This week students in Middle Years Learning competed in the Da Vinci Decathlon.

The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition that places an emphasis on higher order thinking skills, problem solving and creativity designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students.

Students compete in teams of eight, across 10 disciplines:

Engineering, Mathematics and Chess, Code-breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative Production, Cartography and General Knowledge.

The results of the day:

Year 5: 2nd Cartography

Year 6: 2nd Engineering

Year 7: 1st Cartography, 1st Engineering, 2nd Legacy, 3rd Mathematics, 3rd Art and Poetry

Year 8: 3rd Engineering

Our Year 7 team won the Year 7 Competition and received the Illawarra Regional Trophy.

They will now progress to the state competition to be held at Knox Grammar in Sydney.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
BEST OF LUCK TO OUR YEAR 7 TEAM AT THE STATE COMPETITION!!!