Stratford students and staff were thrilled and very proud to hear that Ms McGuckin's son, Gregor, arrived home safely on Monday, 15th October, after his rescue from the Indian Ocean during the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe yacht race.
It took Gregor McGuckin three years to prepare for this very special race. This year was the 50th anniversary of the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe yacht race and the sailors were only allowed use the technology available in 1968, i.e, a compass, moon and stars to guide them.
Gregor McGuckin started the 48,000 km race on 1st July from France. A huge storm in the southern Indian ocean caused his yacht to roll 360 degrees, three times, causing his two masts to break. A fellow sailor was also forced to drop out of the race and Gregor McGuckin attempted to help rescue him.
Gregor McGuckin arrived back in Dublin on Monday, 15th October and was featured on the RTE News and in the Irish Times. Yachting World magazine (November 2018) featured a front cover article on the rescue.
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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