On Thursday the 21st of March, Stratford’s Student Council headed down to The High School to discuss various topics that affect students. After we walked down, we were greeted with a small tour of their gardens and their bee hives. We also saw their 'Bug Motel' and 'Sustainability Garden' and these inspired some future project ideas for Green Schools. After this, we were invited to their library to have a sit-down chat.
We discussed topics like hot meals in school, the formation and organization of Student Council and student leadership, and mental health in the student population. They were especially interested in the nutrition level of the 'hot pots' and how well our Student Council operated as a whole. It was also a brilliant opportunity to see what our two schools had in common and what we did differently.
After all the hard work we were treated to sweet treats baked by the High School members themselves. We were also able to see the quiet room space they have which is available to everyone. Overall the experience brought up various different changes we would like to see in the future within our own school and we left them with some ideas/advice that they took from us. This trip was a very engaging experience, and we hope to make the meeting between schools a bi-annual occasion.
Caoimhe Acres (5th Year, Student Council)
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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