2014-2015

CoderDojo@Stratford on Sundays
Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Science/Maths, General School News, General School News, General School News, General School News / 1 June 2015

CoderDojo@Stratford on Sundays

Since Sunday, 19th April the Parents Association has organised a weekly CoderDojo@Stratford from 4pm - 5.30pm. Up to 20 pupils aged between 8-12 have been attending regularly, with students from Stratford College acting as mentors and lending their expertise, while the main programming expert is a parent from Stratford National School.

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The importance of having individual and team sports for young people
Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Subject Blogs, Wellbeing, General School News, General School News, General School News, General School News, Sports / 20 May 2015

The importance of having individual and team sports for young people

The strategy for sport in Stratford College, as developed by Ms. Finnegan, is based on a mixture of team and individual sports. Recent research from the ESRI has shown that giving students the opportunity to participate in individual sports gives them the best chance of incorporating physical activity through their lives, as well as improving the likelihood of students continuing in education upon leaving secondary school.

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