Ms. Finnegan and a number of the second year students were featured in the Irish Independent's Education section on Wednesday, 18th November for the FRIENDS for Life Programme which they learn during SPHE classes.
"The FRIENDS for LIfe programme seeks to promote emotional resilience and teach students the skills to cope with and manage anxiety, both now and later in life", writes Meadbhb McGrath in the feature about this programme in Stratford's 2nd Year SPHE classes. Click here to read the complete feature length article published in the Irish Independent on Wednesday, 18th November 2015.
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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