Féilte 2015 is The Teaching Council's Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence. Ms. Reynolds successfully submitted the English 2nd year Media Studies module which was showcased at Féilte so ably in the RDS.
Stratford College were commended at Féilte 2015 for having a pioneering English Department. The feedback was immensely positive from other teaching professionals who applauded our cohesive Media Studies Short Course as it incorporates so many of the key skills required for the Junior Cycle: digital literacy, oral literacy, peer and self assessment, being creative, managing information, working with others, communicating, managing myself and continuous assessment.
Many thanks to the talented Samuel O'Brien (TY) who designed our stand for today. His beautiful graphics were commented on many times, stating that it was the most eye catching stand in the arena. I would also like to thank Cormac Kelly (TY) and Ryan Baker (TY) for accompanying me today at the RDS to showcase their hilarious television advertisement, I was very proud to have them accompany me and to hear them speak so fluently and eloquently about their project. Lastly, I would like to thank Ms O'Kelly whose determination ensured that our IT ran smoothly today.
See also the English blog explaining Féilte, the Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence. Féilte is organised by The Teaching Council of Ireland.
See examples of Advertising videos made by 2nd Year English students for the Media Studies Short Course in past years:
Ms. Reynolds
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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