TY student, Des, spent a considerable time building a model of a Greek Trireme for his Classical Studies project. He explains in this blog what was involved.
TY student, Des, spent a considerable time building a model of a Greek Trireme for his Classical Studies project. He explains in this blog what was involved.
"For the project, I had to pick one story from the different books in the Odyssey. I chose the Cyclops story about Odysseus and his ship. I did a Greek a Trireme. First I got a lettuce basket from my dad's cafe. I made the base first and built around it with coffee stirrers that were 7 inches wide. I then put a deck on top (also made from the basket). Benches for the crew were stuck down and I made the oars from bamboo chop sticks.
I made the sail with an old white vest which I dipped into water which had 11 teabags in it. I let it stay there for a while, then let it dry. Then I took some flour, made the flour and water 'gluey' and put the vest into it, which I then wrung out. I used an iron to get the material hard for the sails. I rang my granny in Bulgaria for advice to do all this work to make the sail look authentic.
It took me about 2 1/2 weeks do complete this model."
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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