Colleen Elkins – Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator K – 6

Mini da Vinci Decathlon

Nature abhors a vacuum so when one was created due to the cancellation of the Academic da Vinci Decathlon, creative teachers re-envisioned the event.

Queenwood, Emanuel School, Mosman Prep, Newington, St Aloysius, St Andrew’s Cathedral School, St Luke’s Grammar, Covenant Christian School and Randwick Public School recreated a distance event for our Year 5 and 6 students. The event took place on Monday.

Some schools entered several Year 5 and several Year 6 teams. Emanuel entered one of each.

The competition was tough, but the teamwork and think tank were tougher! Emanuel’s performance in all 10 disciplines was competitive and impressive.

Especially impressive were our results in the following:

Year 5

• 1^st in Mathematics

Year 6

• 1^st in Poetry
• 2^nd in Art
• 4^th in Mathematics

We truly have some inspiring thinkers! We congratulate all students for their tenacity and their drive towards excellence.

Pictured is the Year 6 Artwork by Jessica Hart, inspired by a Shakespearean sonnet on the Passing of Time.