On Thursday, 27th April the TYs visited the Science Gallery and made LED torches in MakeShop. Leo Mazor (TY) explains what was involved.
On Thursday, 27th April we went on a trip to Dublin to do a workshop using soldering iron. We were taught how to do it in the safest way. We were given an LED light, circuit board, battery and a piece of iron. We needed to put everything in the right place to make the LED light work. If we missed any part of the process then it wouldn't work at all.
Our instructors showed us how to do it and explained the safety rules of this part because the solder flux we used was extremely hot. Its temperature was about 200 degrees!
It took a bit of time to solder carefully every part of the iron. After we have soldered every part of the iron in the right place, we put the battery on its place on the circuit board. The result? The light worked!! I personally think that this was a very fun activity and I would like to do soldering in the future again. See also the Tech Week 2017 blog for other activities.
Leo Mazor (TY)
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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