elections, Leaving Cert reform and Mitzvah Day.
We learned about their biodiversity practices and how we may be able to adapt similar systems in the future. We also learned about their school communications efforts and gave suggestions on how they can emulate our communication systems on a larger scale. We exchanged opinions on the LC reform and practices of global citizenship. All in all, it was valuable experience and allowed us to begin to cooperate for the benefit for both of our schools.
Rose & Lily (5th Year)
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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