The NAPD (National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals) are partnering with Ibec in order to create an insightful immersive virtual event for Transition Year students on Wednesday morning, 5th May.
Ibec are Irelands largest business representative body (www.ibec.ie) and they share our concern that Transition Year students have not had the optimal experience and access to the insight & learnings that normally form part of this important year in student life. With Covid restrictions these students have had limited exposure to the world of working.
On Wednesday, May 5th (approx. 9.30 am to 12.30 pm) Ibec have offered to host an immersive virtual event through a world-class 3D event platform. The aim is to provide all TY students across Ireland with insights about their future opportunities and different pathways and most importantly to motivate and inspire them as they move to the next stage of their education.
Whilst the agenda is still being created, it is envisaged that this will be business leaders, thought leaders, and influencers that will appeal to all students. In addition, an Expo zone will cover Industry Bodies, Educational Bodies, as well as corporate supporters. There will be incentives for students to explore through scavenger hunts for prizes.
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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