Stratford was represented at this year's CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) 2019 Conference in Athlone. The theme of the conference was "Creativity, Collaboration, and Computers: Practitioner Perspectives".
Ms O'Kelly co-presented a presentation led by Professor Brendan Tangney, co-director of Trinity College's Centre for Research in IT in Education (CRITE) and Dr Jake Rowan Byrne, Assistant Professor in Contemporary Teaching & Learning and Computing, Trinity College Dublin.
The presentation was titled: "The Digital Learning Framework and Leaving Cert Computer Science with Bridge21: Theory and Practice".
Stratford College is one of the 40 Phase 1 Leaving Certificate Computer Science schools.
Our Transition Year (TY) students hosted a successful coffee morning in the school hall to raise funds for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross. Year groups visited the hall in turn for tea, coffee, and treats. Thanks to Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Talbot, Ms. McGill and all our TY students.
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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September, a group of us TY students had the opportunity to welcome Irish writer Elaine Garvey to our school, where we took part in a two-hour workshop with her. On Friday the 25th of September, we embarked on our weekly trip which brought us northside, to Glasnevin Cemetery, so write Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B (TY Weekly editors).
Some of our Chinese students celebrated the Mooncake Festival this morning with traditional treats, and stories about the holiday. The round shape of the mooncakes mirrors the bright harvest moon, symbolizing family togetherness and completeness.
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