1st Year English students create book covers
Browse through a selection of book covers created by Ms. Gordon's 1st Year English class in December.
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Arts Week 2015 - art and wellbeing
Wellbeing Arts Week 2015 lived up to the posters! Held from Monday, 16th November through to Friday, 20th November, there were activities and workshops for every student and teacher alike. Watch the video of photographs taken throughout the week to the soundtrack of the whole school choir! Kate Dempsey, 6th Year, reviewed the week at the 6th Year assembly held in late November.
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December Book Club Choice: “Afterworlds” by Scott Westerfeld
This month's Book Club choice is "Afterworlds" by Scott Westerfeld, author of the very popular series "Uglies". Borrow the book from the Library and discuss it on Monday, 21st December. Check out the book trailer.
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Stratford invests in Office 365 Education for its Virtual Learning Environment
From December 2015, Stratford College is moving to Office 365 Education apps and service for its Virtual Learning Environment. After a lot of research, Stratford College came to the conclusion that Office 365 Education offered all the strategic features and more, that is required for 21st Century teaching and learning in Stratford. It will allow teachers and students to share, collaborate and create work in a cloud-based, secure environment.
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Stratford Schools donate food collection to Focus Ireland
Stratford College and National School collected boxes of non-perishable foods as part of Mitzvah Week/Social Action Week (16th - 20th November). All the food is being donated to Focus Ireland.
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Green Schools attend Water Conservation Flag training
2nd Year student, Greg Brenner, attended a Green Schools Water Conservation Flag training session in late November. He reports back on the training they received.
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‘CoderDojo@Lunch’ students enter Google’s Call to Code competition
A number of students who attend the weekly 'CoderDojo@Lunch' session in the computer lab, entered Google's Call to Code competition on Wednesday, 25th November. 1st Year student Eva Corrigan gives her thoughts on the competition.
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1st and 2nd Year Girls Basketball match against Sandford
On Monday, 23rd November the 1st and 2nd Year Girls Basketball team played together in their first match against Sandford. It was a good experience to play as a team.
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TY students spend week doing Community work
In November, the TY students worked in a variety of organisations doing Community work. A number of the students have written about their experiences during the week.
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Poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin visits Stratford during Arts Week
The poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin visited Stratford College during Arts Week (16th - 20th November) at the invitation of Ms. Reynolds. Her poetry is on the Leaving Certificate English syllabus. Svetlana Cvetic, 6th Year, describes the impact of her visit on the senior students.
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