The da Vinci Decathlon 2021

Selected students in Years 5-10 competed at the Queensland da Vinci Decathlon at St Joseph’s Nudgee College this week. This tournament is an academic ‘Decathlon with a Difference’ with challenging tasks and an emphasis on higher order thinking and collaboration. Hundreds of students from around the state competed in ten academic tasks, namely Cartography, Legacy, Engineering, Mathematics, Code Breaking, Ideation, Art and Poetry, Science, English and Creative Producers. This year’s theme was ‘Chance’, which applied to all disciplines.

All teams were highly engaged, performing commendably as excellent ambassadors for the College. They achieved exceptional results, particularly in the Ideation event, which requires design thinking, collaboration and innovation.

Results:

Year 5

• Science – 1st place
• Cartography – 1st place
• Maths – 3rd place
• Ideation – 1st place
• + 3rd overall

Year 6

• Art and Poetry – 2nd place

Year 7

• Creative Producers – 3rd place
• Science – 2nd place
• Ideation – 3rd place

Year 8

• Engineering – 1st place
• Ideation – 2nd place

Years 9 and 10 are competing on 3rd June.  Special thanks to Mrs Darr, Miss Byerlee, Mrs Sydes, Mr Block, Mrs Hosking and Mrs Belchamber for coaching.

Mrs Jo Belchamber, Head of Learning Enrichment P-12